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IBM i

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Add an EMAIL space to the *USRPRF object and allow that value to be retrieved with the qsyrusri api and RTVUSRPRF CL command

As we add more and more user profiles, the need to send those users email from the IBM i partition (using whatever) is important. However, today there is no way to associate an email address with an end-user's *USRPRF. For example, if I need to se...
over 1 year ago in IBM i / Security 3 Not under consideration

IBM Rational Developer for i, lpex convert H,F,D,P spec to Free-Form

With the V7R2 version RPGLE is possibie to use free formats for Control, File, Definition, and Procedure statements.While LPEX editor allows conversion of specific C, does not allow free conversion formats for other specifications.It would be very...
about 8 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 3 Not under consideration

Job reference missing in spoolfile

When working with JVM's on IBM the function Print GC Tables, produces a spoolfile in which no reference to the job it is derived from is present. This makes analyses very complicated. Use Case: When using the command WRKJVMJOB and option 9 offers ...
almost 4 years ago in IBM i / JAVA 3 Planned for future release

Access Client Solutions

IBM Access Client Solutions, not able to change the port to make connections through SSH. Use Case: Ned to change port for SSH, not able to change the port within the software. Unix sometimes uses a different port from the standard 22.
almost 6 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 2 Not under consideration

Order of parameters on DSPUSRPRF versus CRTUSRPRF

The order that the parameters appear on the screen when executing a DSPUSRPRF command versus a CRTUSRPRF command is disjointed. Use Case: Often, when creating a new user profile, we reference another user profile as to the settings for the user. S...
over 6 years ago in IBM i / Security 4 Not under consideration

Remove STRSAVSYNC dependency on subsystem QSYSWRK

Request:---------- Remove the dependency of STRSAVSYNC on subsystem QSYSWRK - it is not the appropriate subsystem to use. 1. Preferred solution: Ship STRSAVSYNC with its own limited subsystem and start it automatically, and also auto start the IPV...
almost 4 years ago in IBM i / Save and Restore 5 Not under consideration

Partitioned tables increase limit partitions (more than 256 partitions)

Hello, We think that it will be useful increase actual limit of 256 partitions on a partitioned table. Our customer generates really big amount of information (Banking customer), and our estimations are that on next year he won't have enough ...
about 2 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Future consideration

ILE RPG New Procedure Wizard Preferences

New procedure wizard creates creates its declarations in all upper case. It would be nice if the ILE RPG preferences page had an option to control the case to be used in the same way that Control Blocks do. Use Case: Currently the wizard creates t...
almost 10 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 4 Not under consideration

What commands are linked to what special authority?

I want to monitor what commands needing special authority are used by who.
over 1 year ago in IBM i / Security 3 Future consideration

SQL Request crossed between partition

On IBMi, you are not able to perform, throught SQL, a request to cross datas from differents systems.Always get a SQLCODE 42712:Message : [SQL0212] Indicatif de table en double A incorrect. Cause . . . . . : L'une des erreurs suivantes s'est produ...
almost 5 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 4 Not under consideration

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