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IBM i

RACF should support dynamic altering the RACF database configuration

Currently, the names of the RACF databases are defined in the SYS1.PARMLIB(IRRPRM00) parmlib member. Those dataset names become constant for the IPL. They can not be changed without SYSPLEX-wide IPLs which would cause the customer massive outages ...
11 months ago in IBM i / Security Not under consideration

Start Offline checkbox on RDi startup.

Sometimes it happens the RDi after entering signon credentials hangs during startup for different reasons (e.g. display file source tab in update mode was left open when closing workspace) In many of such cases a problem can be resolved by setting...
7 months ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) Under review

Improve the Reconnect process for RDi

When working remotely for the past 2 years I connect to our corporate network via VPN prior to opening RDi. Everything works fine in RDi until my VPN connection drops. At this point RDi still shows as connected. When I reconnect the VPN and try to...
about 4 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) Future consideration

Add support for golang on IBM i

We run node servers built from typescript projects on power i. Typescript has recently announced they will be porting over their transpiler to golang https://devblogs.microsoft.com/typescript/typescript-native-port/ Angular has already switched to...
8 months ago in IBM i / Open Source and PASE Future consideration

Possibility for %lookup to search more than one field of a structure.

In data structures, lookup using %lookup is fantastic. But it would be interesting to add the possibility of searching on two or more fields: structure(1).field1 = 'A'; structure(1).field2 = 123; structure(1).field..... structure(2).field1 = 'B'; ...
about 2 years ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG Future consideration

Change of name for ILE/RPG

Time to give ILE/RPG a new name that is better suited to its current form.Call it "RPG for i", matching "Db2 for i". Use Case: By giving the RPG product a new name will help us define the difference between modern free format RPG & the older f...
over 5 years ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG Not under consideration

Allow reuse of QSQSVR prestart jobs for multithread jobs running embedded SQL in server mode

Please allow release of QSQSVR prestart jobs back to the pool upon thread termination for embedded SQL (SQLRPGLE) running in server mode in multithread capable jobs. Currently, when a multithreaded job running in server mode (set by QWTCHGJB) spaw...
over 1 year ago in IBM i / Db2 for i Future consideration

Provide system generated CPW usage for an LPAR

Whenever we need to find CPW for an LPAR, we have to jump around and gather information from numerous places.We need an OS command which would provide that calculation for us. Currently we have to gather system information including Power System m...
about 2 months ago in IBM i / Performance Tools Submitted

Correct V7R5 Regression to allow TRANSFORM SERVICES TO CREATE A PDF IN QNTC FILE SYSTEM USING OVRPRTF AT V7R5 (working on previous releases)

Please have a look on document DT284058 / SE79244 An attempt to create a PDF in /QNTC file system using override printer file (OVRPRTF) at VR75 fails with MSGCPFCE06: Error occurred while transforming print data. Reason code is 8: The transform in...
about 2 months ago in IBM i / Languages - CL (Control Language) Not under consideration

Warn customers before Defective PTFs are applied

Customers often download CUMEs or HIPERs well before they plan to apply them. During the interim, one or more PTFs may be marked defective, but the system allows the PTFs to be applied without warning customers. The following scenario is a possibl...
6 months ago in IBM i / PTF and Service Under review

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