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Provide ACS Session Icons, making session switching clearer

Allow Icons to be set for each 5250 session, as Client Access had.I currently have:Version: 1.1.6.2Build id: 7031 Use Case: For users that have connections to multiple systems, having unique icons per session makes switching between sessions/syste...
almost 8 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 3 Delivered

Create SQL Service that produces a list simliar tp dsppgmref

develop sql service that does a similar role to dsppgmref. Use Case: In modernizing our system, I wrote a program that uses this command, populating a file with program references, display files, files etc. For a report. I was surprised to see tha...
almost 8 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 3 Delivered

AJS within iASP without iASP in JOBD in Navigator for i

We'd like an option to set the iASP for the Advanced JobScheduler (AJS) within the Navigator for i without having the iASP in the jobdescription. Use Case: We're running the AJS library within the iASP but as administrators we don't get the iASP t...
almost 7 years ago in IBM i / System Management 3 Delivered

NPIV VFC driver change request

AIX NPIV VFC driver must be more aggressive in error recovery in cases where VIOS is not servicing commands in a timely manner. The issue can be easily recreated by stopping the VIOS in kdb.
almost 7 years ago in AIX 6 Delivered

Change the Configuration of LPI in Java Print (jpsDBCSUseSplfLPI)

Need change LPI of Spool file, set the "jpsDBCSUseSplfLPI" on acssm.ini. But only some printer session need this setting. Others doesn't need this setting because output is broken. So want the setting "jpsDBCSUseSplfLPI" in each hod files.
about 1 year ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 5 Delivered

Configure the IBM i SMTP Client to use SMTP Authentication without SSL/TLS

We try to configure the IBM i SMTP Client to use SMTP Authentication without SSL/TLS We can send the email to a receipt that having the same domain as sender. However, when sending to a receipt that with different domain, the receipt cannot get th...
almost 6 years ago in IBM i / Networking 8 Delivered

Add image deploy on exsisting lpar in powerVC

Using PowerVC we can not deploy image on existing lpar. Deployment will use only for new lpar. We want to use PowerVC to deploy images on existing lpar same like Nim restore image.
almost 6 years ago in PowerVC 2 Delivered

SQL Services view for IFS shares

Have need for an SQL view to list share and path information on an IBM i server. Use Case: SOX auditors want us to monitor for /ROOT shares created on the system, because they see these as a security threat. I've created a homegrown view utilizing...
about 8 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Delivered

Support for Shared Processor Pools

From several PowerVC workshops I hear from customers that the support for Shared Processor Pools is a very important feature. Some customers they even can't start with that feature (to be license compliant).
over 10 years ago in PowerVC 4 Delivered

Expand RPG Outline as soon as possible

When opening up a source in the LPEX editor, the outline immediately shows "Global Definitions" and "Subprocedures" in a collapsed mode. It's not until it finishes resolving everything before it auto-expands the Subprocedures list. This means that...
over 10 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 8 Delivered

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