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My votes: IBM i

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    Include an "assigned" flag to DCM API to indicate if cert is assigned to an DCM application or not

    There is an API that already exists that allows certificates stored in a DCM store be read and would include expiry date, which is useful. I am not sure what the API is called, but I know that TAATOOL provides a command (CVTCERT) that uses the IBM...
    over 1 year ago in IBM i / Security 6 Delivered

    API or DB2 SQL Service to return the OVRDBF information for a JOB

    It would be nice to have either a DB2 SQL Service or API that would return the information from DSPOVR. Currently the only way I know to do this at least for the current job is to do a DSPOVR *PRINT or DSPJOB *PRINT and read through the spool file...
    over 1 year ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 6 Delivered

    SQL Scalar function to check access to an IFS file or folder

    IFS_ACCESS - SQL Scalar function to check access to an IFS file or folder It returns: 0=If the file or folder Exists and you have access -1=No access or file does not exists use case: -- returns 0 for the home folder - it exists values IFS_ACCESS ...
    over 1 year ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 3 Delivered

    Named parameters for SQL insert statement.

    Db2 for i has in few occasions been a forerunner for features of SQL. So perhaps this idea could also be one of these features. We have used named parameters for UDTF and stored procedures for quite some time. SELECT * FROM TABLE (QSYS2.IFS_OBJECT...
    over 1 year ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 3 Delivered

    Provide a view to list all files/objects which have authority collection turned on (i.e. AUTCOLVAL(*OBJINF))

    Due to the nature of authority collection, it's common to leave it turned on for days/weeks. It's easy to lose track of what objects are being collected. Checking across the entire LPAR is generally not feasible (including the IFS). One roundabout...
    over 1 year ago in IBM i / Security 3 Delivered

    Extending more IBM i Alerts for OS system limits

    I am proposing an enhancement to our current IBM i alert system to improve our system monitoring capabilities and enable proactive management of potential issues. Current IBM i alerts are limited to monitoring only 8 predefined events. https://www...
    over 1 year ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 4 Delivered

    ACS Run SQL Scripts needs a scalable dialog box (open file)

    Referring to the Run SQL Scripts application within ACS. Selecting File, Open, then PC file to open a saved SQL statement, the rendering of the Open dialog box is terrible. See attached image. One third of the dialog box is completely unused The c...
    over 1 year ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 5 Delivered

    IBM i ACS Data transfer should use type GRAPHIC instead of CHAR

    We are using the "Data transfer" tool in IBM i Access Client Solutions to import data from Excel. In the dialogue "Create IBM i Database File" we use the "Start Scan" Button to determine the data layout of the spreadsheet which should be imported....
    over 1 year ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 2 Delivered

    Create LAN Console connection via ACS CLI options

    Allow ACS CLI to create a LAN Console connection configuration.
    over 1 year ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 3 Delivered

    Add license expiration to list of systems screen in Navigator

    I'd like to see the results of this sql: select license_expiration from qsys2.license_info where product_id in ( '5770SS1' ) and feature_id= '5050' and installed= 'YES' ; On each system in the dashboard view Suggested spot for result
    over 1 year ago in IBM i / System Management 4 Delivered

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