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256-bit Encryption for ENCRYPT_AES SQL Function

Please add in support for 256-bit encryption with the ENCRYPT_AES SQL statement. Use Case: Higher encryption is more secure. 256-bit encryption is harder to break than the currently supported 128-bit encryption.
over 5 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 4 Delivered

Add view or udtf JOB_QUEUE_ENTRIES

Because the view JOB_QUEUE_INFO already exist, so similar to the output_queue_xxx views the job_queue_entries view is missing select * from qsys2.job_queue_entrieswhere job_queue_name = 'QBATCH'
over 1 year ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 3 Delivered

The i5/OS Scheduler always starts at each IPL, unless you start up in a restricted state

The i5/OS Scheduler always starts at each IPL, unless you start up in a restricted state. There are times when you are IPLing the machine, and you want the machine to come up, but not have any jobs on the scheduler be released. For example, an i5/...
over 6 years ago in IBM i / Work Management and Messaging 7 Delivered

HTTPGETBLOB result to IFS

Currently, HTTPGETBLOB results can't be easily pushed to the IFS. Use Case: My specific use case is for bootstrapping installation of the forthcoming PASE yum packages that were announced at COMMONs17. Conceptual syntax: SELECT SYSTOOLS.HTTPGETBLO...
almost 7 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Delivered

Start having Application Runtime Expert (ARE) for IBM i use Java 17

Start having Application Runtime Expert for IBM i use Java 17 as IBM announced End of Service for Java 8 will be April of 2025 for all platforms except Z. https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/java-sdk-lifecycle-dates Do not use Java 11 as IBM annou...
3 months ago in IBM i / Performance Tools 1 Delivered

%timestamp with micro seconds

Build in function %timestamp returns 000 in the micro second part. By using SQL you can get timestamp with micro seconds, but we measure a larger cpu consumption.The requirement is %timestamp with micro seconds and same performance as today! Use C...
almost 8 years ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 5 Delivered

Message - Add data to show the user that performed the action

Within the messages screen in PowerVC, it would be nice to see the user that performed the action. For example creating a VM or adding a Volume to a VM. This could be either in that column or just meta data when you highlight a row.
almost 6 years ago in PowerVC 3 Delivered

Navigator for i, directory subtree option when changing permissions.

Navigator for i does not have a 'Directory subtree' parameter when changing authority or permissions on IFS objects. Green screen has this parameter which will propagate the change to everything in the directory and below. Use Case: Need to grant ...
about 6 years ago in IBM i / System Management 4 Delivered

Allow specification of custom hardware management interfaces

Many customers have their own web applications or services running on IBM i.We would like to have possibility to add custom hardware management interfaces to ACS / system configuration by using individual names which identify an application. Use C...
about 3 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 4 Delivered

IFS and WRKOBJ security (general + ssh)

A very old but still annoying thing:User can see objects which he does not has access rights to - this can expose system to hacking attempts as user names also are exposed. While object based access (like WRKOBJ) does hide objects a user does not ...
almost 5 years ago in IBM i / Security 12 Delivered

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