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    Enabling "TRUE LOAD BALANCING" for SEAs in dual VIOS setup

    Currently in a dual virtual I/O server setup with SEA load sharing configured, each SEA is configured with more than one underlying virtual trunk Ethernet adapter. During the handshaking phase b/w the virtual I/O servers for establishing load shar...
    over 9 years ago in PowerVM 7 Not under consideration

    RPG Regular Expression BIFS

    Provide Built In Functions to facilitate testing string values against regular expressions without needing to compile the expression etc using APIs. This will make it easier for developers to make use of this technology. Use Case: Matches : if (%m...
    over 6 years ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 3 Not under consideration

    520 Byte Sector Storage Support on EXP24SX

    EXP24SX expansion unit should support 520 byte sector storage devices (both HDD and SSD) for IBM i. Only 4K byte storage is currently supported, but sales team needs to pay special attention to its performance, which may spoil their productivity. ...
    over 8 years ago in IBM i / Hardware 3 Not under consideration

    Change french translation for "Add service entry point"

    The french translation for "Add service entry point" is not correct. Actually the translation is "Supprimer le point d'entrée de service", that means "Delete service entry point". During training it's complicated to explain that to add a service e...
    6 months ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 3 Not under consideration

    allow three part names in db2 for i services

    please add ability to use three-part naming in UDTF or in db2 for i services likeQSYS2.JOB_INFOIt seems that the 3-part naming isn't working or supported in UDTFs. .e.g.:https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/wikis/home?lang=en#!/wiki/IBM%20...
    about 8 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 3 Not under consideration

    BRMS Web GUI interface needs to be made available for 5770BR1

    Fortra has developed a web interface for BRMS replacing the old web navigator interface that was deprecated. This new interface is only available in the new software subscription for BRMS, 5770BR2 with PTFs SJ00271and SJ00272.Not every customer is...
    over 1 year ago in IBM i / BRMS 3 Not under consideration

    Ability to download *IPDS spool files using ACS

    Would like the ability to view / download spool files with *IPDS data stream using Access Client Solutions. This function was supported in the old IBM i Access for Windows. Use Case: Distribute spool files to customers
    over 4 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 2 Not under consideration

    Relaxe the restriction for the QUALIFIED keyword use on LIKEDS strucctures.

    When coding RPG IV, I use Templates and the LIKEDS keyword, and also use non-Template data structures with the LIKEDS keyword. RPG IV muscle memory instinctively has me writing: DCL-DS myStruct Qualified LIKEDS(struct_tmpl) Inz(*LIKEDS); The probl...
    9 months ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 1 Not under consideration

    Consolidate ACS 5250 Display and TAB Preferences into one Tabbed Dialog

    Currently we have: Edit->Preferences -> Tab SetupEdit->Preferences -> Appearance->Tab Appearance The first changes the Active Tab propertiesThe second changes the inactive Tab propertiesPlease place them on the same dialog and use t...
    almost 4 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 1 Not under consideration

    Declare UTF-8 character lenght in SQL TABLE not in bytes

    Currently, when I create a new table and declare a field, for example, of type CHAR(10) UTF-8, the system only allows for 10 characters if each character is 1 byte in size. If a character occupies 2 or more bytes, the field length is no longer suf...
    about 1 year ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Not under consideration

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