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IBM i

Axis support for GZIP/deflate compression/decompression data

would like enhancement for Axis support for GZIP/deflate compression/decompression data
about 1 hour ago in IBM i / Db2 for i Submitted

AI-Powered Business Rule Change Simulation and Golden-Behavior Validation for IBM i Applications

I propose adding an AI-Powered Business Rule Change Simulation and Golden-Behavior Validation capability for IBM i applications to help development teams verify that application changes preserve intended business behavior while enabling controlled...
1 day ago in IBM i / Application Development Submitted

monitor the status of the qinter subsystem devd table before it fills up and crashes by reporting the CPI146F.

Deleting unused devds may not result in the subsystem table being reclaimed; this is known but is not treated as an error; it simply is.I believe it is necessary to know how busy this table is in order to plan a restart of the subsystem before the...
2 days ago in IBM i / Core OS Submitted

allow migration of IBM i loadsource without downtime

You can easily migrate IBM i LPARs from one Power Server onto another one without downtime currently. You can also add/remove disks to either system or independed ASPs without any downtime. But once it comes to loadsource you need to IPL system do...
3 days ago in IBM i / Storage Submitted

Re-introduce the "No Conversion" file type option in ACS Data Transfer (Feature parity with IBM i Access for Windows).

Business Need: Our accounting department relies on generating fixed-width text files for banking transactions (e.g.,tax transfers). These bank files have strict formatting requirements: they must maintain fixed lengths, contain absolutely no delim...
7 days ago in IBM i / Application Development Submitted

IWS support for UTF-16

currently i am told there is no way to change the response header in IWS, so only UTF-8 values can be returned. however we can define output fields as ccsid 1200/utf-16 which works when viewed in SQL or POSTMAN. please add functionality to change ...
8 days ago in IBM i / Web Serving Submitted

Add Support for the CTLCHAR parameter of the CPYSPLF Command to the SPOOLED_DATA Function

The SPOOLED_DATA function is a simple wrapper for the CPYSPLF CL command. However it offers straight printer output but no spacing/skipping control options. Add a parameter to the function that accepts the *FCFC, or *PRTCTL options. It would be gr...
9 days ago in IBM i / Db2 for i Future consideration

AI-Powered Root-Cause Analysis and Remediation Guidance for IBM i System Management

I propose adding AI-Powered Root-Cause Analysis and Remediation Guidance to IBM i System Management to help administrators move from simply detecting system issues to understanding their underlying causes and determining the most appropriate next ...
11 days ago in IBM i / System Management Submitted

Create SQL View for WRKPTFORD information

Provide an SQL view or extend an existing SQL service to expose PTF order information, including Order ID, Problem ID, Status, Date, and Time as seen on the WRKPTFORD menu currently. Access to this information through SQL would enable automation, ...
15 days ago in IBM i / PTF and Service Submitted

Update to the IBM i QMGTOOLS Change Log Page

On the IBM i QMGTOOLS Change Log Page: https://public.dhe.ibm.com/services/us/igsc/has/qmgtools_changelog.txt The current changes / updated are listed. What isn't listed is where these changes / updates are. Which menu or menu path? For example: t...
16 days ago in IBM i / System Management Submitted

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