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Add "Display Environment Variables" to Work with Job Command

Add OPTION(*ENVVAR) to the DSPJOB and WRKJOB commands and corresponding OPTION(*SELECT) Menus. Use Case: Working with CGI/Web app jobs, there is NO way to view the current Environment Variables (created view putenv() API) for any CGI job, or any j...
almost 8 years ago in IBM i / Work Management and Messaging 2 Delivered

Copy deploy templates

Currently if we want to provide a new deploy template for our self-service portal users, we have to create it from scratch starting with the image. I have recently had a couple of engagements where a number of templates were needed (from the same ...
over 6 years ago in PowerVC 2 Delivered

Allow users to require system name folder in printer output

We are moving away from iAccess and using ACS (Access Client Solutions). The users make extensive use of downloading spool files to .txt on the PC or network. Problem:1. When setting up the download location, the system name is not shown as being ...
almost 6 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 2 Delivered

Generate/consume JSON boolean in DB2 JSON_ functions

It would be useful to have the ability to generate/consume the JSON boolean type in the JSON_TABLE and JSON_OBJECT functions.Since SQL does not have a boolean data type, there is no direct casting to the JSON boolean.I suggest providing two "sub" ...
over 6 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 6 Delivered

filesystem shrinking with multiple threads

The current shrinkfs functionality of AIX does not scale well and only uses one thread for moving data during a shrink. Since during the work of shrinkfs the filesystem is quiesced to avoid conflicts with new I/O, this can cause applications to bl...
almost 4 years ago in AIX 1 Delivered

BRMS Save analysis indicated &1 libraries not being saved.

When BRMS maintenance is run, there is an analyse of libraries that hasn't been saved.The analyse end with MSG ID BRM1571, and a text of how many libraries that has not been saved.The text in the log would be "Save analysis indicated &1 librar...
over 4 years ago in IBM i / BRMS 5 Delivered

Overide QMAXSIGN on user profile

Possibility to exclude singel user from QMAXSIGN system value. Use Case: Many users uses the same function (eg.FTP) with a common user profile (system user profile) IBM i. Sometimes one of the users logon with wrong password and accidenty disables...
over 6 years ago in IBM i / Security 3 Delivered

I would like to see a verify connection option on the Console tab to verify connection to console ports.

It would be very helpful to have a verify connection option on the Console tab of Management and System Configuration just like there is on the General Tab. This would allow us to verify that we have the console ports active (3001, 3002 and 2323. ...
almost 6 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 3 Delivered

Customer request to change the order of the managed system in "vtmenu".

Customer has several HMCs which manage several power servers, they like to see all the order of server in HMC can stay with consistency in vtmenu,
over 5 years ago in Hardware Management Console 2 Delivered

Selection of LPM network (MSP pairing)

When migrating virtual machines between hosts (LPM), it is not possible to select what network to use (MSP Paring). Today it will choose the network where the default gateway is defined. It's not always optimal.
over 6 years ago in PowerVC 2 Delivered