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iACS SQL Scripts - loading >100 records

When running an SQL script, only 100 records are loaded. It's very boaring to scroll and scroll ....if there are many records to be loaded. Use Case: It could be fine to increase the loading value. Better, if the client could decide himself how ma...
over 6 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 5 Delivered

Add TEXT options besides *BLANK for Create Service Program (CRTSRVPGM) Command

It would be nice on the CRTSRVPGM command to have an option other than *BLANK for the TEXT parameter. The default could remain as *BLANK, but the ability to change the command default to one of the following would be great! Examples:*MODULE - This...
over 7 years ago in IBM i / Application Development 11 Delivered

Add preference to default all opens to be browse only.

I want all my opens from features that allow a choice to default to browse unless I choose other wise on that open selection. Use Case: I am a developer that has *ALLOBJ authority and when I open members (mostly through the "Open Member in Editor"...
about 13 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 10 Delivered

Reset RootVG PVID in Cloud Ready Images

Currently when Cloud Ready images are deployed, all images regardless of OS level have the same PVID for hdisk0. This can complicate actions like attaching a rootvg to another system to do an alt_disk operation. This is very common in the cloud (P...
9 months ago in AIX 1 Delivered

Run SQL Scripts - AutoSave

Please add some auto-save features to the Run SQL Scripts program. I can think of at least two options I would like to see: 1. Every x number of minutes.2. Any time an action is performed, e.g. after clicking Run and before actually running the st...
about 7 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 7 Delivered

ACS Run SQL script drop column limitation

When using ACS Run SQL script dropping a column from a table is now not possible without having to use a work around. The suggested work around is not without risks because it also effects other jobs running on the system. Use Case: When running t...
almost 5 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 7 Delivered

Add P7-zip to IBM i YUM repository

P7zip/7zip is an amazing compressor with many options, multithreading and encryption Use Case: We have a tool for IBM i backup based on scripts (CL and BASH script) using JAR and PZIP from PERZL. P7ZIP allows to compress using multiple threads and...
over 6 years ago in IBM i / Open Source and PASE 3 Delivered

Allow the CONST keyword for a standalone field or data structure

Our Generator (Synon) generates Code in Fixed RPG. Also we need to use our input and output fields in soap-server-modules as datastructures. So we have the problem to sign the *entry plist parms as an input or output (or both) - structure. It woul...
almost 2 years ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 3 Delivered

ACS 5250 Screen History enhancement: Include timestamp above/below image

Currently on version 1.1.8.8 Please enhance to include Windows timestamp data with each screen shot. When using "Save screens as images" function, allow user to select either or both of the following options:1) prefix the image file name with time...
almost 3 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 4 Delivered

Allow an IWS SQL service default schema to be changed by the setWebServiceProperties.sh command

Currently if you create an SQL service on one server and want to promote it to another server you can't change the default schema without having to get the configuration property file and go into the IFS file to change the default schema. That is ...
about 3 years ago in IBM i / Web Serving 4 Delivered

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