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    Support the new BOOLEAN SQL data type in ACS Data Transfer (Upload to IBM i)

    Currently, data transfer (upload) fails if any field in the table is of type BOOLEAN.
    over 1 year ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 5 Delivered

    LPM VMs to original system after Evacuation or Remote Restart

    If a host is evacuated for systems maintenance or VMs are restarted using Remote Restart after a system outage PowerVC does not save the original source system to able to LPM the VMs back to the source after the maintenance.
    over 7 years ago in PowerVC 3 Delivered

    Monitor > System monitor on more nodes

    In the old Client Access it was possible to have more nodes on the same system monitor grafic. (see the attach). in the new Navigator for I, we only can see grafics for single node in different windows.
    over 1 year ago in IBM i / System Management 3 Delivered

    support for mac in rdp

    i want to be able to run the RDP on my mac native. Use Case: today the rdp has to be run in a virtual machine running windows in my mac. this prevents me from going over to mac.
    over 14 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 11 Delivered

    Retype (migrate) volume between mirrored storage templates (different pools, same storage provider)

    Problem: If you have a mirrored volume in PowerVC (Storage-Template-A) and you have to retype (migrate) this to also mirroed Storage-Template-B for any reason, this didn't work/isn't supported. Most customers, which do have a SVC, are using mir...
    over 3 years ago in PowerVC 1 Delivered

    Trigger administration

    This set up rights on the ADDPFRTG command identical to those set up on the SQL CREATE TRIGGER statements
    about 2 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 3 Delivered

    API or DB2 SQL Service to return the OVRDBF information for a JOB

    It would be nice to have either a DB2 SQL Service or API that would return the information from DSPOVR. Currently the only way I know to do this at least for the current job is to do a DSPOVR *PRINT or DSPJOB *PRINT and read through the spool file...
    over 1 year ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 6 Delivered

    Allow IFS as source for compiler source files

    Provide the ability to compile all object types for the IBM i from IFS based source files. Then allow the git interfaces to push the source files from the IFS to a GIT repository. Use Case: When developing applications I cannot use the IFS to stor...
    over 9 years ago in IBM i / Application Development 7 Delivered

    Allow Save as New Example to replace existing Example

    I often find the need to replace a custom SQL Example I created with corrected or improved SQL, however Save as New Example is the only option and if you attempt to save as an existing example you get an already exists message. Either change this ...
    about 5 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 4 Delivered

    Add an enumeration type to RPG so that named constants can be qualified

    Allow the use of the CONST keyword to define a datastructure as a constant Use Case: There is currently no mechanism for a complex type to be declared as a constant, immutable value. Providing this would also allow a qualified datastructure to be ...
    over 5 years ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 11 Delivered

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