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IBM i

Add the ability to generate an ERD (Entity Relationship Diagram) to IBM i Access Client Solutions (iACS)

Deprecated Navigator used to have the ability to generate database maps and I'd like this ability back in iACS. Just had a new person start this week and trying to get them started and this lacks. Not a good first impression on their exposure to I...
9 days ago in IBM i / Db2 for i Submitted

IFS and folders properties

When handling IFS, when an object's properties are requested, all are returned very quickly except the size and number of objects and folders. The size and number of objects are updated fairly quickly, but if the folder contains a large number of ...
about 12 hours ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family Submitted

Provide a programatic interface to reset prestart job statistics

There are SQL interfaces to review prestart job entries and prestart job statistics; these statistics are useful for prestart job tuning, particularly INLJOBS. The tuning can be done programmatically with the CHGPJE command. However, once INLJOBS ...
about 19 hours ago in IBM i / Work Management and Messaging Submitted

Include Specific Entry Type in SYSLOG Output from QSYS2.DISPLAY_JOURNAL

Description: When generating SYSLOG output using the QSYS2.DISPLAY_JOURNAL function, the resulting information only includes the journal code and the journal entry type. However, it does not include the specific entry subtype contained in each ent...
3 days ago in IBM i / Db2 for i Submitted

Authority Collection data should include successful checks, even when the user is the OWNER of the object

I ran into a strange behavior when using authority collection. Scott Forstie was able to confirm that it's currently working "as coded". However, I think it should be changed. When a user profile successfully accesses an object, and that user prof...
11 days ago in IBM i / Security Submitted

Typed pointers in RPG: Stronger type safety for pointers

Currently, RPG has exactly two types of pointers: Basing pointers Procedure pointers These pointer types hold no type information about the pointer's target. Currently, when defining a BASED variable, the compiler cannot verify that the vari...
4 days ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG Submitted

Avoid HTTP server down time for certificate renewal

With the looming prospect of certificate renewal every 47 days after 15 March 2029 in mind, it will become a burden if this requires an HTTP to be restarted. This is about adding functionality to "refresh" a certificate when it is being renewed, t...
about 2 months ago in IBM i / Application Development Submitted

Prune unused plans from the plan cache

Many SQLs run once or a few times, then can stay in the plan cache until the next IPL. These unused plans can have temporary indexes linked to them. I would like a "max days" or "max hours" parameter and for DB2 to delete any plans that have not b...
8 days ago in IBM i / Db2 for i Submitted

Provide Universal , ARM or Apple Silicon version of Rational Developer for i for MacOS

Given this SOD from Apple, please update RDi in time for Rosetta demise. Rosetta is currently available for any Mac with Apple silicon, and it will remain available through the forthcoming macOS 27 — the next major macOS release. Starting with com...
5 days ago in IBM i / Application Development Submitted

Prepopulate the device name for INZMEDBRM based on location

It would be nice when you take option #10 on the Work With Media screen (WRKMEDBRM) if the device name would prepopulate with the location name. I think this would be a time saver.
5 days ago in IBM i / BRMS Submitted

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