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IBM i

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provide "remove disk from configuration" operation in QYASSDMO

Please provide an operation to access "remove disk unit from configuration" via API QYASSDMO Use Case: we are using this API for several disk related operations (mainly adding disk storage to ASPs on running environments), but also want to reduce ...
about 3 years ago in IBM i / Core OS 3 Future consideration

New API with ability to convert/copy spoolfiles into XML file.

Create a new API that can take a specified spoolfile and convert it into a XML file (with defined IFS location). XML format should be - report - Parent/root- - meta - meta information via DSPSPLFA- - pages - parent for all pages- - - - page - indi...
about 8 years ago in IBM i / Print 3 Future consideration

DBMON filtering enchancement when apllying on a Table

When starting a DBMON and filtering on a Table basis, FTRFILE, we would like to be able to see all sql traffic against this table, (successful, warnings and erroneous). Currently we are only able to see successfully executed sql statements. Use Ca...
over 5 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Not under consideration

Vietnamese TS1 PDF on IFS using 5770TS1 product

Display Vietnamese Language correctly in PDF when Override PRTF file to PDF Stream File in IFS for subsequent email sending used. OVRPRTF FILE(xx) DEVTYPE(*AFPDS) WSCST(*PDF) TOSTMF('/xxxxxxxx/xxx.pdf') CHRID & FNTCHRSET can be used to achieve...
about 3 years ago in IBM i / Print 3 Future consideration

ACS Scratch Pad

Scratch Pad is a great tool. It allows us to enter some small documentation, and saave it in a file. It will be great, if we can reopen the scratch Pad file that we created early, and reuse the information.
over 1 year ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 1 Not under consideration

Add an (optional) active query runtime counter.

Add an (optional) active query runtime counter. Use Case: There are times when I have long-running queries that I think should be finished at a certain time but are not. Without a counter of my own, I don't know how much real-time effort has passed.
about 3 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 3 Future consideration

Add SQL Option for Timestamp Format

The Db2 for i format of Timestamp is yyyy-mm-dd-hh.mm.ss.nnnnnnThe ODBC and JDBC format of timestamp is yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss.nnnnnnIt should be possible to change the Db2 Timestamp format similar to how it can be done for date and time so that Db2 ...
about 6 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 3 Future consideration

Improve support in PDI Job Watcher for Jobs that do not use CPU during the interval

By design, the Job Watcher performance data collector does not collect data on jobs that do not use CPU during the interval. Jobs that are blocked by waits such as a database record lock or an object lock are often in a long wait and do not use CP...
6 months ago in IBM i / Performance Tools 0 Submitted

Improve the performance of PDI Job Watcher Interval Details

When investigating Job Watcher data, Interval Details allows you to get to call stacks and SQL statements. However, it takes a very long time for interval details to display - upwards of a minute or more; it is so slow as to be nearly unusable. Th...
6 months ago in IBM i / Performance Tools 0 Submitted

Enhance PDI to have the option to open drill-downs in new tab

In New Navigator, the Performance Data Investigator supports opening the initial chart in a new tab. However, all drill downs taken on that chart open in the same tab. This is problematic for the following reasons: I often need to look at mulitple...
6 months ago in IBM i / Performance Tools 1 Future consideration