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IBM i

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Support Flashcopy for PowerVS

Please add the capability to do flashcopy operations for iASPs to enable off-line backups for PowerVS with Geo-mirror.
almost 2 years ago in IBM i / PowerHA 2 Delivered

ACS improvement request

Save the settings previously used in the runsql scripts open dialog box. Use Case: When using the run sql scripts from within ACS, we frequently open saved .sql files. The open dialog box that is presented does not save the prior settings. For exa...
over 7 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 3 Delivered

Allow Replace Table functionality for Temporal Tables

It would be really great to be able to use the "Create or Replace Table" with Temporal/History tables. In order to modify these tables once in production, we'll need to maintain a list of alter statements to support any changes to be applied to th...
almost 8 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 6 Delivered

Open /COPY and copy book members with right click->/Copy member > Edit when /Copy member is stored in IFS

In ?Rational Developer for i? is a function for opening /COPY and /INCLUDE files by pointing at the source line where the copy is definded, right clicking and choosing Source > /COPYmember > Edit. This is working only when the Source is stor...
almost 12 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 4 Delivered

ACS - IFS upload option to specify Unicode (UTF8)

I noticed when using ACS Integrated File System, text files always get uploaded with CCSID 437, even when Unicode BOM is present. it would be useful if the file was created with 1208 in the IFS, either by automatically or selecting the CCSID.
almost 2 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 3 Delivered

Request for IBMi support of the 4 port 16Gb fiberchannel adapter Thru the VIOS

Request for IBMi support of the 4 port 16Gb fiberchannel adapter thru the VIOS Use Case: Currently 2Port 16Gb is available for virtualized IBMi support. We need to increase the density of IO Ports and would like the 4 port adapters to be certified...
almost 8 years ago in IBM i / Hardware 4 Delivered

ACS Enhancment - Need SQL Details for Jobs... on Schemas window.

In iNav, once connected to an lpar, right clicking on Databases... there is the option for SQL for Jobs... option to bring up a window to show by user, current user, job, job number what jobs are running and we can then double click a job to see t...
almost 8 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 4 Delivered

Enable Programmatic End of Batch Restricted State where an end to Batch restricted State has not been reached.

Introduce an API component that will allow for a Batch Restricted State to be terminated from within a BRS job/program without recourse to PWRDWNSYS or Option 14 of the DST Environment. Use Case: Where a Batch Restricted State is requested (during...
almost 8 years ago in IBM i / Core OS 1 Delivered

Remove pink error messages as well as error list entries after compilation

Please remove the pink error messages from the LPEX editor as well as the error list entries after a successful compilation of the source member. It is annoying (at least for me) to press CTRL+F5 to remove the pink error messages from the LPEX edi...
almost 12 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 5 Delivered

PowerHA Admin Domain #1 - Enable *ALL and Omits

This is the 1st of several Admin Domain Enhancement requests: Format for Example: Object/Obj Type/Library Name 1. Enable *ALL/*ALL/Library Name w/Omit Exceptions. Specific omits would take priority over generics Includes. Use Case: This RFE contai...
about 8 years ago in IBM i / PowerHA 10 Delivered