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Enhance the SQL Query Verifier in ARE to support an SQL Script

The SQL Query Verifier in ARE is very powerful, but would be even better if it supported more than a single SELECT statement. I would like the ability to create a script and have ARE run the script. The end result of the script would be a result s...
5 days ago in IBM i / Other 0 Submitted

Enhance iNavigator to allow copy of user profile to other systems when it contains a group profile.

We would like to use iNavigator to copy user profiles from one system to many. This currently does not work if the user profile contains a group profile - which nearly 100% of user profiles do. Reference TS017839310 We consulted our Navigator deve...
5 days ago in IBM i / Other 0 Submitted

DATA-GEN multi types (polymorphic) during serialization possibility

Handle cleanly new modern APIs that allows for multiple "types" (say mainstream Microsoft Graph API ) usually inside an array (i.e. array of different things to attach to a chat message etc.). JSON doesn't restrict particulars types in - say - arr...
5 days ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 0 Submitted

Enhance the CPIAD09, CPIAD0B, and CPI3E34 messages to indicate whether the connection came in an a secure port or a non-secure port

The subject messages are all very similar and are logged to the history log when new connections are made to the system. These messages are very useful to understand the workload for connections to the system. However, there is no ability to deter...
6 days ago in IBM i / Work Management and Messaging 1 Submitted

Check group profile authority for Netserver share secured by an authorization list

Since V7R5, a Netserver share can be secured by an authorization list. When checking the authority, the user's (authorized!) group profile is ignored. While IBM i [native] security checking is always taking group profiles into account, it is much ...
6 days ago in IBM i / Security 1 Submitted

Allow displaying LOB variables during debug without encountering exception

Currently while in debug if I mouse-over a LOB variable to see the value an exception occurs and the program returns to executing. This also happens if I forget to add "_data" to the variable name. Ideally, I'd like to see both the "_len" and "_da...
6 days ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 0 Submitted

Create Db2 service that returns same content as iNav's "TCP/IP Servers"

Most of iNav's functions provide the SQL statement used to return the results. This is not the case for TCP/IP Servers, found under Network / Servers. Please create a Db2 service that returns this information.
7 days ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 0 Submitted

Enhance Password Complexity Rules

Add capability in password system values or QPWDRULES to include passwords may not contain...Any Part of a Users Full nameContext Specific words, such as the name of an application/service/departmentDictionary words in any language
7 days ago in IBM i / Security 1 Submitted

Allow LIKEDS in parameters defined in SQL UDF or UDTF

Allows ability to work at data structure level, templated, replicating the structure and ability to use eval-corr BIF where applicable to move from one structure to another (output). Simple example: take journal data (JOESD) as input and provide t...
12 days ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 0 Submitted

Allow for Synchronous Policy Based Replication (PBR) on IBM Storwize

With the recent version of IBM Storwize, metro mirror - synchronous replication - is no longer available for IBM i. This version allows for policy based replication (PBR) or policy based High-Availability (PBHA), both asynchronous. In order to get...
12 days ago in IBM i / Storage 0 Submitted

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