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IBM i

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Add parameter to CHGPF to ignore CPA32B2

Our CI/CD software uses SSH to communicate with IBM i. In addition to installing ILE program objects, IFS files, ... it can also execute CHGPF. When removing a column from a PF IBM i will send the message CPA32B2 which will be automatically answer...
about 3 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Delivered

Command line tools for code coverage

RDi now has tools for producing code coverage reports. We would like to see command line tools for generating these reports, so that we may run them alongside our automated unit and system tests. Use Case: Allow for code coverage reports to be pro...
over 9 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 4 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 6 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 3 Delivered

Enhance Outbound API Timeout Control to Support Millisecond

There is timeout control method in IBMi transport C outbound API package.AXISC_PROPERTY_CONNECT_TIMEOUT AXISC_PROPERTY_IO_TIMEOUT If the time parameter value is greater than zero, the value will be used as the maximum time, in seconds, to wait for...
over 3 years ago in IBM i / Application Development 2 Delivered

Open Source Package Manager - Add Search Feature

In the Open Source Package Manager it would be fantastic if there was a way to search or refine the list of packages instead of having to scroll through the entire list. This could apply to all three sections: Installed, Updates and Available pack...
over 3 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 2 Delivered

Change default source extension to RPGLE

When you review the code coverage source the member opens up using this name patter "member.membertype.rpg". By using the RPG extension you force the user into the LPEX edit profile for RPG III syntax styling. Use Case: Just cover an SQLRPGLE prog...
almost 10 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 2 Delivered

Keep unanswered inquiry messages for qsysopr on top with different color in the new navigator for i

In IBM i Access for Windows unanswered inquiry messages were kept on top in a different color. This functionality is missing in the new navigator for i. This is very unpractical for us as we now have to filter on inquiry type and we don't see a di...
over 3 years ago in IBM i / System Management 4 Delivered

ACS Java Process Kill Daemon on Citrix Servers

Hello everybody I would like to mention a problem I am facing and discover right now , in the middle of a migration project , here in Piraeus Bank Greece. We have a variety of Power i Host Systems such as E880 P8 V7R3 – S824 etc. We are using ACS ...
over 6 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 4 Delivered

Outputq description view

New SQL View or enhancement to a current view (object statistics or output_queue_info maybe?) to view output_queue_info. Reasoning, a pain point for admins is when they have to create outputq’s for new printers, they dup the object, make some chan...
over 3 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 10 Delivered

64-bit LDAP services for DTAMDL(*LLP64) STGMDL(*TERASPACE)

Our company is a software vendor. We have started a project to convert our product (written in C++) to 64-bit pointers. We compile and link our C++ programs using DTAMDL(*LLP64) STGMDL(*TERASPACE). Our product uses LDAP services extensively. LDAP ...
almost 7 years ago in IBM i / Networking 3 Delivered