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ACS Printer Output - delete multiple SPLFs in a bundle

For deletes of spooled files in the Printer Output action of ACS, send the selections together as a bundle and process them on the server from that bundled list. A confirmation list would help, as well - same as it does in WRKSPLF now. Use Case: W...
over 3 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 2 Delivered

ACS - Check For Updates - Add from Network server directory

Problem description:150+ lpars, 10,000's of users, no user has a profile on every system except admins. So I can't utilize the Check for Updates on ACS option configured to 1 IBM i location. It requires a login. We need a different solution. Like ...
over 4 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 7 Delivered

VMRM - make hardcoded timeout interval tunable parameter.

Based on communication with support team dealing with case TS011408072 we would like to rise this idea. In a VMRM 'HA' Cluster, after a failover, there's a hard coded 5 minute timeout for AIX VMs to IPL and start again heartbeating with the VIOSes...
almost 2 years ago in VM Recovery Manager 2 Delivered

Add "For System Name" clause to "Create Sequence"

We commonly use database sequences in DB2 for i for unique counters in our applications which are created with a "create sequence" statement. DB2 also allows for the use of long names with sequences similar to other database objects. However, the ...
almost 7 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 3 Delivered

Updating the viosbr utility

would it be possible to add the force option of the mkvdev command in the viosbr? mkvdev -f in viosbr
over 3 years ago in PowerVM VIOS 2 Delivered

Allow triggers to fire on records updated or deleted by Referential Integrity CASCADEs

Currently, when a dependent table record is deleted or updated because of a referential integrity CASCADE caused by the delete or update on a parent table, triggers do not fire on that dependent table. Please allow an option to fire off triggers o...
over 3 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 3 Delivered

Improve performance when filtering QSYS2.OUTPUT_QUEUE_ENTRIES_BASIC

Improve performance when filtering QSYS2.OUTPUT_QUEUE_ENTRIES_BASIC (or QSYS2.OUTPUT_QUEUE_ENTRIES) using only a qualified job name. If compared with QGYOLSPL Api both views are very slow. Use Case: Handling job's spools.
almost 3 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 3 Delivered

ACS Enhancement

Would it be possible to add to the 5250 screen under Action dropdown the ability to access the DCM once it has been changed by editing the LPAR(s) under the tab Hardware Management Interface and selecting Digital Certificate Manager? Use Case: the...
over 3 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 3 Delivered

Replace trigger while active

When there's a need to replace a high level language trigger, an exclusive lock is required to the program object. In a 24/7 system this is almost impossible what makes the use of triggers a no-go. Programs in use (apart from triggers) can be repl...
over 3 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Delivered

Run SQL statements using IBM I Source physical Files

This is lost functionality2) More than colleague runs these scripts3) Using a source physical file on the IBM i allows you to keep the scripts in the schema that they belong to4) Backups are automatically handled5) No concerns/lost scripts when so...
about 8 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 4 Delivered

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