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In BRMS, need functionality to display the library name or a name to show the contents of the SAVF created by BRMS.

I use BRMS to backup key libraries, SAVSECDTA, SAVCFG and some IFS folders. The backups are saved to SAVF's partly because this is much faster than going to tape directly and we are a 7 x 24 operation. Example, saving to SAVF takes approximately 1...
over 1 year ago in IBM i / BRMS 1 Not under consideration

Schedule operations on command line for profile-data backup in HMC

Not only HMC and VIO backup, but also managed systems profile backup is needed on schedule operations. And it is better to manage the schedule operations on command line.
over 1 year ago in Hardware Management Console 0 Planned for future release

7063-CR1 BMC Console Redirection over HTML5

On Power Based HMC 7063-CR1 BMC Console Redirection is only possible with Java. On x86 Based HMC 7042-CR9 IMM2 Console Redirection was possible with HTML5.
over 3 years ago in Hardware Management Console 1 Not under consideration

Exit Point QIBM_QPWFS_FILE_SERV more object type info

File Server Exit Point QIBM_QPWFS_FILE_SERV Format PWFS0200The File Server Exit Point since V7R3 has a format PWFS0200. This format brings a parameter “Object type” that can be either *STMF for file or *DIR for directory. Unfortunately the only fu...
almost 5 years ago in IBM i / IFS (Integrated File System) and Servers 3 Not under consideration

Requesting AUDIT_JOURNAL_SF table function

I have hundreds of printer devices and output queue entries. Many are obsolete. I would like to query the audit journal for SF entries for the latest entry involving any device and/or output queue. Something like select printer, max(entry_timestam...
12 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Future consideration

Have a straight access (button) to system debugger on the 5250 emulator.,

Faster than opening SQL and then Execution and then system debugger...
over 1 year ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 4 Under review

ACS Schema Explorer - Database Diagraming support

Support database diagraming in Schema browser. Allow for creation, and reverse engineer from existing database. Reverse engineer should read all foreign key relationships and give you proper diagram. When editing a new diagram, or one generated fr...
over 7 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 4 Not under consideration

audit fields

We would like to register info about creation and update of a row (anddelete when it comes to temporal tables). For these lifeCycleEvents', we need to store automatically (once forcreation, always for update) : - current timestamp, - transactionId...
over 4 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 3 Not under consideration

Expand the temporary storage metrics in the QAPMSYSTEM file to track each global bucket

The QAPMSYSTEM file in Collection Services has information about system-wide use of temporary storage - but this is grouped into database, non-database, active jobs, and ended jobs. It would be extremely helpful to expand this temporary storage tr...
over 3 years ago in IBM i / Performance Tools 1 Future consideration

JavaScript (Node.js) as native stored procedure / UDTF language

Today we can use PL/SQL, java and any other ILE language to make stored procedures and UDTF in Db2. However new languages are being used for modern application ie javaScript within Node.js and Python to name a few - and and other languages from th...
over 5 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 5 Future consideration