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RDI: show percentage of zoom in/out in the source

In RDI you can zoom in or out (change font size) in the source using ctrl+ and ctrl- I would like that the percentage is shown to the left of the maximize/minimize buttons in the LPEX editor.Maybe also the possibility to click on a "+" ot "-" to i...
almost 3 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 7 Delivered

Add TEXT options besides *BLANK for Create Service Program (CRTSRVPGM) Command

It would be nice on the CRTSRVPGM command to have an option other than *BLANK for the TEXT parameter. The default could remain as *BLANK, but the ability to change the command default to one of the following would be great! Examples:*MODULE - This...
over 7 years ago in IBM i / Application Development 11 Delivered

iACS SQL Scripts - loading >100 records

When running an SQL script, only 100 records are loaded. It's very boaring to scroll and scroll ....if there are many records to be loaded. Use Case: It could be fine to increase the loading value. Better, if the client could decide himself how ma...
over 6 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 5 Delivered

IBM i service for ANZDFTPWD

The output of the ANZDFTPWD to a spoolfile only, might work 20 years ago, but in today's world that output format is no longer able to deal with today's demands. Use Case: We want to combine the information of the ANZDFTPWD command with other DB2 ...
about 4 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 4 Delivered

Start having IBM Navigator for i use Java 17

Start having IBM Navigator for 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 announced that 7.5 wil...
6 months ago in IBM i / Web Serving 3 Delivered

Run SQL Scripts - AutoSave

Please add some auto-save features to the Run SQL Scripts program. I can think of at least two options I would like to see: 1. Every x number of minutes.2. Any time an action is performed, e.g. after clicking Run and before actually running the st...
about 7 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 7 Delivered

Add P7-zip to IBM i YUM repository

P7zip/7zip is an amazing compressor with many options, multithreading and encryption Use Case: We have a tool for IBM i backup based on scripts (CL and BASH script) using JAR and PZIP from PERZL. P7ZIP allows to compress using multiple threads and...
over 6 years ago in IBM i / Open Source and PASE 3 Delivered

ACS Run SQL script drop column limitation

When using ACS Run SQL script dropping a column from a table is now not possible without having to use a work around. The suggested work around is not without risks because it also effects other jobs running on the system. Use Case: When running t...
about 5 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 7 Delivered

Please we need a web interface to manage POWERHA for IBM-i!

With the new web interface you can only monitor the resources on the cluster and this its not so useful really. It's 2023 and for manage powerha i currently still use the old Heritage. It's a painful task.
almost 2 years ago in IBM i / PowerHA 3 Delivered

ACS 5250 Screen History enhancement: Include timestamp above/below image

Currently on version 1.1.8.8 Please enhance to include Windows timestamp data with each screen shot. When using "Save screens as images" function, allow user to select either or both of the following options:1) prefix the image file name with time...
about 3 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 4 Delivered

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