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Screen images from the Screen History Archive file

Please provide an option to exact the screen images from the Screen History Archive file to individual image files(type of image file should be selectable by the user). Use Case: The ability to provide user documentation of screens and work flow w...
about 6 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 3 Delivered

ARE Delayed option

ARE addition of PTF installation *DLYALL option Use Case: ARE is a brilliant product for distributing PTFs and to keep LPARs in sync. The current design is that ARE wil try to install the PTFs when doing the sync and for PTFs which can not be appl...
over 5 years ago in IBM i / System Management 4 Delivered

In Db2 Web Query for i, allow *CURRENT, &MDYY or other special values for DATE Parameter on Scheduled report.

When scheduling reports which require a date parameter in WQ, it would be helpful if the Report Scheduler of Standard Edition could use a Special Value to indicate Today's date. Currently not supported and per Support Case, scheduler is "working a...
over 4 years ago in IBM i / Db2 Web Query 0 Delivered

Change or remove JRE 1.6 from ACS WAP

The current IBM Access Client Solutions Windows Application Package delivers JRE 1.6 for the use of the iKeyMan tool when installed. Being that 1.6 has been deprecated, this is now considered a critical security vulnerability for my company that I...
almost 5 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 7 Delivered

PowerVC adding tape fiberchannel adapter wwpn in host configuration on storage

When PowerVC attaches virtual fiber channel adapters to a vm that connect to a dedicated fabric to tape, PowerVC add the wwpns from theses adapters to the host storage definition in SVC/Storwize. Since these wwpns will never be used to access disk...
over 4 years ago in PowerVC 2 Delivered

IBM i Warning Message when SLKM server not available

Currently, if a backup device is using Hardware Encryption using an SKLM server to provide the keys and the network connection to SKLM servers is not available, the backup device signal a general hardware configuration issue, not that the SKLM ser...
over 5 years ago in IBM i / Save and Restore 4 Delivered

Add HMC to CMC overview for systems

Please add all types of HMC (Physical and virtual) to the CMC in the overview of systems
over 4 years ago in Cloud Management Console 2 Delivered

Display PTF group name in Summary Details of Application Runtime Expert for i PTF report

Application Runtime Expert for i (5733ARE) Add the PTF Group name in the summary details of a report. Use Case: As of current ARE level, the Summary Details displays "Group PTF SFXXXXX - Level does not meet minimum level...." Would rather know the...
over 5 years ago in IBM i / System Management 2 Delivered

Keyboard operation to push buttons needs to be unchanged in ACS Session Manager

Keyboard operation to push buttons needs to be unchanged in ACS Session Manager. ACS 1.1.8.3 or later requires Ctrl + Enter key for push button operation while 1.1.8.2 or earlier accepted just Enter. A large customer here deploys ACS with RPA solu...
about 3 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 3 Delivered

Improve the rendev function to be able to change the name of a VTD.

The method used to change the name of a VTD is not supported. The customer exited the restricted shell and ran "rendev" to make the change. We have a procedure to help the customer correct their VIOS if they have changed their VTD name using "rend...
over 6 years ago in PowerVM VIOS 2 Delivered

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