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My votes: Save and Restore

Add a JOB TYPE (Batch or Interactive) field to RPG's PSDS (Program status data structure)

When exception occurs I need to know whether to alert the (interactive) user or send alert (a MSG or e-mail) to SYSOPR. To achive this in the curren state of things I need to call a CL PGM (that does a RTVJOBA) or query the V_ACTIVE_JOB_TYPE Check...
3 months ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG Future consideration

MsgID CPC1E11 to be posted to QSYSOPR/QHST when IPL Schedule is changed

Knowing that your IPL schedule has been changed can be a critical piece of information. Any MsgIDs generated by the functions of the "Go Power" menu should be posting to QSYSOPR, QHST or some other MsgQ so that those messages can be monitored for ...
3 months ago in IBM i / Work Management and Messaging Future consideration

allow Object attribute PF-SRC in SAVCHGOBJ command (today only use attribute like DSPOBJD)

This small detail would allow for more selective backups, especially in development environments where source code is of great importance. Currently, while selection by attribute is possible, the attribute used for selection is only PF for source ...
3 months ago in IBM i / Save and Restore 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

Subsystem information in plan cache

When analyzing the cache plan, the subsystem information for accessing the job that generated the plan is not visible. The client's IP address would also be important. This would allow filtering the information by subsystem or IP address.
3 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i Future consideration

Add a new service that will convert *DTS columns to character date format.

When selecting and displaying data from a file with columns of type *DTS char( 8) the column cannot be viewed correctly via SQL 'SELECT' or handled directly for file search and review. Using the TIMESTAMP_FORMAT or the VARCHAR_FORMAT functions wil...
3 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i Future consideration

ACS Printer session reset outq private authority when it is recreated.

Current Observation: When the system recreates a printer device, the associated output queue (OUTQ) object’s private authority is reset to its default. If there are spooled files in the OUTQ, the system does not recreate the OUTQ—even if the print...
3 months ago in IBM i / Print Future consideration

Identify the run priority changes under the JS journal code

Identify the run priority changes under the JS journal code. The idea is, if the security specialist can check the journals entry code, to locate all the "run priority" changes for different jobs, one option is inside the JS code, one new subtype ...
3 months ago in IBM i / Work Management and Messaging Future consideration

Allow %RANGE & %LIST with ON-EXCPT

In a MONITOR group with the ON-EXCPT operation code allow it to use the %LIST & %RANGE built in functions that can be used with the IF operation code. For example: monitor ; read TESTFILE ; on-excpt in %list('CPF1234' : 'CPF1235': 'CPF1236') ;...
3 months ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG Future consideration

Create %PROGNAME built in function

We have the RPG built in function %PROC to return the name of the current procedure, I think it is time that we have the same for the name of the current program. By all means we can get this from the program status data structure, it would just b...
3 months ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG Future consideration

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