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IBM i

IBM i ACS Data transfer should use type GRAPHIC instead of CHAR

We are using the "Data transfer" tool in IBM i Access Client Solutions to import data from Excel. In the dialogue "Create IBM i Database File" we use the "Start Scan" Button to determine the data layout of the spreadsheet which should be imported....
about 2 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family Delivered

Track the depth of F3 (open declaration) so that Alt+Q can return back up the path traveled.

Track the depth of F3 (open declaration) so that Alt+Q can return back up the path traveled. Allows developer to perform a program flow analysis. Use Case: We have many sub routines and/or procedures called from other sub routines and/or procedure...
about 14 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) Delivered

Add Availability of SQL Table Functions to Documentation

SQL Table Functions are great, but dangerous to use if used in commercial or Open Source Software, because the documentation lacks release information. Please add the release and the technology refreshes since when a SQL table function is availabl...
about 4 years ago in IBM i / Documentation Delivered

.bat Data Transfer logging

I am doing a data transfer request through a .bat file. It is recording some financial data so I was required to write logs whenever the transfer is run. I was able to get the transfer to work fine, but adding in the logging seams to have broken i...
about 8 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family Delivered

Migrating triggers when TGTRLS < N-2

Currently we can create triggers only with TGTRLS on N-2. For exemple if OS version is V7R1 we can use TGTRLS with V5R4, and when OS version is V7R3 we can use TGTRLS with V7R1.But when the table with trigger from a server V7R1 (with TGTRLS V5R4) ...
about 6 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i Delivered

Speed up qsys2.active_job_info -> client_ip_address

We using the UDTF active_job_info in bacth to control jobs (msgw etc). Sometimes our DNS is not responding and the UDTF active_job_info is a never ending story because this function makes a reverse DNS look up and will never finish without a reach...
about 4 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i Delivered

RDI: Indicators in column 71-76 are shown referenced but not modified in outline

In the outline in RDI indicators in column 71 to 76 are shown as referenced instead of modified. This makes it dificult to see where an indicator is changed. Use Case: For example the indicators 65, 16 and 75 are in colunm 71 to 76 c seton 65C Fie...
about 8 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) Delivered

IBM i Access for Windows ODBC driver has dependency on C++ 2005 library

NB - Don't know if product is right as this should refer to"IBM i Access for Windows ODBC driver "and I couldn't find it in the list and couldn't move on without having something in the list! Microsoft have indicated that they have withdrawn suppo...
about 8 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family Delivered

Add CORS support to the IBM i Application Server

The IBM i application server is designed to serve SOAP / REST APIs over a network. However it is lacking basic CORS support meaning that unless you are serving and consuming the APIs on the same server it is useless for Internet applications. Inte...
about 4 years ago in IBM i / Web Serving Delivered

Provide for PDF Report on Code Coverage Usage captures

Request to be able to create a PDF report to support an individual Code Usage capture along with supporting the Merge of multiple Code Usage captures for reporting. The files we need to report on are created via the iSeries CODECOV command which c...
about 8 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) Delivered