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Db2 for i

Add a special register in SQL triggers to get the schema of the underlying table, at any point, not just in error handlers

In SQL Db2 for i, we would need the SQL triggers to provide a simple way to know the schema of the underlying SQL table of each trigger. It is important to have this data, especially when using library lists, because sometimes we need to pass this...
4 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i Future consideration

Support for changing the name of a storage pool without impacting powervc

Adding the ability to change the name of a storage pool without impacting PowerVC would simplify storage management. Currently, if a storage pool's name is changed directly on the storage array (an "out-of-band" change), PowerVC does not detect th...
8 months ago in PowerVC Future consideration

Allow constants to be used when defining sql data types

Allow constants to be used when defining sql data types. Currently, when defining SQL LOB types, the length of the field must be defined using an explicit value. Often I've found that it would be better if the length of the LOB type can be a const...
3 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i Future consideration

OVERRIDE_INFO for any job

At present OVERRIDE_INFO will only return results for the current job. Please allow it to return the same information for any job passed to it. It could be a Table function of the current view. Pass to it a fully qualified job name, or '*' for the...
6 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i Future consideration

Modernizing WPAR Technology in AIX (Linux-like Containerization)

I would like to address the future of containerization in IBM AIX. Since the proposal for "Docker on AIX" did not receive approval, I suggest an alternative approach: investing in the development of WPAR technology to align it with modern containe...
about 1 year ago in AIX Future consideration

A SQL view to display the information on a line

A view or function that provides information as in the DSPLIND command or the API QDCRLIND More here : https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/i/7.6.0?topic=ssw_ibm_i_76/apis/QDCRLIND.html
9 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i Future consideration

Restoring individual Authorization Lists.

When moving one customer from a SAAS LPAR to his own LPAR, you must be restoring ALL user profiles to get all Authorization lists. The SAAS LPAR is running multiple customers with over 1500 user profiles. If you want to move one customer with abou...
6 months ago in IBM i / Save and Restore Future consideration

Prohibit changing the activation group name of a program

If you create a program using the CRTPGM command, you have an ALWUPD() parameter. Setting it to *NO prevents you from changing the activation group name using the UPDPGM ... ACTGRP(new group) command. When you create a program using the CRTBNDXXX ...
8 months ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG Future consideration

Request for the additional parameter/function for detaching DDM from LVM Mirror

・Requested function: - I want to request a timeout parameter to enable users to adjust IO timeout to detach each hdisk from LVM Mirror configuration. - I want to request a function that enables a detachment of a DDM under LVM Mirror, in case its I...
almost 3 years ago in AIX Future consideration

Policy-based High Availability (HA) support in PowerVC

Policy-based High Availability (HA) provides a solution for two Storage Systems in different locations where the storage will automatically remain accessible to hosts if there is an event that impacts the infrastructure and makes one of the system...
almost 2 years ago in PowerVC Future consideration

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