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IBM i

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    add repeat every x minutes to OS400/IBMi integrated scheduler

    Please add "repeat every x minutes" / "repeat every x seconds" to the native OS scheduler. Every OS, even free, has this basic capability. I know that there is an "advanced scheduler" product, but my opinion the Operating System should have such b...
    over 4 years ago in IBM i / Core OS 7 Not under consideration

    Port .NET (Core) to IBM i via RPM

    Now that Mono runs on IBM i (thanks to Calvin Buckley again!), it should be possible to port .NET Core, which is now the main .NET Framework, to IBM i without such a big effort. Use Case: Porting lots of .NET Server Applications to IBM i, using DB...
    about 6 years ago in IBM i / Open Source and PASE 2 Not under consideration

    Visual explain as a SQL - IBM i service

    Visual explain is a vital tool to get the information about how a SQL statement is processed and to understand the nature of SQL queries. However, it can be quite complicated to oververview complicated queries and the graph can be quite chaotic. M...
    almost 4 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 3 Not under consideration

    Enhance PASE APIs _ILECALL/_ILECALLX to Pass Operational Descriptors

    Allow _ILECALL() and _ILECALLX() to pass operational descriptors when calling an ILE procedure, if they are not already capable of this, and provide documentation. There is already a pointer field for the operational descriptor in the ILEarglist_b...
    almost 4 years ago in IBM i / Open Source and PASE 2 Not under consideration

    Provide plug-in mechanism for iACS

    Provide a formal plug-in interface for iACS to allow developers to provide extensions to the existing functionality. Use Case: A plug-in interface to iACS would allow vendors, and open source developers, to provide additional functionality to vari...
    over 4 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 3 Not under consideration

    Allow Multi-factor authentication option to enable SMS/Email authentication methods in IBM i 7.6

    Implementing email or SMS as additional MFA options on IBM i could enhance user convenience and adoption by providing familiar and easily accessible authentication methods. It would eliminate the need for every user to rely on authenticator apps, ...
    2 months ago in IBM i / Security 1 Not under consideration

    Linear Tape File System (LTFS) support on IBM i

    LTFS is a common LTO tape format for offline archive across multiple platforms. It would be valuable for system adminstrators/operators if IBM i platform could also supports LTFS formatted LTO tape cartridge.
    about 1 year ago in IBM i / Hardware 2 Not under consideration

    Allow host variable for sql-json-path-expression in JSON_TABLE nested path clause

    In most of the JSON functions, I can use a host variable for the sql-json-path-expression argument. I cannot do that in a JSON_TABLE nested path clause, however. For consistency, I'd like to be able to use host variables for the sql-json-path-expr...
    5 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Not under consideration

    ACS should reestablish connection to session when comminication is lost.

    ACS is extremely sensitive when the communication is lost. Every time this happens a new session is started. Instead of this behaviour I would like that the connection is established to the original session. The problem happens for example when th...
    5 months ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 1 Not under consideration

    Add new parameter SAVDTA( *YES | *NO ) to the SAVLIB and SAVOBJ commands.

    It would offer the ability to save a library (or object) without data so that a new instance of an application could be created starting with an empty database. Everything would be saved except the data. When the library is later restored tables a...
    over 1 year ago in IBM i / Save and Restore 5 Not under consideration

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