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IBM i

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    Port FIRST_DAY function to Db2 for i

    IBM Db2 11.1 introduced a new scalar function FIRST_DAY to return the first day of the month. https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/db2/11.5?topic=functions-first-day Please port this function to IBM Db2 for i. Use Case: Make SQL more readable. Make SQL mor...
    almost 4 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Delivered

    RPG Docs (like Java Docs) in Content Assist

    Java docs is incredible useful when writing java code in eclipse, specially when the associated documentation for a method is retrieved with the content assist pop up. There's no official documentation for rpg, but projects like ILE DOCS are very ...
    over 13 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 14 Delivered

    Add ability to output JSON elements/keypairs and objects on separate rows.

    Using SQL to output data in JSON format, the output is presented all on one line. When debugging, this is very difficult to work with. The request is to be able to split the 1 line into 1 keypair per line. The guide says too use the escape sequenc...
    5 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Delivered

    Improve the formatting of free form SQL

    It would be a good idea to improve the formatting of the free form SQL.This is the result of the formatting performed by RDi: exec sql select * into :dsreginv :nullinds from json_table (:jsonresponse, '$' columns (internalid char(100) path '$.Inte...
    about 2 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 2 Delivered

    Allow prompt variables in Run SQL Scripts

    Add prompt variables to queries that run in the Run SQL Scripts application. This would allow generic queries to be reused for specific results. The Run SQL Scripts application would need a mechanism for entering the substitution variable data whe...
    over 6 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 10 Delivered

    Identify where in the code you are at.

    When editing or browsing through a source member in the LPEX editor, it would be helpful to know in what subroutine or procedure you are at. This would eliminate the need to find BEGSR Previous. SImilar to how the Show Date Area toggle works curre...
    over 14 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 14 Delivered

    IBM Navigator for i - Function Usage ID to allow only management of EIM users

    Our helpdesk staff manage the creation and deletion of users and password resets, however I can't grant them access to Navigator for i to manage EIM user entries for SSO as it gives them far too much access. Please provide a Function Usage ID whic...
    about 1 year ago in IBM i / System Management 3 Delivered

    SMB 2 (SMBv2) support needed in IBM i 7.1 and 7.2

    Due to the recent release of the Server Message Block Version 1 (SMBv1) vulnerability (https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/current-activity/2017/01/16/SMB-Security-Best-Practices), we need SMB Version 2 (SMBv2) ported back to IBM i 7.1 and 7.2. Use Case:...
    almost 9 years ago in IBM i / IFS (Integrated File System) and Servers 8 Delivered

    Null capable fields

    When working with ACS Run SQL script we noticed that null capable fields with the value null are presented as fields containing the character "-". If a field does contain the character "-" you can not tell the difference. Use Case: We had an issue...
    almost 6 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 11 Delivered

    Named parameters for SQL insert statement.

    Db2 for i has in few occasions been a forerunner for features of SQL. So perhaps this idea could also be one of these features. We have used named parameters for UDTF and stored procedures for quite some time. SELECT * FROM TABLE (QSYS2.IFS_OBJECT...
    over 1 year ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 3 Delivered

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