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Create/Amend filters using search results

When I access PDM's "find string" from within RDP (or through a remote search), I would like to add the results into a new/existing member filter, object filter and/or iProject folder with a click of a context option. This will allow large filters...
over 11 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 6 Not under consideration

documentation for the journal entries MC

the " F MC" journal entries: https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/ssw_ibm_i_71/rzaki/rzakivarlength.htm#rzakivarlength__TBLOBJLVL contain information about table changes however the details of the table structure are not documented. The tab...
over 4 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Not under consideration

Allow for a user specific version of AcsConfig.properties in the users home directory

Allow for a user specific version of AcsConfig.properties in the users home directory that will be considered before the versions in the iacs directory and the jar file. This will allow users to have their own properties that will not be overwritt...
5 months ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 2 Not under consideration

Add UI presentation page for power consumption showing all or selected servers

Better overview if all systems power usage is presented (or selected group of servers) in one page instead of going to each system and show only htat system. Less time spent for admin to check each system power usage one at a time.
over 1 year ago in Cloud Management Console 1 Submitted

Optimize sparse index build on partitioned table

The index build process is currently not using the information on a partitioned table when building the index: We have a big table partitioned by range on a column.When we build an sparse index on this table only including values in this column gr...
over 3 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Not under consideration

Enhance QMHRTVM Retrieve Option parm with *GE

The QMHRTVM (Retrieve Message) API has a so-called "Retrieve Option" parameter that controls whether the MSGID is returned or the Next MSGID is returned from the MSGF. Please add a *NEXT or *SAME option, meaning *GE (Greater Than or Equal) option ...
almost 4 years ago in IBM i / Work Management and Messaging 3 Future consideration

IFS view in Navigator for i does not show same change date of objects as Green screen view of IFS

Using IBM i Navigator for i (Browser Interface) the directory '/Qopensys/lib' displays a changed date of 12/09/12, but when I look at the Changed Date of the same directory using a green screen the Change Date is 3/30/20. I used the CL Command EDT...
almost 5 years ago in IBM i / IFS (Integrated File System) and Servers 2 Not under consideration

DST identification of disk controller cache failures without IBM i present

IBM technical support unable to diagnose failed disk controller cache failure on a brand new machine. Advised that support unable to diagnose without IBM i loaded and operating, during a risc-rick migration at the same OS level (V7.3) from POWER 7...
almost 4 years ago in IBM i / Storage 2 Not under consideration

VIO device naming convention after LPM (vfchostX)

See case TS002260514:LPM/HMC does mess up the AIX device names on target VIOS.Especially if using the "vios-virtual-slot-number" on the target VIOSs i would assume the device naming is the same on both. But it is not as we know.
over 5 years ago in PowerVM VIOS 0 Future 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

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