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IBM i

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    Allow a "FOR SYSTEM NAME" for CREATE ALIAS

    DevOps providers want to be able to fallback and restore implementation objects of SQL objects. CREATE ALIAS creates a *FILE DDMF in the library but we are not able to control the implementation name. This requires a lot of processing to make sure...
    5 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Future consideration

    Edit files in IFS using Navigator for i or ACS

    After we installed the latest PTF's, the old Heritage IBM navigator for i has been disabled. Just about every week we EDIT a lot of files in the root file system and we used to be able to do this through the Heritage version. The only file system ...
    over 3 years ago in IBM i / System Management 3 Future consideration

    Add Command and Package Definitions to the new Navigator for i (iACS)

    After migrating to the newer IBM i ACS environment, Management Central system function is missing from IBM Navigator for i!!! The Management Central of old Client Access iNavigator, provided the ability to simultaneously perform systems management...
    almost 2 years ago in IBM i / System Management 3 Future consideration

    please update ICU libraries

    Please update ICU libraries on the machine. They are simply too old. Looking into QICU library there are ten years ago versions. By the way, the ICU project is maintained by IBM itself. ICU is published and enlisted in the public API of the system...
    over 1 year ago in IBM i / Core OS 5 Future consideration

    Add Inherit Rules to IFS journalling

    Today when you set up journalling for the IFS the STRJRN command allows you to filter the objects that are to be journalled, however this is a one off request and the inherit rules are not able to be set to allow future filtering of the objects jo...
    over 1 year ago in IBM i / IFS (Integrated File System) and Servers 1 Future consideration

    Allow %right, %left, and %subdt to left of assignment operator =

    %subst is allowed on the left of an assignment operator, in order to change a substring. It would be nice if %left, %right, and %subdt could do the same. Instead of: if (%len(%trimr(XREF)) > %len(F1XREF)); %subst(F1XREF:(%len(F1XREF) - 2)) = '....
    almost 2 years ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 1 Future consideration

    add a %round built-in function

    While %inth and %dech exist, they only allow for half up rounding and don’t have an option to round to a negative number of decimal places (e.g. 123 => 120). The %dech built-in is kind of awkward because you always must specify the size and pre...
    over 1 year ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 1 Future consideration

    simplify the procedure to install the license key

    the procedure to install the license key is awfully complicated and error prone and requested tech support which superseded the instructions that are poor and incomplete.
    10 months ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 1 Future consideration

    Add ptf compare between multiple systems to New Navigator

    The old fat client navigator with the compass from the deprecated windows product had the ability to compare PTF's between multiple systems and propagate them.Please add this to the New Navigator. Use Case: I want to know what PTF's are on my test...
    almost 4 years ago in IBM i / System Management 5 Future consideration

    Add CPYJOBSCDE Command

    we have work and add job scheduled entries but, can we also have a copy job scheduled entry? Sometimes you need to add a job scheduled entry and just change a script that is going to run. For example, First job scheduled entry SBMJOB CMD(QSYS/RUNS...
    about 2 years ago in IBM i / Core OS 4 Future consideration

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