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IBM i

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    Please add nslookup, host, dig as part of the base os and not part of option 31, dns

    I need to use nslookup (could maybe settle for dig or host) from IBM i. However only my lpars with option 31, dns, loaded have that command. I feel that option 31 dns is a 'host' feature while nslookup, etc are client features. I do not want to lo...
    about 9 years ago in IBM i / Networking 3 Not under consideration

    SQL CRUD Application Wizard for RPG

    Implement a wizard that helps RPG develpers to integrate access and manipulation of data stored in Server Databases in their applications. The result is a code generator that creates a simple "Create, Read, Update, Delete" (CRUD) RPG service progr...
    about 12 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 5 Not under consideration

    Save and reuse favourite shell commands, sql statements, qsh statements, ...

    Simplify the persistent reuse of statements as we do within cl: with F9 and have that for other environments like qsh: qcmd: sql: bash:. These options are not yet persistent and not easy to manage. I would like to easily build my favourite menus b...
    about 9 years ago in IBM i / Core OS 2 Not under consideration

    Create a System Status and PTF info routine that can be used to easily send that info to Support when needed. Perhaps a CL commadn SNDSYSINFO or something like that.

    While SYSSNAP in QMGTOOLS is fine, it does take "centuries" to run, and then the customer has to collect the data and transmit it to IBM Support when needed. The request is to create a simple service command that sends all that related info to IBM...
    about 3 years ago in IBM i / PTF and Service 2 Not under consideration

    Allow value selection on command prompting

    When prompting on a command, it might show a number of well known values, or present a list from a choice program, however the value must always be typed in again. It would be easier if the option was offered to select one of these values by posit...
    about 6 years ago in IBM i / Languages - CL (Control Language) 2 Not under consideration

    Recipient Email Notification of AJS jobs when job time limit exceeded

    We need Advanced Job Scheduler (AJS) have the ability to send an email notification (not message to the message queue of the user running the scheduled job) to be sent after a specified scheduled job exceeds the time limit threshold specified in t...
    about 9 years ago in IBM i / Core OS 1 Not under consideration

    Command or tool to find objects inside the IFS

    It would be very helpful and useful to have a command or tool to search for objects in the IFS directory structure, by name, by date, by extension, and other criteria.Something like WRKOBJ OBJ(*ALL/P*) for example.
    about 3 years ago in IBM i / IFS (Integrated File System) and Servers 3 Not under consideration

    IBM i Access Client Solutions Enhancements

    I would like to see the New Tab preferences under the Edit, Preferences on the main menu. It is currently under the Edit, Preferences in the session manager area. Use Case: It would be easier to find if it was on the main menu.
    about 9 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 1 Not under consideration

    Block selection and single-keystroke navigation between open source members

    Prior to RDi 9.0, you could do the following: - Have two or more members open. - Select a line to move or copy from one member ? ?to another using Alt+L. - Optionally use Shift+Up or Shift+Down arrows to highlight a block of code. - Use Alt+Left o...
    over 12 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 5 Not under consideration

    BRMS Enterprise Services

    BRMS Enterprise Services - Seems to be issues with the way the node policy works and developers notice issues but developers are stating the product is working as design. Node policy is running for all partitions in the environment although they a...
    about 6 years ago in IBM i / BRMS 2 Not under consideration

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