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IBM i

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Add parameter that allows to copy owner of object with CRTDUPOBJ

When creating a duplicate object, all security related data is copied. This includes *Autl, *Public and all private authorities. The only thing missing to be copied (or not) is the owner of the existing object. For now, a CHGOBJOWN must be run aft...
over 2 years ago in IBM i / Core OS 3 Not under consideration

WRKUSRPRF - search for part of name in description

I would like to have the possibility in WRKUSRPRF to search for a given string in the description of the user profile. If the users for example have the name Jens Petersen or Peter Jensen then I would like to be able to find them searching with th...
over 6 years ago in IBM i / Languages - CL (Control Language) 8 Not under consideration

BRMS Web GUI interface needs to be made available for 5770BR1

Fortra has developed a web interface for BRMS replacing the old web navigator interface that was deprecated. This new interface is only available in the new software subscription for BRMS, 5770BR2 with PTFs SJ00271and SJ00272.Not every customer is...
over 1 year ago in IBM i / BRMS 3 Not under consideration

Prepare the common OUTPUT parameter for all CL commands getting system information, *PRINT and/or *OUTFILE

Prepare the common OUTPUT parameter for all CL commands getting system information by either or both following extension.Currently there are 2 types of CL commands, *PRINT or *OUTFILE for the parameter and it is not standardized. A. Extend all CL ...
over 5 years ago in IBM i / Application Development 5 Not under consideration

Have iACS IFS list files with an attribute of *SAVF as .savf and not .file

I am trying to use iACS to copy /qsys.lib/mylib.lib/mysavf.savfbut it thinks it of it only as mysavf.file. When I use ftp it thinks of it as .savf and I'd like iACS IFS to function that way also.In FTP I can do this from IBM i:ftp myibminamefmt 1c...
about 6 years ago in IBM i / IFS (Integrated File System) and Servers 1 Not under consideration

Correct the Documentation and Termnology for Character vs Byte Count on things like %LEFT

I would like to propose a refinement to the terminology used in the documentation for the third parameter of %LEFT, %RIGHT, and other RPG IV built-in functions that handle multi-byte characters. Currently, the terms NATURAL and STDCHARSIZE are use...
8 months ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 2 Not under consideration

Declare UTF-8 character lenght in SQL TABLE not in bytes

Currently, when I create a new table and declare a field, for example, of type CHAR(10) UTF-8, the system only allows for 10 characters if each character is 1 byte in size. If a character occupies 2 or more bytes, the field length is no longer suf...
about 1 year ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Not under consideration

RPG Regular Expression BIFS

Provide Built In Functions to facilitate testing string values against regular expressions without needing to compile the expression etc using APIs. This will make it easier for developers to make use of this technology. Use Case: Matches : if (%m...
over 6 years ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 3 Not under consideration

Enhance Password Complexity Rules

Add capability in password system values or QPWDRULES to include passwords may not contain...Any Part of a Users Full nameContext Specific words, such as the name of an application/service/departmentDictionary words in any language
11 months ago in IBM i / Security 3 Not under consideration

520 Byte Sector Storage Support on EXP24SX

EXP24SX expansion unit should support 520 byte sector storage devices (both HDD and SSD) for IBM i. Only 4K byte storage is currently supported, but sales team needs to pay special attention to its performance, which may spoil their productivity. ...
over 8 years ago in IBM i / Hardware 3 Not under consideration

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