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iSeries Client Solutions - copy folder from pc to ifs

Copy folder from PC to IFs Use Case: not able to copy folder/s from PC to IFS in IBM I Access Client Solutions, will have to create a folder, then copy files one at a time, then created the next layer of folders and copy each file one at a time.
about 7 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 6 Delivered

add ascii to ebcdic converter to ACS IFS

please add option to automatically convert ebcdic to ascii data during "integrated file system" file download in IBM i Access Client Solutions Use Case: We have a lot of files which are stored within IFS in EBCDIC format.When we download these fil...
almost 7 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 5 Delivered

enhance QSYS2.MANAGE_AUDIT_JOURNAL_DATA_MART

add filter to the QSYS2.MANAGE_AUDIT_JOURNAL_DATA_MART. would like to be able to filter what records are added to the data_mart for instance in AF entries, filter on object, library or usrprfsimilar for ZC/ZR entries
8 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 3 Delivered

SQL Write to IFS

Please make writing to the IFS from SQL part of DB2 for i. Use Case: There is no general purpose way to write to the IFS using SQL. I have character data in an IBM i database tables and want to use SQL manipulate, sort, edit and create a text file...
almost 5 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 10 Delivered

The possibility to add a secondary ip address in the ASP COPY DESCRIPTION configuration.

It is useful if your primary management port on the SAN is unreachable for some reason.
3 months ago in IBM i / PowerHA 1 Delivered

Setting to Change Default Insert Mode for Editor

Allow users to configure the default insert mode used in the LPEX editor. Currently, the editor defaults to replace mode every time a file is opened. I would like to be able to change it to default to insert mode instead. Use Case: Allow users to ...
almost 9 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 7 Delivered

Add dialog to ACS for displaying "in use" information of stream files stored in the IFS

Include the "in use" dialog into ACS and do not launch the "IBM Navigator for i" web application for displaying the locks of a given IFS stream file. Today "IBM Navigator for i" is launched to display the locks of an IFS stream file following thes...
over 4 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 6 Delivered

Powervc: add support for very Long timeout waiting for Cisco swith with Enhanced Zoning

Cisco switches , on zone update may not commit the zone within 30 seconds, If enhanced zoning is enabled (customer knows that isn't supported with PowerVC), PowerVC will timeout the request waiting for a show zone to return answer other than "comm...
almost 5 years ago in PowerVC 2 Delivered

Drag and drop from PC to IFS

Please allow drag and drop of files from PC to IFS. Use Case: Drag a file from a PC to the IFS instead of using the current upload option.
almost 6 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 9 Delivered

Allow migration_disa?bled=1 option for partitions in a novalink env.

To help our customers on licensing audit for some ISV, it is possible in an HMC environment to disable the LPM capability per partition (migration_disa​bled=1) . An audit trail is also available. The request here is to have this functionality avai...
almost 7 years ago in PowerVM NovaLink 3 Delivered

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