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Db2 for i

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change RESPONSE_HTTP_HEADER for QSYS2.HTTP_GET_VERBOSE when we want cookie

The HTTP functions do not handle the multiple use of the "set-cookie" headers within an HTTP response. The root issue is that JSON keys should be unique and multiple instances of the "set-cookie" key are not permitted in JSON. Here is a possible a...
about 1 year ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Delivered

Valid JSON for passing options to SQL HTTP Function

The documentation for the SQL HTTP GET function states the following: > Sets an HTTP header in the HTTP request with the specified headername and headervalue. > This option can be specified multiple times to set multiple headers. The optio...
almost 2 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 3 Delivered

Allow me to stop producing message from SYSPROC.WLM_SET_CLIENT_INFO

I use SYSPROC.WLM_SET_CLIENT_INFO to set some registers so that my temporal tables audit columns like HISTORY_CHANGE_PROGRAM will have values I want. My problem is this function reports to the job log an informational message telling me the value ...
about 3 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Delivered

JDBC 1371E support

JDBCWe can access DB2 for i data in Java programs by using the JDBC driver that is included with the IBM Developer Kit for Java. Please enable the full 1371E support with Unicode surrogates. Use Case: JDBCWe can access DB2 for i data in Java progr...
over 3 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Delivered

Object Statistics option to show data from ALl libraries including iASP

Currenly there is no option search all libraries including iASP Request is to add *ALLAVL All libraries in all available ASPs are searched. Adding above value will make it consistent with CHGOBJAUT and similar APIS Object Statistics currently has ...
about 4 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Delivered

Serverresponse is missing for systool functions like httpputclob

Serverresponse is missing for systool functions like httpputclob, httppostclob, etc.Even the httpputclobverbose function only returns the http header messages. But the responsemessage from the server that identifies the real problem will not be re...
over 4 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Delivered

RUNSQL: Add CURRENT SCHEMA as a parameter

I'd like to set a current schema different than the current library associated with the user profile. For example, the job's current library, or some other value. Use Case: WRKJOBSCDE runs of RUNSQL.
about 5 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 3 Delivered

Moving and renaming programs should not update associated stored procedures

A while ago we had a stored procedure fail. Investigating we found the following had happened:• Created stored procedure X using program Y• Moved program Y to a holding library Z• Created new version of program Y• Recreated stored procedure X• … a...
over 6 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Delivered

Format of header informations with QSYS.HTTP_*_VERBOSE functions

The RFE would be to add an option to the HTTP functions so that the verbose function would only return the header information as quoted JSON strings. Use Case: currently, it is impossible to differentiate between the following headers :ETag: 12345...
over 2 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Delivered

SYSDISKSTAT: Add percent busy

Disks are getting hammered on one system on rare occasion. IBM denies any culpability. Therefore I need way to know when to IPL system when the percent busy of the disks gets out of hand.Please add percent busy to sysdiskstat service Use Case: Mon...
almost 4 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 3 Delivered