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Add an EMAIL space to the *USRPRF object and allow that value to be retrieved with the qsyrusri api and RTVUSRPRF CL command

As we add more and more user profiles, the need to send those users email from the IBM i partition (using whatever) is important. However, today there is no way to associate an email address with an end-user's *USRPRF. For example, if I need to se...
almost 2 years ago in IBM i / Security 3 Not under consideration

CPYTOSTMF

The CPYTOSTMF does not have the functionality to create a "Native Excel" XLS or XLSX file when the FROMFILE is an Physical file . Currently the CPYTOSTMF creates a delimited file separating fields using a comma, tilde, semicolon, etc. Suggest the ...
over 4 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 6 Not under consideration

IP based Printers

An API that can show IP addresses for remote output queue or printers using IP addresses. We have several client systems that we support. Having a simple way to list those IP addresses would make supporting their systems easier for us. Use Case: W...
over 4 years ago in IBM i / Core OS 5 Not under consideration

Add a new code for journal record delete's from R/DL to a new code example R/DX.

We use the RGZPFM command regularly as our software is old. We run RGZPFM on all file members on Sundays when we do not have locks on the files. I have a program that goes through all physical files in the user libraries and does a RGZPFM. Due to ...
8 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Not under consideration

Outline View: Filtering

I think it would be extremely helpful to be able to filter the items in the Outline, similar to the filtering in the Preferences dialog. Use Case: Especially when there are multiple copybooks or very large programs, the list can be extremely long ...
over 12 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 6 Not under consideration

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 8 years ago in IBM i / IFS (Integrated File System) and Servers 3 Not under consideration

BRMS restauration issue

Scenario : * Sunday FULL backup . * Monday CUML backup - OBJ1, OBJ2, OBJ3 in LIBA saved * Tuesday morning delete OBJ1 - * Tuesday evening CUML Backup - OBJ2, OBJ3 in LIBA saved * Wednesday scratch system : - Restore from Full OBJ1, OBJ2, OBJ3 in L...
over 5 years ago in IBM i / BRMS 2 Not under consideration

Better integration of SDS Spectrum Scale in the PowerVC GUI

PowerVC is the OpenStack implemetation for POWER servers. In new versions PowerVC can be installed as SDI (Software Defined Infrastructure) edition.The storage part of the SDI is implemented with Spectrum Scale 5.x which is shipped with PowerVC.Po...
over 5 years ago in PowerVC 2 Not under consideration

New Product of Data Processing Unit DPU based on IBM Power 11 (or later Power processors) with Nvidia GPUs for the future Applications

Building a new product of IBM and Nvidia Data Processing Unit, the suggested DPU may have the following description and capabilities: 1- Using IBM Power 11 instead of Intel Xeon or ARM will make the software licenses and the cyber security more ad...
almost 2 years ago in Power Systems Design 1 Not under consideration

Mobile Client for ACS

The new ACS is available for Windows, Mac and Linux. But today we use mobile devices with Android/iOS or Windows Mobile. It would be a really good thing for IBM i when there would be a usable client for mobile devices. key features would be:- cust...
over 7 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 4 Not under consideration