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IBM i

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Administration Runtime Expert for i

This is RFE is for IBM i product: 5733ARE - IBM Administration Runtime Expert for i (Application Runtime Expert) Under 'System Environment' selection- component User IDs I would like to request that we have the ability to build a template to revie...
over 7 years ago in IBM i / Web Serving 3 Delivered

Retry Cluster Node Activation

Enhancement to auto retry cluster node activation based on user defined (or static) intervals. Use Case: We have a 3 node cluster, Source node, target node and Flash node. When performing maintenance (includes IPL) or role swapping the timing for ...
over 7 years ago in IBM i / Core OS 6 Delivered

Outline does not show use of %KDS() DS name

In the outline I can see my QUALIFIED DS being referenced as a Key but it does not list the usage line. It does list the usage lines of the sub fields. Use Case: Since one cannot guarentee the location of the key used in the code to be right under...
over 12 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 7 Delivered

Enhancement to ACS Plugin PWCHANGE

For many end-users, they are not given the ACS interface - simply an icon to click for the system or system(s) they have access to. For these users, they would have to click each icon representing each system they have access to change their passw...
over 2 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 3 Delivered

Concurrent use of Screen History and Macro Playback in ACS

Upon running a macro in Access Client Solutions Version 1.1.7.0 we are informed that we must disable/remove screen history in order to run macros. We want to run macros while screen history is turned on. (It would not be necessary to record the sc...
over 7 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 3 Delivered

Memory page fault threshold alert in message queue in IBM i

If page fault numbers are more and created in system pools. Its not displayed or alerted in any message queue. We like to see set threshold value for each memory pool for *FIXED and *CALC and once the threshold value of page vault is reached. then...
over 7 years ago in IBM i / Performance Tools 3 Delivered

Allow prefix area command F* for DDS

You can put F* in LPEX editor for RPG source. Please allow this for DDS and other types. Use Case: When i edit DDS source, there are times when i want to search for data in a specific column but i do not remember the column positional number. I ha...
over 12 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 5 Delivered

ACS - Run Command

IBM has done a good job replacing "System i Navigator" with the "Access Client Solutions" product. However there are a few features that System i Navigator provided that are not present in the ACS product. One feature I would like to request that ...
over 2 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 1 Delivered

When open member in editor(Ctrl-Shift-A) for display or print file, add open or browse with report designer/screen designer

Instead of having to the remote systems and select a member, right click and browse or open with, have this option added to the pop-up when you do a Ctrl-Shift-A. Use Case: It would be used anytime you open a display file or print file.
over 12 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 6 Delivered

Expansion of password length for BRMS DDM Conncetions

IBM i allows for passwords of lengths up to 128 characters, to accommodate various security requirements. In our case, user passwords must be a minimum of 12 characters, and we are planning a move to a minimum length of 15 characters, for enhanced...
over 2 years ago in IBM i / BRMS 1 Delivered