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IBM i Access Client Solutions Hotspots

Using Hotspot Function 'nn'!It is not possible to activate a Function-Key!In the old version of IBM i Access for Windows you can specify eachFunction-Key from 01 to 24! Use Case: We use Hotspot-'nn' in many Menus! We have no space to use Fnn or PFnn!
over 7 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 4 Delivered

ACS Printoutput localization

Please make the value of the field create date display how it's displayed in the local nation.02.08.17 3:46:27 nachm. -> 02.08.2017 15:46:27 Use Case: see description.
over 7 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 4 Delivered

AIX mirror pool enhancements

Basic LVM mirroring has been available in AIX for years and it is great. The added value of mirror pools should come from the ease in maintaining for example 2 copies across 2 remote sites. It should help in making absolutely sure there is a compl...
over 7 years ago in AIX 2 Delivered

Supply an option to create 1 zone per fabric

Cisco switches have limited storage for zoning. Even when using the initiator zoning mode of PowerVC, too many zones are created. Create another mode to further reduce the zoning to 1 zone per fabric containing all initiators and targets.
over 7 years ago in PowerVC 2 Delivered

Add filters to Schemas

In the IBM i Access Client Solutions Schema application, I need the ability to filter the list of items in a schema. There are thousands of tables and views in my production libraries and without the filter it is difficult to find the database obj...
over 7 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 2 Delivered

Need new Era year (GENGO) support for AIX Japanese environment

Japan's Emperor Akihito will step down in April 2019. His abdication will mark the end of the Heisei era, and he would be immediately succeeded by his son Crown Prince Naruhito on 1 May, which would start a new imperial era.https://www.bbc.com/new...
over 6 years ago in AIX 2 Delivered

Support TLS between IBM i Enterprise Server and Db2 for IBM i database via QXDA

Here is the API doc https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/i/7.4?topic=ssw_ibm_i_74/apis/qxdaconn.html Connect to EDRS Server (QxdaConnectEDRS) API: QxdaConnectEDRS (conn_info, _Z(“CDBI0100”), &dbr->dbc->qxda_conn_info, &qxda_conn_info_size,_Z(...
about 1 year ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 3 Delivered

Change defaults on CRTSQLxxxI commands for cross reference

On CRTSQLxxxI commands, the default is OPTION(*XREF), but this does nothing. The precompiler only generates a cross reference when OUTPUT(*PRINT) and OPTION(*XREF) is specified. here should be a command dependency for OUTPUT(*PRINT) when OPTION(*X...
over 7 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Delivered

Increase speed of QFileSvr.400 and NFS connections

SAP transports (STMS) on IBM i are running very slow compared to other platforms, regardless if using QFileSvr.400 or NFS. Use Case: We are using SAP Transports, which depend on the performance of QFileSvr.400, which is NOT the fastest interface. ...
over 8 years ago in IBM i / IFS (Integrated File System) and Servers 2 Delivered

Add the ability to edit existing Intrusion Detection Policy Propertys

It doesn't appear like the ability is present to alter an existing Intrusion Detection Policy once it is created. In our case, we were looking to add to the list under "Specify a list of remote ip addresses to exclude for this policy" (which is fo...
about 1 year ago in IBM i / System Management 1 Delivered

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