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IBM i

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Support the new BOOLEAN SQL data type in ACS Data Transfer (Upload to IBM i)

Currently, data transfer (upload) fails if any field in the table is of type BOOLEAN.
6 months ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 3 Future consideration

Enable TR-31 Import / Export of AES K0-B and K1-B Key Blocks for 4767/4769 crypto cards

For important bank compliance with MasterCard, we need use to TR-31 KEY EXPORTER in KEK value with mode of use BThe used parameters are:Key block version: VARDRV‑BValue of use: KEKMode of use: ENC-DEC In the APAR OA64883 was published for Z series...
6 months ago in IBM i / Security 1 Submitted

Consolidate documentation for Services and documentation for the system catalog into one area.

Instead of placing the documentation for IBM i Services underneath "Performance and query optimization" move it to "Db2 for i catalog views". Take these links: Db2® for i Services: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/i/7.5?topic=optimization-db2-i-service...
over 1 year ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 9 Future consideration

Audit which CL commands was executed using the QCMDEXC Procedure or scalar function.

Today if you execute a CL command inside of a QCMDEXC scalar function or QCMDEXC procedure, they are not audited. It would be extreamly helpful especially from a security perspective to be able to audit the commands that are executed that way.
about 2 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Functionality already exists

Bring the Rust programming language to IBM i PASE

More and more open source packages depend on Rust so we would like to see the Rust language available on IBM i.
about 1 year ago in IBM i / Open Source and PASE 2 Submitted

EIM System User credential setup on the terminal screen.

EIM System User can be specified solely on the Navigator i GUI. This limitation makes impossible any automation to follow the security rules and change the password regularly according the security standards. Provide a command to change the passwo...
4 months ago in IBM i / System Management 0 Submitted

Add an option for an SSL trusted store in odbc.ini for use with the IBM i Access ODBC Driver

We have an issue using SSL with the IBM i Access ODBC driver and IBM App Connect Enterprise 12. You can read about it in case: TS015080103 and TS014801648. We want to use an option to add the CA certificates to the data source in odbc.ini, somethi...
8 months ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 8 Future consideration

Add Command and Package Definitions to the new Navigator for i (iACS)

After migrating to the newer IBM i ACS environment, Management Central system function is missing from IBM Navigator for i!!! The Management Central of old Client Access iNavigator, provided the ability to simultaneously perform systems management...
11 months ago in IBM i / System Management 3 Future consideration

Show tables and columns used in embedded SQL statements in structure view

The structure view displays in an extremely complete way all the uses of files, formats and zones by the native instructions (dcl-f, read, update ...). On the other hand, all the files and zones used by static SQL statements do not appear, which ...
over 1 year ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 2 Future consideration

Enhance the SQL Query Verifier in ARE to support an SQL Script

The SQL Query Verifier in ARE is very powerful, but would be even better if it supported more than a single SELECT statement. I would like the ability to create a script and have ARE run the script. The end result of the script would be a result s...
21 days ago in IBM i / System Management 0 Submitted

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