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    IFS streamfiles need additional OIR-like attributes

    IFS streamfiles have a number of attributes, many seem IBM i (OS/400) specific, visible via WRKLNK option 8=Display attributes, and can be specified or changed via the CHGATR command ATR parameter, such as: *CCSID, *ALWCKPWRT, *USECOUNT, *DISKSTGO...
    about 9 years ago in IBM i / IFS (Integrated File System) and Servers 3 Not under consideration

    Microsoft Entity Framework 6.x support for IBM i DB2

    Please insert support for Microsoft Entity Framework (EF) 6.x in your latest IBM i OS's. The existing ADO.NET Data Provider shipped with IBM Access Client Solutions doesn't support any EF at all and with this you ignore Millions of .Net Developers...
    about 9 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 2 Not under consideration

    Refactor->Extract Local Variable - for ILE RPG

    Code Refactoring is a well known software best practice that involves improving the structure of existing computer code while preserving its behaviour.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_refactoringEclipse already has excellent refactoring support ...
    about 9 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 3 Future consideration

    AIX: GDB feature to read separate .stab files generated via -bstabsplit option

    GDB does not have feature to read separate .stab files generated via -bstabsplit option.This file can be given as input to dbx but GDB is not capable of understanding the file format. With gcc we have an option "-gstabs+" which produce debugging i...
    about 9 years ago in AIX 0 Not under consideration

    IBM i ACS - Please add menu option in Win 10

    When installing ACS on Win 10 it does not create a menu option like previous versions. The is a problem as users will periodically delete the icons on the screen and they can then not start ACS. We need the menu option to allow users to access ACS...
    about 9 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 2 Not under consideration

    SSL/TLS support for SET_SERVER_SBS_ROUTING

    We have a number of customers within our Managed Service offering, all of which are using ODBC/JDBC connectivity. To enable us to manage these connections we are adopting the use of SET_SERVER_SBS_ROUTING to route users into different subsystems. ...
    about 9 years ago in IBM i / System Management 1 Not under consideration

    Need Infinidat Storage support on IBM Powervc

    I wanted a fully functional powerVC that supports the third-party storage system by Infinibox or Infinidat
    about 9 years ago in PowerVC 1 Not under consideration

    Enable mixed case DB2 table column names to be used in RPG Data structures defined with ExtName + Alias keyword

    Our DB2 tables are defined with both Alternative Name and System Name specified for many columns. We want be able to define the column names in a mixed case that then can be used in our RPG programs by data structures that refer to external names ...
    about 9 years ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 9 Future consideration

    Strip current line highlight from copy

    When selecting source code from the LPEX editor, and then pasting that selection in certain applications such as Outlook or Word, the current line highlight is copied as well, and ends up being a dark blue background on the last line of the pasted...
    about 9 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 3 Not under consideration

    add support for QaneSava/QaneRsta to accept multiple arguments for LIB parameter

    I am using QaneSava API to save libraries. I am using STRSAVSYNC and SYNCID option when I need to synchronize multiple libraries. By using this approach I can synchronize up to 32 libraries using 32 QaneSava calls. However, I have a requirements t...
    about 9 years ago in IBM i / BRMS 1 Not under consideration

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