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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

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

OpenSSL: Remove weak ciphers

OpenSSL is provided with the AIX base operating systems but it currently differs from the core open source offering on GitHub by deliverying a significant number of old and weak cipers. Core OpenSSL provides just 27 ciphers in its default build bu...
over 6 years ago in AIX 9 Planned for future release

Enable an equivalent for QAUDCTL(*NOQTEMP) for IFS

Activities such as create, delete, grant authority of files in QTEMP ale eliminated from QAUDJRN if system value QAUDCTL has the value *NOQTEMP.There is no equivalent possibility when working in the IFS.This is even emphasized as it is common in L...
about 3 years ago in IBM i / IFS (Integrated File System) and Servers 4 Not under consideration

ReSupport and Enhance *PDFMAP objects and related Commands

IBM currently supports 4 *PDFMAP related commands. CRTPDFMAPDLTPDFMAPDSPPDFMAPEWRKPDFMAPEThese command work with the *PDFMAP object which end users have now migrated from the original use, to using them to route SPOOLED file to email clients. It w...
about 3 years ago in IBM i / Print 1 Future consideration

OBJECT_STATISTICS table function should return source information for CRTBNDxxx compiled objects.

OBJECT_STATISTICS currently returns NULL for the source info for programs compiled with CRTBNDxxx commands. That info it is available in DSPPGM for the object if you drill into the QTEMP module of the program. This would be helpful for users wanti...
over 1 year ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Functionality already exists

Port OpenSCAP to AIX

Please port OpenSCAP to AIX either native or RPM package format will do. https://www.open-scap.org/
over 7 years ago in AIX 4 Not under consideration

Add a current location colunm of a tape on VFYMOVBRM

On VFYMOVBRM screen there is no information of the current location of a tape, so i need to check with WRKMEDBRM in order to known where are the requested tapes to put in the tape library. Would be easier and faster to have the current location in...
5 months ago in IBM i / BRMS 1 Not under consideration

Start/Stop/Restart HMC CLoud connector from GUI

HMC Admin with PEP 2.0 should be able to Start/Stopp and restart Power Enterprise Pool 2.0 Cloud connector from HMC GUI rather alway login into HMC via HMC
over 2 years ago in Hardware Management Console 1 Planned for future release

Extend ACS and eliminate java web start

Extend ACS to include download functions that need java web start. Use Case: One can run ACS using OpenJ9. But once you start using download director or want to install software keys directly from the ESS site you need java web start (and thus ano...
about 5 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 5 Not under consideration

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