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IBM i

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Configuring ECS requires QSECOFR profile to be enabled. https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/687963

service agent connection cannot be reconfigured with QSECOFR disabled but the customer leaves QSECOFR disabled by intent. Use Case: support case TS004525300
about 4 years ago in IBM i / PTF and Service 1 Future consideration

Simplify multilingual support by changing CRTDSPF and CRTPRTF to support new MSGCON parameter "Resolve MSGCON MsgID values at" *COMPILE (default) *RUNTIME (optional)

Multilingual support can be greatly simplified if IBM supports resolving MSGCON messages at *RUNTIME. Currently MSGCON messages are resolved at compile time only (not good). This is problematic because it locks-in compile time values to object whi...
10 months ago in IBM i / Languages - Other 2 Submitted

Db2 Web Query for i - report moving/copying without breaking drill links

In most IT environments, developers create objects, test them, then move to production. In the case of Web Query, this could be multiple partitions or simply folders. When reports are moved or copied in BI Portal of WQ, they retain pointer (drill ...
over 4 years ago in IBM i / Db2 Web Query 3 Not under consideration

Change "DYNAMIC USER PROFILE" parameter using CHGPGM

CHGPGM can be used to change the USRPRF parameter (*USER or *OWNER). It would be very nice if the same command can also change the DYNAMIC USER PROFILE (*USER or *OWNER) parameter. Currently a recompile is needed. Use Case: Developers often forget...
over 6 years ago in IBM i / Application Development 4 Not under consideration

Enable an equivalent for QAUDCTL(*NOQTEMP) for IFS

Activities such as create, delete, grant authority of files in QTEMP ale eliminated from QAUDJRN if system value QAUDCTL has the value *NOQTEMP.There is no equivalent possibility when working in the IFS.This is even emphasized as it is common in L...
almost 3 years ago in IBM i / IFS (Integrated File System) and Servers 4 Not under consideration

ReSupport and Enhance *PDFMAP objects and related Commands

IBM currently supports 4 *PDFMAP related commands. CRTPDFMAPDLTPDFMAPDSPPDFMAPEWRKPDFMAPEThese command work with the *PDFMAP object which end users have now migrated from the original use, to using them to route SPOOLED file to email clients. It w...
almost 3 years ago in IBM i / Print 1 Future consideration

In ACS on the command line when you run a transfer from IBM i to excel without a dtfx you can not specify the locale values such as date format or decimal point

Anybody using ACS and doing batch transfer of data. This is a basic setting in countries outside US and it is blocking larger adoption of this functionality.
about 1 year ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 8 Not under consideration

ACS RSS JDBC settings need a JOBD option or a way to alter the current library

When connecting to the IBM server from any source the user account used uses its associated *JOBD to create an initial job library list. The libraries included are SYS, PRD and CUR library list portions. However, the JDBC settings only control the...
about 4 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 1 Future consideration

first IWS for IBMi setup screen forces entry of IBMi program library

The first Integrated Web Services for IBMi setup screen forces entry of an IBMi program library. This hard-defined library is used to locate the IBMi program. Please enhance the first IWS setup screen, to soft-locate the IBMi program via the libra...
almost 6 years ago in IBM i / Web Serving 1 Future consideration

Add more user defined attributes/object information to an object

At the moment the user can only add one additional information to an object, f. e. via the system API QLICOBJD. But as different applications/tools need to add their own information to the object the previously set information will be overridden. ...
almost 8 years ago in IBM i / Core OS 9 Not under consideration