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Provide a PARSE_CL_STMT SQL UDTF that returns parms and values

It would be great to have a way to check CL command options similar to how we do today with PARSE_STATEMENT for SQL statements.The ideal candidate would return the parameters (kwd names) and the value the user passed to those parameter in a table ...
over 3 years ago in IBM i / Languages - CL (Control Language) 5 Future consideration

Have BCI jobs inherit the QAQQINI file library from the parent job

A Web Application Server running PHP initiates SQL requests that run in a batch immediate job. The BCI job picks up the QAQQINI file in QUSRSYS. However, the application needs unique settings that cannot be applied system-wide. It is possible to s...
over 4 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Not under consideration

first IWS for IBMi setup screen forces entry of IBMi program library

The first Integrated Web Services for IBMi setup screen forces entry of an IBMi program library. This hard-defined library is used to locate the IBMi program. Please enhance the first IWS setup screen, to soft-locate the IBMi program via the libra...
over 5 years ago in IBM i / Web Serving 1 Future consideration

allow for a alternate log for CPIAD09 messages

the CPIAD09 messages from our QZDASOINIT jobs are choking our QHST log, and making it difficult to navigate. Please provide the ability to have these messages go to another message queue. Use Case: Browsing the QHST log
over 3 years ago in IBM i / Core OS 6 Future consideration

NETSERVER PRINT SHARES WILL NOT WORK WITH SMB2

We use the IBM i system as a print server and have many NetServer print shares. The IBM i 7.3 Memo to Users (MTU) (https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/ssw_ibm_i_73/rzaq9/rzaq9osNetSrvPrt.html) documents additional steps required to allo...
over 3 years ago in IBM i / IFS (Integrated File System) and Servers 4 Future consideration

ACS update to include built in token acceptance for Oauth or Open ID connect

See case TS013914045 for background
about 1 year ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 2 Not under consideration

CMC Cloud connector stale HMC alerting

Right now, there is no alerting possible for stale HMC's cloud connector status from CMC. Would be great to have possibility receive notification about stale HMC's.
about 1 year ago in Cloud Management Console 1 Submitted

ACS Bestfit leave unprintable area on right side

Since iSeries access for Window (iAW) is EOS and IBM i Access Soultions (ACS) is used instead. Using Bestfit function, the old iAW generate printout without blank on the right side but the new ACS generate printout with blank on the right side whi...
over 5 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 4 Not under consideration

IDS LDAP client enhancement

The IBM AIX ldap client currently does not seem to support load balancer VIP for AD domain controllers. It would be nice to have support for a load balancer VIP instead of having to define a list of comma separated domain controller servers especi...
about 2 years ago in AIX 3 Not under consideration

Add more user defined attributes/object information to an object

At the moment the user can only add one additional information to an object, f. e. via the system API QLICOBJD. But as different applications/tools need to add their own information to the object the previously set information will be overridden. ...
almost 8 years ago in IBM i / Core OS 9 Not under consideration

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