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Self-closing tags in COBOL (IBMi)

Creating XML messages on COBOL using XML-GENERATE has limited option when compared to Z/OS COBOL. Getting around the requirement to build XML with self-closing tags is a tedious task. Would be helpful to have this option in native COBOL.
about 1 year ago in IBM i / Languages - Other 1 Future consideration

Add functionality to iNav - the ability to review entries in any Journal Receiver

In the same way you can view entries in the System Audit Journal - add the functionality to view entries in any journal on the server. This is a nice to have feature that would allow using the same modern interface to research data related transa...
over 2 years ago in IBM i / System Management 1 Future consideration

RFE Ability to configure management port used by integrated application server

Ability to configure management port used by integrated application server. Use Case: Integrated application server uses the local connector feature to enable Web Admin GUI to manage applications running in the server. The problem is that the loca...
about 8 years ago in IBM i / Web Serving 4 Future consideration

Add 'Apply Immediate Only' option as a PTF Fix Action in Administrative Runtime Expert

Add 'Apply Immediate Only' option as a PTF Fix Action in Administrative Runtime Expert. With the latest update to ARE we got an option to apply PTFs delayed "Delayed apply" and send the SAVF file over. Lets do one more step and give the option to ...
over 4 years ago in IBM i / System Management 1 Future consideration

Customize columns in Schema > Libraries > Tables > Definition

the columns present in the current view are fixed it would be very useful to be able to configure: - The list and position of the columns - Add missing columns such as extended comments
about 1 year ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 1 Future consideration

ACS - Schemas - provide for re-ordering of all columns in a table and views.

Please provide additional functionality to allow us to reorder any field/column on a table/view. As modernization happens or while developing new applications, new fields and keys are added and we do need to reorganize the sequence in which fields...
over 2 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 3 Future consideration

allow key based ssh connection for Administration Runtime Expert remote systems verify

Within Application Runtime Expert systems groups, we have to provide a user id/password for the tool to connect from the ARE server to each remote system we want our template to run on.This requires either to have the same user profile/password, b...
almost 7 years ago in IBM i / System Management 2 Future consideration

Create/Add Member Filter from Object Table

Add function to Object Table to select one or more results, right-click, and add the selection to a member filter. There is a similar function in a 3rd party plugin called iSphere that allows adding search results to a member filter, but, its for ...
about 1 year ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 1 Future consideration

Document SQLCLI attribute to persist open cursors across program boundaries.

SQLCLI cursors are unexpectedly closed when an application returns to a calling program in the stack. The SQLCLI connection persists but the cursors do not. Use Case: Objective: Maintain array of open cursors for connecting client software having ...
about 7 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 3 Future consideration

RDi word navigation

Use Ctrl+Left and Ctrl+Right for word navigation, not just whitespace. Characters like parameter separators (:), comparison operators (<, <=, >, >=, =), mathematical operators (+, -, *, /) should be "stop points." Bonus (although it sh...
over 4 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 2 Future consideration

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