IBM Power Ideas Portal


This portal is to open public enhancement requests against IBM Power Systems products, including IBM i. To view all of your ideas submitted to IBM, create and manage groups of Ideas, or create an idea explicitly set to be either visible by all (public) or visible only to you and IBM (private), use the IBM Unified Ideas Portal (https://ideas.ibm.com).


Shape the future of IBM!

We invite you to shape the future of IBM, including product roadmaps, by submitting ideas that matter to you the most. Here's how it works:

Search existing ideas

Start by searching and reviewing ideas and requests to enhance a product or service. Take a look at ideas others have posted, and add a comment, vote, or subscribe to updates on them if they matter to you. If you can't find what you are looking for,

Post your ideas

  1. Post an idea.

  2. Get feedback from the IBM team and other customers to refine your idea.

  3. Follow the idea through the IBM Ideas process.


Specific links you will want to bookmark for future use

Welcome to the IBM Ideas Portal (https://www.ibm.com/ideas) - Use this site to find out additional information and details about the IBM Ideas process and statuses.

IBM Unified Ideas Portal (https://ideas.ibm.com) - Use this site to view all of your ideas, create new ideas for any IBM product, or search for ideas across all of IBM.

ideasibm@us.ibm.com - Use this email to suggest enhancements to the Ideas process or request help from IBM for submitting your Ideas.

ADD A NEW IDEA

IBM i

Showing 1167

ACS Printer Output Date Time enhancement

In IBM i Access Client Solutions (ACS), Printer Output module, the creation date and time are separate columns. Also, the date and time are being translated to another timezone and do not match the create date and time on the wrksplf application. ...
about 8 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 3 Delivered

CRTBNDRPG should additionally support CCSID parameter

Eclipse Orion and Git now support RPG Source located in IFS, which will be tagged with CCSID 1208 or UTF-8 as default. On the other hand, the RPG compiler (CRTBNDRPG command) doesn't support CCSID parameter and is not compatible with IFS located R...
over 8 years ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 3 Delivered

WebQuery sort order for Filter in IA-Reports

In InfoAssist-Reports (fex-files) it is not possible to define a sort order for Filters. It is only available in HTML-Reports but not in Info Assist.A option to define a sort order would be very useful. Use Case: In InfoAssist-Reports (fex-files) ...
over 8 years ago in IBM i / Db2 Web Query 6 Delivered

hope to use IMPLICITLY HIDDEN GENERATED TIMESTAMP field track record change, UDB and MySQL have this function

Customer want to use IMPLICITLY HIDDEN GENERATED TIMESTAMP field track record change, UDB and MySQL have this function. In UDB, they can do this by: alter table <tabname> add UPDATETIME TIMESTAMP NOT NULL IMPLICITLY HIDDEN GENERATED ALWAYS F...
over 5 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 3 Delivered

enhance message SQL0491

while creating a function based on a procedure in a service program, if the procedure name is permissionthen the creation is rejected with error SQL0491, reason 10 :10 -- For external functions and procedures, LANGUAGE SQL is not allowed and there...
over 8 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Delivered

Access Client Solution Run SQL Scripts close dialog box

Within Access Client Solutions Run SQL Scripts function, exiting from the function without saving causes the "Inquiry Message" dialog to be displayed with Yes, No, and Cancel buttons available. Enhancement request is to have keyboard short cut for...
over 8 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 4 Delivered

Add Visual Explain to Run SQL Scripts

A new feature was added as part of the latest update for Rational Developer -, Run SQL Scripts i. It would be a huge benefit to have Visual Explain added to this new feature. Use Case: None
over 8 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 3 Delivered

Keepalive for 5250 console

Keep an open session for 5250 console (HMC). Use Case: Save the entire system
over 8 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 4 Delivered

Check for presence of folder in IFS root with same name as IASP during VARY ON process

During our recent failover the IFS situated in the IASP was not visible/accessible for the user after the VARY ON of the IASP.Fortunately I remembered this issue from my period at STG LabServices and I could correct the situation.The work around i...
over 8 years ago in IBM i / Core OS 6 Delivered

Fix CHGFCNUSG processing when prompted from the WRKFCNUSG screen

If you use option 2 (Change usage) to repeatedly update a Function ID from the Work with Function Usage screen (WRKFCNUSG) the values are not always updated properly. Use Case: Assuming that QIBM_QMTF_CLIENT_REQ_0 has DEFAULT(*DENIED) ALLOBJ(*NOTU...
over 8 years ago in IBM i / Security 5 Delivered

By clicking the "Post Comment" or "Submit Idea" button, you are agreeing to the IBM Ideas Portal Terms of Use.
Do not place IBM confidential, company confidential, or personal information into any field.