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    Further enhancements to the SQL scalar GENERATE_SPREADSHEET functionality to allow naming a sheet

    Along with the required enhancements to ACS to enable this in the scalar function, provide the ability to name that sheet when creating it in the xls or xlsx workbook. We now have the ability to append a sheet and specify which sheet to add so the...
    5 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Future consideration

    In DATA-GEN, allow array count to be specified using a suffix in addition to prefix

    We are using both the DATA-GEN operation and providing IWS web service using the same data structures. Unfortunately, the nomenclature to specify an array length for the two systems are opposite. IWS uses array_LENGTH to indicate array length and ...
    7 months ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 1 Future consideration

    ADMIN1 server environment to communicate with port 636 for SPNEGO

    IBM Navigator for i Single Signon, the configuration currently supports only 389 ports. Our environment we allowed only 636 LDAPS service. So our security team asked to use the 636 instead of 389 to configure iNavigator SSO.
    3 months ago in IBM i / System Management 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 ...
    5 months ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 1 Future consideration

    Add IncludeGroup for use RSEAPI

    Recently, to use the RSE API, we have the options "adminUsers", "includeUsers", or "excludeUsers". When we want to add a new user, we need to modify the file located at /QIBM/UserData/OS/RSEAPI/rseapi.properties, and then restart the ADMIN5 server...
    9 months ago in IBM i / Web Serving 3 Future consideration

    IBM i DCM - Last used timestamp for each certificate

    For the purpose of housekeeping the certificate stores in IBM i DCM, it would be very useful to enhance DCM to be able to show the "Last Used Time Stamp" and also "Use Count" for EACH certificate in the store so that system admin can efficiently s...
    over 2 years ago in IBM i / Security 3 Future consideration

    Add SQL functions to return elements from qualified job name

    When we use the IBM i Services or SQL PL we often have a qualified job name, e.g. in the global variable QSYS2.JOB_NAME. Many of the services have been expanded with the elements of the job name in addition to the qualified job name. i.e. job name...
    4 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Future consideration

    Add a new service that will convert *DTS columns to character date format.

    When selecting and displaying data from a file with columns of type *DTS char( 8) the column cannot be viewed correctly via SQL 'SELECT' or handled directly for file search and review. Using the TIMESTAMP_FORMAT or the VARCHAR_FORMAT functions wil...
    about 2 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Future consideration

    Add %HEX (or %TOHEX and %FROMHEX) built-in functions to RPG IV

    Utilizing the cvthc and cvtch functions for converting to and from hexadecimal notation is a valuable tool in RPG land. However, in the context of RPG development, we must rely on our own prototypes since IBM does not provide standard prototypes w...
    about 1 year ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 1 Future consideration

    When Navigator is configured to support TLS, unsecure http requests to port 2001 should redirect to Navigator over https port 2003

    Some customers configure TLS but do not disable the nonsecure ports "just in case". They use the https ports, but the nonsecure interface is still running. When running in this configuration, a request to http://servername:2001/ will redirect to t...
    4 months ago in IBM i / System Management 1 Future consideration

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