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IBM i

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RTVSYSINF / UPDSYSINF

1. Include changes to job descriptions and subsystem descriptions to the RTVSYSINF and UPDSYSINF commands. It's nice that you include changes to the system reply list but if the job descriptions revert back to the default value of INQMSGRPY(*RQD) ...
almost 7 years ago in IBM i / Install and Upgrade and Licensing 3 Not under consideration

CL Variables are still stuck with the 32K limit

As of release 6.1, RPG was already modified to have character variables up to 16M. But the CL language is still stuck with the 32767 character limit. Use Case: Passing parameters from CL to RPG and vise versa.
almost 7 years ago in IBM i / Languages - CL (Control Language) 4 Not under consideration

Add options to TRUNCATE to support clearing a single partition (member)

The SQL TRUNCATE statement currently only supports removing data from the entire table, even when run against an ALIAS created against a single partition. Use Case: Fast truncation of a single partition (member), just like CLRPFM with a specific m...
over 4 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Future consideration

DB2 SQL Query for rtbdskinf - prtdskinf

Hi, we are working constantly on developing applications working with SQL queries on IBM iSeries. We had a number of requests from customers for more advanced monitoring and one thing that we are missing is integrating rtbdskinf - prtdskinf type o...
over 2 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Future consideration

Change QMHRCVM, QGYOLMSG and MESSAGE_QUEUE_INFO to return the same severity for immediate messages

Today the QMHRCVM API returns 0 (zero) for messages send by the SNDMSG command, whereas DSPMSG, the QGYOLMSG API and the MESSAGE_QUEUE_INFO SQL table function return 80. That is confusing, for example when using both APIs. From the documentation o...
over 2 years ago in IBM i / Work Management and Messaging 2 Not under consideration

IBM Access Client Solutions (ACS) - to restrict/not restrict Filter option in Printer Output

Anyway IBM can enhanced the filter option in ACS - Printer Output for administrator to restrict or not to restrict for end user. This printer output option very useful to user to view/save spool file in pdf. Sometimes some user will explore the Pr...
about 3 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 5 Not under consideration

IBM i tape virtualization for TS3500

IBM i 7.4 TR2 added tape library virtualization from host to client partitions. This works VERY WELL with out TS4300 tape libraries. We are looking at migrating to a VTL solution, and that solution presents as a TS3500 tape library. Can support fo...
over 2 years ago in IBM i / Hardware 6 Future consideration

Enable better time staggering for performance gathering and other tools

The IBM i performance collecting feature is only capable of being scheduled at the hourly minutes of 00, 15, 30, & 45. Essentially, the top, right, bottom, and left of the hour - which happens to be very inconvenient given other workloadsSince...
about 5 years ago in IBM i / Performance Tools 2 Not under consideration

Need SQL Procedures to allow the ownership to be changed and to allow the use of adopted authority

We would like to have an SQL statement way of changing the ownership of a stored procedure. The TRANSFER OWNERSHIP SQL statement does not support stored procedures.In addition, there needs to be a SQL statement way of allowing a stored procedure t...
over 6 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Future consideration

GraalVM

With the new upcoming version 11 of Java and beyond, the "classic" script engines of JavaScript and Python will be discontinued. Nashor and Jython will disappear in favor of running Java, Python, JavaScript, and more on the common VM - the GraalVM...
almost 4 years ago in IBM i / JAVA 3 Not under consideration

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