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IFS (Integrated File System) and Servers

Increase Ease of Bringing System Monitors Online

Problem Statement When the System Monitor service is down (either shutdown or post IPL) each system monitor needs to be activated individually and through the Navigator for i interface. Solution Request In addition to being able to bring the Syste...
11 months ago in IBM i / System Management Delivered

Add Applied Date to PTF Group Currency Service

IBM i 7.6 included an enhancement to DSPPTFGRP command to show the date the PTF Group was applied. Please add this Applied Date to the IBM PTF Group Service.
11 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i Delivered

when using the /PLUGIN=checkupdates show the current and target version, ie 1.1.9.8, of ACS

please show the system name or directory location from where the update is originating. this will be helpful to make sure of the target version that is being updated.
11 months ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family Delivered

Changing sign-on error messages

Hackers like to know when they are making progress toward breaking into a system. When an error message on the Sign On display says Password not correct, the hacker can assume that the user ID is correct. This should default to a general "Invalid ...
12 months ago in IBM i / Security Delivered

please add function "odd" and "even"

would be nice to have a function returning whether a number is odd (function odd) and whether a number is even (function even). I know it can be done with mod(field, 2) but for documentation purpose it is better to read odd(field) or even(field) i...
12 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i Delivered

Enhance management of Session Timeout Interval for Navigator for i

Currently System Operators can not adjust their own Session Timeout Interval. The setting requires *ALLOBJ special authority. Another user with *ALLOBJ authority can't change the setting for the users without it. Instead, *ALLOBJ authority must be...
12 months ago in IBM i / System Management Delivered

ACS automatic temporary file cleanup, please add functionality

Add at least a command line option to instruct ACS to NOT leave temporary files in /tmp if the run was successful and the exit clean. Each process and application if successful should manage its temporary storage properly. We run ACS directly on t...
about 1 year ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family Delivered

Authority Collection should include "object attribute"

Authority Collection should include "object attribute" along with the existing information about objects being accessed (object schema, object name, object type). Currently it is not possible to discern a physical file from a display file using th...
about 1 year ago in IBM i / Db2 for i Delivered

Please, fix the VTL iSCSI doc - There is a Typo since 1st release

The document IBM i Support for iSCSI VTL 1.6 _3 at https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/system/files/inline-files/IBM%20i%20Support%20for%20iSCSI%20VTL%201.6%20_3.pdf has a type that creates some confusion. On page 12 talks about the command iscsiswi...
about 1 year ago in IBM i / Documentation Delivered

Longer SQL statement parameter in cldownload plugin or making it external

The idea of having a longer SQL statement parameter in the cldownload plugin or making it external revolves around enhancing the flexibility and efficiency of SQL queries used within the plugin. Here’s an expanded description of what this could en...
about 1 year ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family Delivered

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