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To encourage users to use new SQL functions, one should be able to find them in the help text of commands they are replacing

I love the fact that the help text of commands like DSPOBJD mention their outfile and format, in this case QADSPOBJ and QLIDOBJD. In many, if not all, cases i could use SQL's rather new OBJECT_STATISTICS function. If only i could remember her name...
13 days ago in IBM i / Core OS 1 Delivered

enhance the qsys2.journal_info view to return info for all recievers attached to a journal

we have a need to be able to find all "orphaned" journal receivers.
about 2 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 3 Delivered

Provide ibmi-oss Python Versions greater than 3.9, required for Ansible Control Nodes >= 2.16 on the IBM i

Ansible-Core 2.15 went out of support on 11/2024.The newer levels of Ansible-Core, >= 2.16, require either Python 3.10, 3.11, 3.12 or greater in order to run on the IBM i as a control node.See this link:=========================================...
2 months ago in IBM i / Open Source and PASE 1 Delivered

Don't fail if SYSTOOLS.GENERATE_SPREADSHEET is empty

When SYSTOOLS.GENERATE_SPREADSHEET returns an empty table it fails with an SQL State VSP05 and Vendor Code -438. Modify the function to don't fail when it happens. Example: VALUES SYSTOOLS.GENERATE_SPREADSHEET( PATH_NAME =>'/home/csvtest',...
2 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Delivered

Implement JDBC 4 method Connection.isValid() on jt400, or jtOpen

We currently need to implement "dataSource.setConnectionTestQuery("values 1");" or something like this, to test whether the connection is valid in the connection pool, and in the JDBC 4.0 specification there is already a Connection.isValid() metho...
4 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Delivered

Insecure HTTP Response Header Configuration Target(s) : xxxxxxx.com:2003/Navigator

We have external audit and according their finding lis we sould solve this trouble. I created a normal support case TS016304722 and this request was recommende.
5 months ago in IBM i / Web Serving 8 Delivered

Start having Application Runtime Expert (ARE) for IBM i use Java 17

Start having Application Runtime Expert for IBM i use Java 17 as IBM announced End of Service for Java 8 will be April of 2025 for all platforms except Z. https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/java-sdk-lifecycle-dates Do not use Java 11 as IBM annou...
5 months ago in IBM i / Performance Tools 1 Delivered

Start having IBM Navigator for i use Java 17

Start having IBM Navigator for i use Java 17 as IBM announced End of Service for Java 8 will be April of 2025 for all platforms except Z. https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/java-sdk-lifecycle-dates Do not use Java 11 as IBM announced that 7.5 wil...
5 months ago in IBM i / Web Serving 3 Delivered

Bring JSON_SET function to i

I am writing to propose the development and implementation of a new function, JSON_SET(), on the IBM i system. As developers on the IBM i platform, we face limitations in manipulating JSON data, which has become increasingly prevalent in modern ap...
7 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 4 Delivered

When using Navigator for i (Nav4i) add the function used in the tab name in use by Nav4i in that tab.

Navigator for i is a great tool to manage your IBM i environment. It allows you to use several tabs, but all those tabs have the same name IBM Navigator for i. When having a tab open for: Inquiry messages Custom Charts ARE Console Active Jobs Perf...
7 months ago in IBM i / System Management 3 Delivered

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