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Allow user defined options in Navigator for i

Add the ability for users / ISVs to add options to the Navigator for i Interface Use Case: An ISV as an application management module that they wish to add to the Navigator for i Interface so that systems management for the OS and the ISV applicat...
almost 5 years ago in IBM i / System Management 4 Delivered

Optional function to not cause a BRM10A1 when doing a spool file backup and empty *OUTQ exist

When using an spool file list to save spool files from a list of specified *OUTQ and no spool files exist in an *OUTQ a diagnostic CPF3770 "No objects saved or restored for library *SPLF" message are sent. This is also the case when a incremental ...
over 5 years ago in IBM i / BRMS 3 Delivered

Enhance QSYS2.PARTITION_STATISTICS function to include the member text when source file members are queried.

Please enhance QSYS2.PARTITION_STATISTICS to include the member text when source file members are queried. Currently, this function returns the member name, the source type (i.e., RPGLE, PF, CLLE, etc.), the last source update timestamp, the sourc...
over 8 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 3 Delivered

Provide buffer length of LOB columns in SYSCOLUMNS2 view

When processing I/U/D entries from a journal using the DISPLAY_JOURNAL we need to "map" the entry specific data over the record layout. The amount of space occupied by a LOB column varies; depending upon where in the record the column starts. So t...
over 1 year ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 5 Delivered

Ability to add vscsi client and server adapters with dlpar without mappings to HMC V91.920 Enh. GUI

In HMC V91.920 Enhanced GUI, dlpar function has been limited to add the client vscsi and server vscsi adapters along with the mappings to the physical disks or logical disks. The customer is requesting to have the function the way it was in V8, wh...
almost 6 years ago in Hardware Management Console 4 Delivered

POWERHA IBM i Service

I'd like to see a DB2 Service showing POWERHA status, cluster status, IASP status, CRG status, Administrative Domain status. Use Case: Allow me to programmatically check the status of an IASP and POWERHA information. This would allow for automated...
over 5 years ago in IBM i / PowerHA 6 Delivered

IBM i - iconv() - Unicode support enhancement (MS932 sequence)

Microsoft Unicode sequence support on iconv() is required.IBM i provides single 1399<->Unicode converter which complies Unicode standard, not the same as Microsoft conversion table.Thus, the result of conversion is different from 5035 (compa...
over 5 years ago in IBM i / Core OS 2 Delivered

Add support to PRTTRC to sort by *TIME

The PRTTRC has a parameter, SORT, that has two options: *TIME and *THREAD. Attempting to sort by *TIME results in CPF98FF, Function currently not supported. Cause: *TIME Not supported. We intend to provide this function at a future date. This has ...
almost 5 years ago in IBM i / PTF and Service 4 Delivered

NFSv4 usage in NIM

nimadm exports in phase2 the "/alt_inst" filesystems as nfs3 tothe NIM-server. Today it's not possible to use nfs4 althoughnimadm knows option "-m NFSMountOptions". With nimadm theclient "/alt_inst" filesystems should be exportable as nfs4.
almost 8 years ago in AIX 1 Delivered

Comment block of code in CLLE and OPM programs

It would be nice to have same functionality as is in RPG and COBOL ILE programs to comment/uncomment block of code with shortcut Ctrl+/, also in OPM programs in ILE CL. Use Case: User select a few lines of code in ILE CL or OPM COBOL and RPG a the...
almost 10 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 4 Delivered

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