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IBM i

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Improve message of CPF5222 on CHGPWD

When changing a password upon expiration or during CHGPWD execution, if a blank or non-alphabetic character is entered in the current/new password field, the message CPF5222 'Name is not correct' is displayed. However, this message does not clearl...
4 days ago in IBM i / Security 0 Submitted

Change Data Capture (CDC) support in DB2 for i

We have a requirement to stream data in realtime from DB2 for i to other consumers for AI, data warehouse and other systems. I'm aware there are third party products available like Debezium, Fivetran and others, and you can always roll your own. H...
3 days ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 0 Submitted

Add Support for HTTP/2 to SQL HTTP Functions

Currently looks like SQL HTTP Functions on support HTTP/1.1. I have a Vendor that is requestions that HTTP/2 be used with API.
12 days ago in IBM i / Web Serving 0 Submitted

Built in function to subset an array using a procedure to filter

Create a new built in function to subset an array using a procedure to filter. Similar to the %SUBARR function, but allow a procedure to be specified to determine if the array entry should be included in the result. Something like ... dcl-ds array...
8 days ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 2 Submitted

Keyword / Compiler Option to warn if a procedure uses global variable

New Control Spec Keyword / Compiler Option to warn if a calculation in procedure uses a global variable Keyword: PROCGLBVAR with options *ALLOW *WARN *ERROR *allow - no compiler message if a calculation in a procedure references a global variable ...
9 days ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 0 Submitted

Allow ACS to be updated manually within RDi

Allow ACS to be updated manually within RDi so the latest version can be used. Alternatively, allow users to link an existing version of ACS to RDi to be used instead of the built in version.
11 days ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 1 Submitted

Toggle the way BRMS handles message ID CPD33A8

Dear IBM Team, Our organization supports a large number of IBM i customers, and our monitoring tools generate alerts whenever a backup failure occurs. I'd like to propose an enhancement that introduces a configurable option (e.g., a toggle setting...
2 days ago in IBM i / BRMS 0 Submitted

Provide a tool Admins can use to review PTF cover letters for Special and Activation Instructions

Currently there is no tool available to assist Admins when reviewing PTF cover letters prior to loading and installing PTF's. This would be helpful as there are thousands of PTF's in a typical deployment. It is impossible to review each cover lett...
about 1 month ago in IBM i / PTF and Service 2 Submitted

Extend the SQL command HTTP_DELETE and include a additional body parameter

It would be great if the SQL command HTPP_DELETE could be extended by an additional request body. I know that this is not the standard, but in an actual project we need to pass an order number in a HTTP_DELETE statement. The problem is, that other...
10 days ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 0 Submitted

Pendant to SND-MSG to retrieve the error message text

Being mainly a C# developer, it seams for me completely absurd that in RPG when you send an escape message with the SND-MSG function, you don't have a built in function to retrieve the error message text! Instead of having each developer/company t...
17 days ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 0 Submitted