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Requested porting of SYSTOOLS.JSON_UPDATE in QSYS

Since we are using the systools.JSON_UPDATE function which is not supported we would need to be able to bring it into QSYS so that we can keep the functionality of our programs in the future Use Case: in our rpgle program we need to be able to joi...
almost 3 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 3 Delivered

IBM i Services for defective PTFs installed

Currently the Must Gather Tool has an option for checking for any installed defective PTF's on an LPAR. The output of this is a spoolfile, which does more belong to the time when we still used the term AS/400 Use Case: An IBM i DB2 for i Services ...
almost 4 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 3 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

Add Limit ID 18303 and 18304 to System limit alerts

We have a couple of system limit alerts regarding of reaching a table limit, limit_id 15xxx. But we don't have any for Journals, like sequence numbers limit_id 18303 and 18304
over 1 year ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 5 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

Link SQL procedure or SQL function as item in DSPPGMREF

DSPPGMREF does not identify any SQL procedure or function coded in programs. A program can be a *PGM or *SRVPGM object created from a source that is based on SQLxxx language and the usage is static in the source. Use Case: When attempting to use c...
almost 4 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 8 Delivered

Add APAR id to Object_Statistics

When performing an upgrade one may want to find all commands which have had their defaults changed via CHGCMDDFT.If you do the DSPOBJD with *SERVICE details you can look at the APAR ID (ODAPAR). It get CHGDFT for any commands that have had CHGCMDD...
over 5 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 4 Delivered

Create an IBM i Service for command DSPSAVF

Create a new IBM i Service to make it possible to get information of the content in a Save File. Use Case: Save Files are great to use when delivering objects from on server to another. To be able automate a deployment process we need to know what...
almost 4 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 8 Delivered

Add special value to RUNSQLSTM MARGINS keyword so command will detect width of source record and set margin to that width

Many of our SQL scripts are "vertically" long (number of lines) due to the rigid constraint of column 80 for MARGIN. Although RUNSQLSTM MARGIN(constant-value) can be used, the requirement of the value being a constant makes transitioning to wider ...
over 3 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 5 Delivered

SQL scalar functions SETENV and GETENV

SQL has many ways to store and retrieve configuration parameters. Tables, global variables etc. However when SQL is not the only part of the loop environment variables is mostly used else where for common configuration. So where SQL interact with ...
12 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 3 Delivered

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