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Db2 for i

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    Authority Collection should include "object attribute"

    Authority Collection should include "object attribute" along with the existing information about objects being accessed (object schema, object name, object type). Currently it is not possible to discern a physical file from a display file using th...
    10 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 3 Delivered

    Table that contains the QAUDJRN journal entry type descriptions

    It would be useful to have a table, if one does not already exist, that contains the QAUDJRN journal entry descriptions. This would be very useful to be able to use to get the description using a join to the AUDIT_JOURNAL_xx & DISPLAY_JOURNAL....
    over 1 year ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 8 Delivered
    121 VOTE

    Allow use of RPG constants in embedded SQL

    When a constant is defined in RPG, allow that constant to be used in embedded SQL statements so that the value of the constant does not have to be hard coded in the SQL statement. Allow the constant to be referenced as if it were a program variabl...
    almost 8 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 7 Delivered
    139 VOTE

    DB2 service for IFS listing

    I'd like to be able to get a list of IFS files within a directory using a DB2 service. For example, to get the root directory:SELECT * FROM TABLE(QSYS2.GET_IFS('/')) A Which would return a list of stream files and directories within root. For the ...
    over 9 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 13 Delivered

    Implement qsys2.Http_get for blob file

    I think then the new sql function for http_get are really interesting, fast and above all there isn't java! I started use it instead of systools funcion, but I need an http_get that allow me download binary files like .zip . Please implement it! M...
    almost 4 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 10 Delivered

    Add parameter for SEND_MESSAGE service that specifies Message Queue

    THE SEND_MESSAGE and LPRINT functions are nice, but many of us have message queue monitoring utilities and would prefer to pick where to send the messages to other than QSYSOPR. Notably, MS Copilot already claims the parm is there!
    6 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 3 Delivered

    please add function "odd" and "even"

    would be nice to have a function returning whether a number is odd (function odd) and whether a number is even (function even). I know it can be done with mod(field, 2) but for documentation purpose it is better to read odd(field) or even(field) i...
    9 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Delivered

    New IBM i SQL Service to Retrieve Certificate Usage Information

    Need a DB2 SQL Service equivalent to API : Retrieve Certificate Usage Information (QYCDRCUI, QycdRetrieveCertUsageInfo) Use Case: We already have the CERTIFICATE_INFO table function, this would allow to know the certificates used (by DCM applicati...
    almost 4 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 5 Delivered

    UUID datatype for IBMi

    A UUID is a Universally Unique Identifier, meaning that these identifiers are unique over your whole DB; even better unique" across space and time". UUID's are stored in 128bit format and follow a standarized format (rfc4122) This makes the type a...
    about 3 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 9 Delivered

    Add Applied Date to PTF Group Currency Service

    IBM i 7.6 included an enhancement to DSPPTFGRP command to show the date the PTF Group was applied. Please add this Applied Date to the IBM PTF Group Service.
    8 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Delivered

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