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IBM i

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    the QteRetrieveModuleViews api miss module name and library

    the QteRetrieveModuleViews api, which is supposed to returns information on each module of the program, does not provide the object name of each module (that is to say, the library and the module name) but only the internal name. the case is for ...
    8 months ago in IBM i / Other 0 Submitted

    Ability to specify objects to OMIT/Ignore from the admin domain

    While the administrative domain offers the ability to manually add resources into it, and provides capabilities such as ADDCADMRE that has wildcards and omits, one of the powerful features of the administrative domain are the automation policies: ...
    9 months ago in IBM i / PowerHA 0 Submitted

    Add *DEVD with Attribute "DSPVRT" to the Admin Domain

    At our customers we configure the authorities of objects of type "*DEVD/DSPVRT" to ensure that only authorized users can use a workstation. Because of that when we do a SWITCH we need to have the *DEVD's in the other LPAR with the same authority. ...
    9 months ago in IBM i / PowerHA 0 Submitted

    Enhanced Remote RSTLICPGM with License Acceptance Parameter

    Current Limitation Today, when you run RSTLICPGM, if the product requires license acceptance, the system: Prompts interactively on the green screen OR requires a separate manual step using a CL program or override to accept the license This makes ...
    9 months ago in IBM i / Install and Upgrade and Licensing 0 Submitted

    IBM i AI Assistant (Like ChatGPT, But Specialized for IBM i)

    An intelligent assistant (CLI + Web + 5250 integration) that allows system admins, developers, and operators to ask natural language questions and get actionable, accurate, context-aware responses specific to the IBM i ecosystem. Command Explanati...
    9 months ago in IBM i / AI with IBM i 1 Submitted

    AI-Powered Job Log Analyzer

    A native AI assistant that watches job logs (QHST, QSYSOPR, etc.) and :- Summarizes errors in human-readable form Suggests fixes from IBM docs Flags recurring patterns or anomalies Helps users and improves system reliability. It’s not "mission-cri...
    9 months ago in IBM i / AI with IBM i 0 Submitted

    Enterprise Extender should be able to utilize a proxy and FQDN for connections.

    Enterprise Extender should be able to utilize a proxy and FQDN for connections.
    10 months ago in IBM i / Application Development 0 Submitted

    Provide an end time for long running jobs in Advanced Job Scheduler (5770JS1)

    We have a number of long running AJS jobs that start 06:00 and end 23:00 for example. It would be great to have this function built-in rather than have to write a routine to end the job.
    10 months ago in IBM i / System Management 2 Submitted

    API for getting thread id & thread name such as in command PRTJVMJOB *thread

    For JVM users and ERP (such as M3 or others), the thread id inside JVM could be internal to software or dedicated tool. In this case, to investigate job performance such as idoctor or job watcher it is impossible to search a job or tasks with the ...
    10 months ago in IBM i / JAVA 0 Submitted

    QMGTOOLS Option to Compare/Order Cross Reference PTFs Before an OS Upgrade

    In QMGTOOLS option 24, PTF menu, can IBM add an option to compare/order cross-reference PTFs when planning for an OS upgrade, like from 7.4 to 7.5?
    10 months ago in IBM i / PTF and Service 0 Submitted

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