IBM Power Ideas Portal


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IBM i

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    Make installing Visual Explain optional

    When installing IBM i Access Client Solutions (ACS) the option is given to skip the installation of several components. Run SQL Scripts (RSS) always has Visual Explain included. I would like to see this treated similar as the System Debugger which...
    over 1 year ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 2 Not under consideration

    Add PDF Interfaces for PRINTED OUTPUT

    The use of AFPRSC keyword in DDS has been fine up until now. Today, there is a need to create more "graphical" printed output for customers, packing slips, invoices, order confirmations all need graphics, and sometimes barcodes or other components...
    almost 5 years ago in IBM i / Print 4 Not under consideration

    Provide namespace for exports

    As IBM increasingly embraces open source, and third party libraries, it is important to be able to distinguish between like named procedures from different libraries. Please provide a way to namespace service program imports and exports to improve...
    almost 9 years ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 8 Not under consideration

    ACS /PLUGIN=cfg - fast path for HMC ?

    Hello, would it be possible to add in ACS /PLUGIN=cfg /system a parameter to configure fast path for HMCConsole ? (eqquiv of Advanced in ACS) - at least to 'managed system' level. That would be a great help ;) Thanks for consideration.
    5 months ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 2 Not under consideration

    Stack trace in joblog

    The lob log has been for ages been the best way to find post mortem issues with applications. However the job log was designed back in time where the call stack was typical not huge. Applications of today have huge call stacks and goes through var...
    over 1 year ago in IBM i / Core OS 5 Not under consideration

    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...
    over 1 year ago in IBM i / Security 2 Not under consideration

    Generate password based on system value settings

    Would like an OS command or process to query the system value password settings and then generate a random password that meets those requirements. Use Case: Helps end users manage their passwords by given them an option to have a random one genera...
    about 4 years ago in IBM i / Security 3 Not under consideration

    Access Client Solutions (ACS) - Make it possible to remotely deploy and manage ACS

    In our enterprise (and many others) the software on our users' workstations needs to be managed centrally using tools such as InTune, SCCM, etc. Currently there isn't a supported way of doing this for ACS. This is becoming a serious issue/challeng...
    over 1 year ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 3 Not under consideration

    IFS: Add attribute that objects created in that directory use the authority of the parent.

    In the QSYS.LIB file system I can runCHGLIB LIB(MYLIB) CRTAUT(MYAUTL)and now any new object created in that library will have the authority as per the authorization list MYAUTL.I am looking for something similar for the IFS.For example, if I creat...
    about 8 years ago in IBM i / IFS (Integrated File System) and Servers 2 Not under consideration

    Create GenerateAndEmailSpreadsheet

    With the addition of Generate Spreadsheet and Send Email both are valuable but the adoption would have quite a bit of use if we had one function that does both.
    about 2 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 3 Not under consideration

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