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bash-completion RPM for AIX

Hello, it would be nice and useful to have bash-completion RPM ported to AIX. Bash is already available on AIX toolbox for linux application because a lot of users use it, but right now it's not possible to have custom completion of commands, TAB ...
over 5 years ago in AIX 2 Delivered

A way to configure and use IDS (Intrusion Detection System) without Heritage Navigator

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6539162 had us disable IBM Navigator for i - heritage version and start using the new IBM i Navigator ( http://hostname:2002/Navigator ) (which we did (we also applied PTF 5770SS1 SI77928)). The problem we ar...
over 2 years ago in IBM i / System Management 6 Delivered

Add other various MERGE examples to ACS "Insert from examples" DML

In DML category of IBM i ACS, there is an example of a MERGE SQL statement but it is of the most simple kind. Please add more complex examples where you demonstrate several examples, of insert, update and delete. Also, if other ideas under future ...
7 months ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 4 Delivered

IBM i ACS - IFS unzip function

In IBM i ACS the Integrated File System is missing the option to zip/unzip. Use Case: When upgrading iso images are in the zip format. With ACS and the IFS functionality we can upload them but we either have to unzip them beforehand or do it from ...
over 5 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 6 Delivered

Upload Multiple Files to Integrated File System in ACS

Currently, to upload or download a file to/from the IFS using Access Client Solutions, you have to go through a host of dialog boxes to accomplish the task. It would be nice to be able to select a file or multiple files and drag and drop them to a...
over 7 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 10 Delivered

Identify where in the code you are at.

When editing or browsing through a source member in the LPEX editor, it would be helpful to know in what subroutine or procedure you are at. This would eliminate the need to find BEGSR Previous. SImilar to how the Show Date Area toggle works curre...
over 13 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 14 Delivered

Do not mark data structure or other container as unreferenced when any subfield is referenced

In recent releases of RDi, unreferenced variables and file declarations are marked with an information annotation. If a data structure is not, in itself, referenced, it is so marked. But any subfield that IS referenced is not marked. I want the co...
over 6 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 5 Delivered

Add AUTO-EXTEND Attribute to QUSCRTUS API

The only extra attribute that is not on the QUSCRTUS (Create User Space) API is the Auto-Extend Attribute. Since the overwhelming vast majority of end-user created user spaces need to be auto-extend, please add this property to the QUSCRTUS API. U...
almost 3 years ago in IBM i / Core OS 5 Delivered

Support 3-level name qualifiers with Table Functions

With the expansion in most IBM i customer shops of multiple partitions and systems, the need for 3-level names was apparent and provided. Today the use of SQL User-Defined Table Functions (UDTF) is often the focus of "enhancements" to the operatin...
almost 3 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 4 Delivered

AIX rw_timeout =40 didn't work over 491 seconds becaus of current AIX FC behavior

System: IBM AIXActor: Customer needs rw_timeout hit as defined in ODM. Description: There are many redundancy solutions for robust disk I/O availability - redundant HBAs, redundant SAN switches and even redundant servers. But rw_timeout=40 didn't ...
about 6 years ago in AIX 2 Delivered

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