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IBM i

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    Expansion of password length for BRMS DDM Conncetions

    IBM i allows for passwords of lengths up to 128 characters, to accommodate various security requirements. In our case, user passwords must be a minimum of 12 characters, and we are planning a move to a minimum length of 15 characters, for enhanced...
    over 3 years ago in IBM i / BRMS 1 Delivered

    NEW D-Specifications from selected text

    Would like to be able to generate D-spec fields from selected text The New menu will not appear when text is selected. It seems like it would be a productivity improvement if the selected text could appear in the name input of any of the New menu ...
    over 11 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 5 Delivered

    Issuing installing IBM i 7.3 Option 1 during upgrade.

    My company CM First performs upgrades for customers of their IBM i OS. In reference to the PMR above we ran into an install failure of product 5770SS1 Option 1. The failure was due to a user profile storage limit when replacing the system catalog ...
    over 7 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 5 Delivered

    iAccess Client Solutions Default Macro Location

    When saving recorded macros or running previously recorded macros, have the option to change the default from Current Session to Personal Library ( C:\Users\<username>\IBM\ClientSolutions\config_directory\IBM\iAccessClient\Emulator\ ). Use C...
    over 7 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 1 Delivered

    Consolidated Project View

    System: Rational Developer for Power Systems ProjectActor: User needing new feature The iProject view is commonly used for development of RPG applications. Many applications have a variety of architectures that are required for development, many w...
    almost 12 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 8 Delivered

    PowerHA leaves *SYSBAS unknow

    The biggest failure I have seen with PowerHa Switch or Fail over has been objects created in *SYSBAS. Most logical replication products have a tool to audit what is not being replicated. It would be great if PowerHA have an Audit tool to Compare a...
    almost 8 years ago in IBM i / PowerHA 4 Delivered

    Retain sort state of Object Table View after refresh

    Please save the sort state of the Object Table View and restore it after refreshing the content of the view. Or, refresh the content, not the state, of the view. Use Case: In a long list of source members sorted by name, I am looking at a spot whe...
    almost 8 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 2 Delivered

    RSE "Filter Strings" Dialog Usability

    This dialog must be one of the strangest and most incomprehensible Windows dialogs in any Windows application anywhere. I am always puzzled by: 1. The flow of control: How the buttons and dropdowns work, how they're related to one another, in what...
    about 12 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 4 Delivered

    RUNSQLSTM MARGIN(100) fails if input record is less than 100.

    RUNSQLSTM fails if SRCDTA column width is less than RUNSQLSTM MARGIN(100). Use Case: We wanted to use full statement length of QDDLSRC. 1) Copied RUNSQLSTM command to another library and changed command default to MARGIN(228). 2) CRTSRCPF QDDLSRC ...
    about 8 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 3 Delivered

    Make background IBM i search not interfere with opening member, running commands, debugging

    Running of IBM i searches can now be done in background which does not block the UI and we can now edit an already opend member. However, the search uses the same communication channel as is used to run commands, open members, expand items in RSE,...
    over 12 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 4 Delivered

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