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My ideas: Core OS

Provide an API that returns current override information for all session/job overrides

The current API to retrieve an override information only returns the file to which a file label has been overridden. We need a way to determine (A) what files have been overridden and (B) what the override scope is for those files. Today the only ...
about 2 months ago in IBM i / Work Management and Messaging Not under consideration

Implement BRMS in S3 compatibility (I would like to know if there is any plan in future to implement BRMS in S3 compatibility)

We are using BRMS on some of the servers as we are planning for S3 compatible storage for BRMS backup. Please confirm IBMi compatible on S3 protocols. Our plan is to replace the physical tape library with S3 protocol to backup the data to Dell ECS...
2 months ago in IBM i / Virtualization and Cloud Not under consideration

New compile option for embedded SQL allowing to raise SQL errors as RPG errors

Something like EXEC SQL SET OPTION SQLERRHANDLING = *EXCEPTION; that would allow a user to trap exceptions like this: monitor; EXEC SQL SELECT * FROM TABEL_THAT_DOES_NOT_EXISTS; on-excp [Whatevere error code for SQL error]; //Do something endmon;
6 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i Not under consideration

Enable options(*exact) for indicators.

I am the developer of RPGUNIT and recently I added procedure assertEqual() to it. This procedure handles all data types, because it uses the OVERLOAD keyword for delegating the call to the procedure that is in charge for the data type. dcl-pr asse...
over 1 year ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG Not under consideration

Integrate SAML and/or OIDC authentication options for IBMi (5250/Navigator/IFS/Printer Output/SSH)

Many businesses are increasingly demanding that standard authentication processes are adhered to for all applications/servers within their environment. Whether we agree with that approach or not, there is extraordinary pressure to fit IBMi into th...
12 months ago in IBM i / Security Not under consideration

Approve hscroot edit access to /etc/hosts (cli or UI) for demo landscape where DNS is not implemented

In demo landscape edit of /etc/hosts for local addresses would beneficial (and other public addresses are resolved via DNS servers).Quick demos or smaller pocs, it would be nice to not handle DNS entries and just edit /etc/hosts.
27 days ago in Hardware Management Console Not under consideration

RACF should support dynamic altering the RACF database configuration

Currently, the names of the RACF databases are defined in the SYS1.PARMLIB(IRRPRM00) parmlib member. Those dataset names become constant for the IPL. They can not be changed without SYSPLEX-wide IPLs which would cause the customer massive outages ...
11 months ago in IBM i / Security Not under consideration

Change of name for ILE/RPG

Time to give ILE/RPG a new name that is better suited to its current form.Call it "RPG for i", matching "Db2 for i". Use Case: By giving the RPG product a new name will help us define the difference between modern free format RPG & the older f...
over 5 years ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG Not under consideration

Correct V7R5 Regression to allow TRANSFORM SERVICES TO CREATE A PDF IN QNTC FILE SYSTEM USING OVRPRTF AT V7R5 (working on previous releases)

Please have a look on document DT284058 / SE79244 An attempt to create a PDF in /QNTC file system using override printer file (OVRPRTF) at VR75 fails with MSGCPFCE06: Error occurred while transforming print data. Reason code is 8: The transform in...
about 2 months ago in IBM i / Languages - CL (Control Language) Not under consideration

Enhance Dcl-Enum to be multilevel as Dlc-Ds

Dcl-Enum is very usefull but could be even better if provides multi-level definition as Dcl-Ds: Dcl-Enum Errors qualified; Dcl-Enum Severity; Info 'I'; Halt 'H'; End-Enum; Dcl-Enum Actions; Abort 'A'; Exit 'E'; End-Enum; End-Enum; Select RetCode; ...
9 months ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG Not under consideration

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