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5733-ICC time estimation for file transfer

Tools like Curl give an estimate of how long a transfer will take. This would also be useful with ICC. Use Case: This would make it easier to estimate the duration of a transfer or to identify possible connection problems in advance.
over 3 years ago in IBM i / Virtualization and Cloud 1 Future consideration

PDI - CPU/Jobs/Pre-start jobs graph

When using PDI the CPU can be viewed at from a wide variety of different angels. We are missing a graph showing the number of jobs on the system related to the CPU consumption. As in today's world pre-start jobs on IBM i are becoming more and more...
over 4 years ago in IBM i / Performance Tools 1 Future consideration

HMC DLPAR for unneeded/unwanted vhost adapters

The HMC V9 no longer features DLPAR operations for deleting unneeded/unwanted vhosts,
over 6 years ago in Hardware Management Console 3 Not under consideration

Remove 8 character limitations for user id when using various communication methods.

https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/ssw_ibm_i_74/rzarl/rzarlusrid.htmstates:"Some communications methods limit the user ID to eight characters."I want those changed. Use Case: Users are chafing bad enough at the 10 character limitation. Dr...
about 4 years ago in IBM i / Security 5 Not under consideration

STRDBG can not show values of variables based on pointer given as parameter

It's not possible to show the value of variables which based on a pointer given as parameter in STRDGB. If you try to display "pTest" with F11 of the following example you get : EVAL pTest PTEST.V1 = '**********'PTEST.V2 = '**********' Example : d...
almost 6 years ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 7 Future consideration

Support Modern Authentication with Office365 - Configuration help

Hi Team, Please guide/assist with potential mail server setting on their cloud iSeries to accommodate potential O365 authorization settings changes? Use Case: This is the situation and info i have received:This enhancement is needed because most o...
almost 3 years ago in IBM i / Networking 5 Not under consideration

Provide details of imported procedures and variables in program/service program APIs and commands

Enhance the DSPPGMREF/DSPPGM/DSPSRVPGM commands and QBNLPGMI/QBNLSPGM APIs to provide details of procedure and data item imports and how they have been resolved. Currently only module exports are available through the QBNLMODI API and requires the...
over 4 years ago in IBM i / Application Development 2 Not under consideration

Display variable length for CLP variable in RDI (mouse hover)

It will be usefull to have the field length (mouse hover) for CLP variable in RDI Use Case: you have to change a CLP program, you open it in RDI. You want to use a variable but you don't know the length. At this moment you have to go up to see the...
over 6 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 3 Future consideration

shift away from _base default proc compat mode on P9 and onward

PHYP team confirmed that hypervisor will only preset the _base level for default on P9 / P10 "Keeping the meaning of Default (mapped to POWER9_Base) ensures that existing partitions will successfully migrate across all vintages of P9 firmware levels.
over 2 years ago in PowerVM 1 Not under consideration

Exit program on Workstation log in.

QLMTDEVSSN is obsolete. People should be allowed to have multiple sessions on a single workstation. The days of twinax are dead. What I would rather have is an exit point program or some other method that when someone logs into a workstation I can...
about 4 years ago in IBM i / Security 6 Not under consideration