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ACS - clear keyboard buffer when showing RSS results

When the result of a SQL statement in Run SQL Script is shown, the keyboard buffer is not cleared and the result window will pickup the next keystroke in the buffer. This is very annoying when the next keystroke is F5 - especially when the SQL sta...
over 4 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 5 Delivered

Serverresponse is missing for systool functions like httpputclob

Serverresponse is missing for systool functions like httpputclob, httppostclob, etc.Even the httpputclobverbose function only returns the http header messages. But the responsemessage from the server that identifies the real problem will not be re...
over 5 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Delivered

Allow PTF application after certain abnormal IPLs

Allow PTFs to be applied after an abnormal IPL (QABNORMSW set), if the cause was a job being ended with ENDJOBABN. Use Case: PTF application in the real world.
about 7 years ago in IBM i / Core OS 3 Delivered

SQL service to list hardware components, locations and adapter card firmware levels

Records of hardware assets and firmware levels is increasingly important. In the same way that the SQL services for PTF/system firmware has greatly simplified the management of PTFs, this enhancement would ensure that adapter cards are not overloo...
over 2 years ago in IBM i / System Management 2 Delivered

API or SQL view for WRKCMTDFN

Create an API or SQL view corresponding to the command WRKCMTDFN JOB (* ALL) STATUS (* PENDING). Use Case: We need to identify jobs that are waiting of commit validation. The goal is to stop jobs that are likely to prevent the synchronization poin...
about 6 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Delivered

Request ACS5250 emulator to enable ENTFLDATR on Bypass Field

The implementation of the IBM i ACS 5250 emulator has disabled a feature that exists within the Personal Communications based emulators. Specifically, it does not allowing highlighting a field that is a bypass field. This was done to follow the 54...
about 7 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 6 Delivered

We would like the VLANs to not be clean up after upgrade of PowerVC or LPM of VM

Why does the VLAN disappear after a successful migration, causing the VM to lose network connectivity from time to time. We are aware of the workaround: automated_powervm_vlan_cleanup=false https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/687597 We would li...
over 4 years ago in PowerVC 2 Delivered

SSO f?r den 'IBM Navigator for i'

Add Kerberos SSO to IBM Navigator for i (Web)See PMR listed above Use Case: Using iSeries Navigator on W7 with Kerberos SSO. As moving to Win 10 iSeries Navigator is not supported anymore. Need SSO solution for Win 10 Plattform with IBM Navigator ...
almost 8 years ago in IBM i / System Management 3 Delivered

topasrec data for etherchannel adapter physical ports

topasrec reports data only for etherchannel adapters and not report the data for its physical ports."topas -E" reports data for etherchannel adapter physical ports but cannot be recorded to file (interactive only).
over 5 years ago in AIX 2 Delivered

ON-EXIT could be colored differently

Syntax highlighting: The ON-EXIT opcode, while technically an opcode, could be more noticeable if it were colored like a "control flow opcode" instead of regular "opcode". Then it would look like the monitor/on-error/endmon and return opcodes inst...
about 6 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 2 Delivered

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