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Add an HTTP status code for SQL not found

When deploying a REST web service based on SQL queries, it is possible to specify an HTTP status code for success (200 by default) and another for error (500 by default). However, when reading datas by an SQL select and a WHERE clause (e.g., sele...
4 days ago in IBM i / Web Serving 1 Submitted

IBM i Services for the Advanced Job Scheduler (AJS)

IBM i is moving into the direction of adding SQL service to nealry every part of the operating system, except for the Advanced Job Scheduler. To my knowledge there are none. Since the license simplification the use of the Advanced Job Scheduler is...
10 months ago in IBM i / System Management 2 Submitted

managment librairies list for librairies product with SQL *SYS Convention Name

When you use a select in SQL without qualification and SQL naming *SYS, you use the library list possibilities with a litle different *PRDLIB i have a command CMD PROMPT('test mycmd') PRDLIB(MYLIB) a program associate to thic command ...
11 months ago in IBM i / AI with IBM i 1 Submitted

RPGLE Language Server (Language Server Protocol)

The Language Server Protocol (LSP) was created by Microsoft in 2016 as an open-source protocol for use between source code editors or integrated development environments (IDEs) and servers that provide programming language-specific features like c...
about 2 years ago in IBM i / Application Development 0 Submitted

Security java toolbox vs Job batch

We are encountering more and more standard processes that use the Java Toolbox, particularly when using IWS servers.My company and I have identified cases of interference between these processes and the batch jobs that use them.For years, we have ...
15 days ago in IBM i / Security 2 Submitted

Add IFS source information to OBJECT_STATISTICS

Storing source information in the object is a very valuable audit tool. In this way auditors and DevOps providers can match source change dates and locations with the information stored in the object. Since more an more objects can be created from...
5 months ago in IBM i / Application Development 0 Submitted

Enable TR-31 Import / Export of AES K0-B and K1-B Key Blocks for 4767/4769 crypto cards

For important bank compliance with MasterCard, we need use to TR-31 KEY EXPORTER in KEK value with mode of use BThe used parameters are:Key block version: VARDRV‑BValue of use: KEKMode of use: ENC-DEC In the APAR OA64883 was published for Z series...
about 1 year ago in IBM i / Security 1 Submitted

provide QSYSINC RPG includes in full free format

Today, we have QSYSINC RPG includes members in fixed format. More and more applications are nowadays written using full free format. Even IBM has a strong focus on using this format. Therefore, it would be consistent to have QSYSINC RPG includes m...
about 1 month ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 1 Submitted

SQL service to manage certificate store (import certificate to store)

Hello, I recently just been working on some certificates projects and I thought it would be a great use to have a SQL functionality to import certificate to a store. Furthermore It would be nice to have a possibility to assign or replace certifica...
2 months ago in IBM i / System Management 2 Submitted

QMGTOOLS Option to Compare/Order Cross Reference PTFs Before an OS Upgrade

In QMGTOOLS option 24, PTF menu, can IBM add an option to compare/order cross-reference PTFs when planning for an OS upgrade, like from 7.4 to 7.5?
3 months ago in IBM i / PTF and Service 0 Submitted