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Remove backup of trace directory

BRMS backup is getting:CPFA09E Object in use. Object is /QIBM/UserData/OS400/ServiceAgent/trace/esa.log.0.lck.CPFA09E Object in use. Object is /QIBM/UserData/OS400/ServiceAgent/trace/esa.log.0.QSYS.QSRGENSE.QSROBJECWhile I could add these to a BRM...
over 4 years ago in IBM i / PTF and Service 2 Future consideration

New function %lookupNE() to find the first element in an array not equal to the search argument

Many times I have to locate the first non-blank or non-zero element in an array. To search for it I either have to code a for/endfor or dow/enddo loop to scan for it. Sorting it is not an option. The sequence must be kept. So often it is something...
over 2 years ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 1 Future consideration

RDi CL formatting for declaring variables with defined storage

Add a preference to indent DCL statements for variables with STG(*DEFINED). Use Case: Declare an incoming parameter for a qualified object and then declare the object name and library. With the indentation it would look similar to the following: d...
over 8 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 5 Not under consideration

Set Service Program signature via the CRTSRVPGM command

Today, the signature is set by one of the following methods:1. From the STRPGMEXP SIGNATURE statement of the QSRVSRC source2. Automatically generated during service program creation if no QSRVSRC is specified or SIGNATURE is *GEN When using method...
over 6 years ago in IBM i / Application Development 5 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...
over 3 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 5 Not under consideration

Allow Kerberos to be specified by connection

Currently Kerberos Authentication (SSO) can only be specified for all connections. It would be preferred to specify authentication options by connection. My normal programmer profile does not have *CHANGE authority to production programs as requir...
over 4 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 5 Future consideration

Non-Displayable Characters in IBM Access Client Solutions

Using 5250 emulation, our programming team regularly has to display files with Non-Displayable characters for various types of fields. These always used to display as Blocks instead of ? characters in the V7R1 (and all other previous versions) of ...
over 6 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 3 Not under consideration

EDRSQL server requires QUSER *RWX authority to ROOT

We recently secured our ROOT directory in the IFS; however, when the EDRSQL server job (QXDAEDRSQL) starts up; MSG CPE3401 is shown in the joblog and the job ends. (see attached joblog) The Security Audit Journal records an Authority Failure (AF) ...
over 1 year ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Future consideration

RDI: rendering a screen takes forever - should cache field reference file

I'm working from home via VPN. When editing a subfile in a display file it takes forever to render the screen using the screen designer. A total of 28 fields in the subfile control and subfile took 10 minutes to render. I think that the cause is t...
over 1 year ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 4 Future consideration

DDS: Add trim-indicator to all mainstream 1D BARCODE (i.e. COD128)

DDS: Add trim-indicator to all mainstream 1D BARCODE (i.e. COD128) like 2D QR barcodes. Frequently used codes like COD128 lacks the ability to trim right spaces before rendering the barcodes. Consequently, a real case of a field say of 30 chars, t...
over 1 year ago in IBM i / Print 1 Future consideration

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