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Make it possible to also define SYSTEM NAME for short LONG NAME for tables

When creating an SQL Table we define long descriptive names for them. We also define SYSTEN NAME that is used to name RPG Procedure Source files, Modules and Service Programs. When the descriptive "LONG NAME" is 10 letters long or shorter it is ...
over 2 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 3 Future consideration

Provide a QteRetrieveModuleViews API that works when NOT in Debug Mode

No APIs return the DBGVIEW(*LIST | *SOURCE | *ALL | *NONE | *STMT) attribute for programs or embedded *MODULEs except QteRetrieveModuleViews. However it, like all Qte* API are enabled only while the job is in Debug Mode. Please provide this inform...
over 1 year ago in IBM i / Application Development 2 Future consideration

System tables to use date / time fields instead of character fields in job format

Current IBM supplied output files, such as QADSPOBJ, that are use as templates for associated system commands store dates in 2 character fields and times in single character fields. Given the power of Db2 for i and the availability of date / time...
over 2 years ago in IBM i / Core OS 2 Future consideration

Port ETCD and ETCDCTL to IBM i

Implement ETCD and ETCDCTL from https://etcd.io FYI ... There is already an AIX implementation under AIX Toolbox https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/aix-toolbox-linux-applications-downloads-alpha) and I list it here as two items because it is list i...
almost 4 years ago in IBM i / Open Source and PASE 1 Not under consideration

Retrieve AA macro result by SQL

Currently, the AA macro from STRSST were not able to retrieve by CL command or SQL. it is not possible to make automation / monitoring program. Hope ibm can develop API or SQL that we can retrieve the value.
over 1 year ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Not under consideration

RDi don't change selection with scroll

Scrolling should be a non-destructive operation, specifically the selected text should not be removed simply because one end of the selected region scrolls outside the visible window. The selected region should not be lost via mouse wheel scrollin...
almost 5 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 3 Future consideration

Add a preview tab to Report Designer like Screen Designer

With screen designer you can create indicator sets, assign them to a record format, and preview the results. In report designer you can do all except preview the results. Use Case: I am modernizing reports to utilize *PRTF instead of the program d...
almost 4 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 4 Not under consideration

Remove use of jdk7 from IBM i programs

IBM has announced that IBM i 7.3 will be the last version to support jdk7 at:https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/wikis/home?lang=en#!/wiki/IBM%20i%20Technology%20Updates/page/Java%20products%20and%20options%20on%20IBM%20iI believe IBM i 7...
over 5 years ago in IBM i / JAVA 3 Is a defect

For VTL allow a bigger format like LTO7 or LTO8 instead of Ultruim3

BRMS and Protect tier we can only format ULTRIUM3 Use Case: the actual standard for tape is LTO8 and for VTL it is ULTRIUM3
over 5 years ago in IBM i / BRMS 2 Not under consideration

New SQLSetStmtAttr option for Completion/Diag Messages

During Debug mode, on IBM i, the SQL CLI APIs, such as SQLExecute generate diagnostic and completion messages indicating things such as "xx rows selected" or "xx rows inserted", or "Table XXX Dropped". This information does not currently get gener...
about 7 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Future consideration

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