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IBM i

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Give the built in base IBM i Auditing and security tools a product name

When dealing with Auditors, they nearly always as for product names for tools used to Audit and Secure the IBM i platform. Simply saying we used the built in functions, just leads to more questions. Ideally we could do with a Brand Name or Produc...
about 2 years ago in IBM i / Security 2 Not under consideration

Allow AFPRSC with pdf objects to be exported to pdf

It is not possible to create a PDF with the 5770ts1 product out of a spoolfile containing a PDF, because this process is not supported. Use Case: Integrate a logo in PDF format in a spoolfile to print documents in the layout of our official corpor...
over 6 years ago in IBM i / Print 3 Future consideration

more then 16 group profiles

Actually, you can link a userprofile to 16 groupprofiles. For RCAC performance, we need to link a userprofile to more then 16 groupprofiles. Use Case: this is solely for performance resons when using RCAC! then we can use the IBM standard RCAC fun...
about 3 years ago in IBM i / Security 2 Not under consideration

Multi-row insert in dynamic SQL RPG

Please enhance dynamic SQL support in RPG to include multi-row insert. Use Case: Dcl-DS myQualDS ExtName('THETBL') Dim(200) Qualified Inz; End-DS; myQualDS (1).dta = '1'; myQualDS (2).dta = '2'; Ctr = 2; SQLStatement = 'Insert into THETBL ? rows v...
over 6 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Future consideration

API call rate limiting

Having a call rate limiting in the Integrated Web Services for i would allow better control on the consumption of the APIs Use Case: offering a rate of calls per min or second would increase security and better control
about 3 years ago in IBM i / Web Serving 2 Future consideration

Allow keyboard input in iACS Printer Output

The Printer Output component in IBM i Access Client Solutions doesn't allow keyboard input. For example, Set Filter doesn't recognize the ENTER key. The grid of spooled files doesn't recognize the the DELETE or ENTER keys. Use Case: I need to filt...
over 4 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 3 Future consideration

BRMS Restore Functionality

In a BRMS networked environment, we'd like to see IFS directory restore offer the same functionality as native library restore, i.e. the ability to define a different restore to directory name on the target, then have the panel return to the previ...
almost 6 years ago in IBM i / BRMS 3 Future consideration

Add Db2i for i Service to maintain validation list

Please add a DB2 for i service that looks at/maintains the users under validations list under the HTTP admin server. If you need to rename a user today you can't, you have to recreate the user. Having a service like this will help helpdesk and/or ...
about 2 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Future consideration

New RPG assignment operators ++ and --

It would be nice to have the C/Java like assignment operators ++ and -- too. Use Case: var++; instead of var +=1;var--; instead of var -=1;
over 7 years ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 1 Not under consideration

IBM ARE (Application Runtime Expert) should flag the directory /QIBM/UserData/ARE/ibmare/logs with ATR(*ALWSAV) VALUE(*NO)

IBM traditionally flags log directories with ATR(*ALWSAV) VALUE(*NO) since save while active of IFS data is a sick joke. This helps to avoid messages like these CPFA09E/CPD384E messages: Object in use. Object is /QIBM/UserData/ARE/ibmare/logs/er...
about 2 years ago in IBM i / System Management 1 Future consideration