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    RTVCLSRC in SRCSTMF

    When you retrieve the source of a CLP or CLLE program you must indicate a source file, for example: QCLSRC, but it is impossible to indicate the IFS example: /HOME/USER/CLLE/ . The idea is therefore to add the SRCSTMF() parameter to the RTVCLSRC c...
    4 months ago in IBM i / Languages - CL (Control Language) 1 Future consideration

    Results File - file naming template

    Regarding the use of RUN SQL Scripts and the default naming of output files, I've come across several suggestions advocating for more flexible file naming options beyond the standard "Untitled.xlsx". Many other applications—such as scanning softwa...
    4 months ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 1 Future consideration

    New *EMPTY constant

    Follow-up on https://ideas.ibm.com/ideas/IBMI-I-4107. Instead of using *blank / *blanks, when one wants to return an empty string from a function, instead of writing: return ''; One could write: return *empty;
    4 months ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 1 Future consideration

    RDI: Possibility to force an update of the image in Screen Designer

    When editing a DDS screen file in the Screen Designer we have the possibility to switch between a Design and a Source window. So far so good. Unfortunately it happens that when changes are made to the source and you switch back to the Design windo...
    4 months ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 1 Future consideration

    RDI: Remember last Filter view > Date

    When right clicking in a source and select Filter view > Dateit allways shows the current date and less than.In almost 100% of cases I change it to a lesser date for example 251001 and search for greater than. This works OK. I can see what has ...
    4 months ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 1 Future consideration

    Allow date formats to be configured for property dialogs in RSE

    Allow date formats to be configured for property dialogs in RSE so dates are easier to read. Personally, I prefer shorter dates.
    4 months ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 1 Future consideration

    Make text copyable in RDi property dialogs

    Make text copyable in RDi property dialogs so it is easier to copy & paste information such as job names, output queue, etc. Candidate dialogs: Job properties, debug properties, etc.
    4 months ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 1 Future consideration

    Change defaults in REORGANIZE window in ACS Schemas

    Please consider changing the defaults in ACS for the Reorganize Table window available in Schemas. The current defaults will start a RGZPFM with ALWCANCEL(*NO) when Enter is pressed: RGZPFM FILE(MYLIB/MYTABLE) MBR(*FIRST) KEYFILE(*N...
    5 months ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 1 Future consideration

    JOURNAL ENTRY : Ability to open multiple DATA_DETAILS windows, compare the UB and UP journal data, and highlighting the modified data in color

    When displaying the logs, I would like to be able to open multiple UB and UP windows in sequence and have the tool highlight the data that has been modified. In the course of my work, I am often required to consult production logs in order to dete...
    5 months ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 1 Future consideration

    Restoring individual Authorization Lists.

    When moving one customer from a SAAS LPAR to his own LPAR, you must be restoring ALL user profiles to get all Authorization lists. The SAAS LPAR is running multiple customers with over 1500 user profiles. If you want to move one customer with abou...
    5 months ago in IBM i / Save and Restore 3 Future consideration

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