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Always update current user in PSDS after profile swap.

Swapping user profiles [1] is a common technique for CGi programs and other service oriented programs to make sure the program runs under the right profile. This will change the CURRENT USER in the job. The CURRENT USER is reflected in the PSDS at...
2 days ago in IBM i / Application Development Not under consideration
248 VOTE

Machine pool minimum size setting for path switch.

Please refer to TS005543906(CritSit(MEC)) . The system is configured with multi-path storage via SAN switch. The serious problem (5250 telnet terminals dropped) happened when the system did path switch. It was because the lack of machine pool and ...
over 1 year ago in IBM i / Storage Not under consideration

Allow calculated values for CONST and INZ

Currently, only hard-coded values ​​are allowed when initializing a variable or constant. dcl-c BIT31_EXC_SENT const(2147483648) ; dcl-c BIT31_EXC_SENT const(x'80000000') ; or dcl-s BIT31_EXC_SENT uns(10) inz(2147483648) const ; dcl-s BIT31_EXC_SE...
about 2 months ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG Not under consideration

Integrated File System tool: Allow us to change the size of the font

In ACS's Integrated File System tool the font is too small. I want to be able, like I can in other ACS tools, adjust the size of the font.
8 months ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family Not under consideration

Enhance %CHAR or create a new built-in that referrences an array as a character string

RPG IV currently lacks a clean, safe, and expressive way in free-form RPG to treat an array (or a contiguous subset of an array) as a character string. This gap is most visible when attempting to replicate the behavior of the legacy MOVEA opcode, ...
3 months ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG Not under consideration

Standardize RPG IV ENDxxx opcodes with END-xxx syntax

All "new" RPG features use the END-xxxx syntax. opcodes currently do not use that syntax. It gets confusing to new developers and grey-haired coders as well for new features when in some cases ENDMON is specified, but in other END-PROC is required...
15 days ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG Not under consideration

Typed constants

It is possible to type enumerations, that is, the constants within the enumeration. However, it is impossible to type a constant outside of an enumeration. Compilation OK : //1. Typed & qualified enum dcl-enum ACTION char(3) qualified ; dcl-c...
about 2 months ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG Not under consideration
310 VOTE

*ESCAPE messages for SAVLIB

We have received MONMSG for CPF3795 in every SAVLIB running in our CL program: https://ecurep.mainz.de.ibm.com/rest/download/28061%2C100%2C838/2018-04-06/28061.100.838.SOURCE.txt?astext=true&fileSize=83568 But, when CPF3795 is reported saving ...
almost 8 years ago in IBM i / Save and Restore Not under consideration

Provide *true & *false figurative constants for indicators

To align with modern languages, please consider adding new figurative constants *true & *false for indicators.
4 months ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG Not under consideration

Add SSH auto-tunneling to ACS so we can use a bastion server

Please, add an automatic tunnel or transparent proxy option so we can connect to IBM i using a bastion server or SSH port. This could help developers or PoC users to connect to cloud or hosted LPARs (IBM Power Virtual Server or any other) without ...
4 months ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family Not under consideration

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