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get full details about 5250 fields via ehllapi of ACS

the ehllapi of ACS allows a client application under windows to query the attributes of each field of a 52250 screen. This api returns some information, not all. for example, the auto-enter-field status is not returned. This put my client applic...
1 day ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 0 Submitted

xml-sax -- invalid characters converted to substitution character

Now and then I experience that XML-SAX in RPG throws an exception RNX0351 - The XML parser detected error code 6. This is caused by the situation that an UTF-8 character can not be converted to an EBCDIC character. It would be nice if it was possi...
4 days ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 0 Submitted

Add a field in the SYSTEM_STATUS* SQL services that shows the whether the LPARs Attention LED is on or off.

In the current services:SYSTEM_STATUS view, SYSTEM_STATUS_INFO view and SYSTEM_STATUS table function. The ATTENTION_LIGHT light column only shows whether the SRC panel has a SRC in it. The manuals were recently updated to reflect the correct defin...
4 days ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 0 Submitted

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.
6 days ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Future consideration

when using the /PLUGIN=checkupdates show the current and target version, ie 1.1.9.8, of ACS

please show the system name or directory location from where the update is originating. this will be helpful to make sure of the target version that is being updated.
6 days ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 1 Future consideration

Point SQL messages to the place where they originated

When we see a message in the log like SQL0501 - Cursor xxx not open, and drill down to the details to find where the message comes from we see internal SQL references and not our program name and statement. This makes it hard to debug and fix. Ple...
6 days ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 0 Submitted

SQL service: add functionality to view application definitions

Hello, we have this great table function CERTIFICATE_INFO table function - IBM Documentation we were wondering recently - would it be possible to to have a functionality to retrieve info on Application definitions / Services existing in DCM. Examp...
10 days ago in IBM i / System Management 0 Submitted

SQL service to manage certificate store (import certificate to store)

Hello, I recently just been working on some certificates projects and I thought it would be a great use to have a SQL functionality to import certificate to a store. Furthermore It would be nice to have a possibility to assign or replace certifica...
10 days ago in IBM i / System Management 1 Submitted

Ability to specify objects to OMIT/Ignore from the admin domain

While the administrative domain offers the ability to manually add resources into it, and provides capabilities such as ADDCADMRE that has wildcards and omits, one of the powerful features of the administrative domain are the automation policies: ...
11 days ago in IBM i / PowerHA 0 Submitted

Restrict Powerdown system command to run from Interactive environment

The PWRDWNSYS command is utilized within the environment to either shut down or restart the partition as necessary. This process is overseen by the technicians responsible for maintaining the platform. However, I have observed a potential security...
11 days ago in IBM i / Work Management and Messaging 0 Submitted

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