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IBM i

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CPYFRMSTMF needs SRCCHGDATE parameter as on CPYSRCF

CPYFRMSTMF needs a new parameter SRCCHGDATE(*FROMMBR) that works just like the SRCCHGDATE parameter on the CPYSRCF command. SRCCHGDATE(*NEW) can allow for compatibility with the existing behavior of the CPYFRMSTMF command. Note that this proposed ...
about 8 years ago in IBM i / IFS (Integrated File System) and Servers 5 Not under consideration

Various "errors" in QUSRDIR joblog

Using the EIM API's to delete source and/or target mappings results in various errors (GLD0405, GLD021, GLD0407) in the QUSRDIR joblog. We request to do proper error handling so logging these "non-errors" is avoided as it is time consuming and con...
over 6 years ago in IBM i / Security 2 Not under consideration

Chinese Character ? not being supported with CCSID 937

Hello Team, We have received an update from customer that the Chinese character 菓 is not being supported in one of the web based applications. We are using Traditional Chinese and CCSID on the AS400 side is 937 which is supported for Chinese chara...
over 3 years ago in IBM i / Languages - Other 2 Not under consideration

MOVMEDBRM function

would like to MOVMEDBRM stop to mark tapes moved to a different location if tape drive is not available. The command could in msgw state or failed with log. Use Case: We noticed issues when TAPMLB sometimes doesn't varied on after IPL.Wile MOVMEDB...
almost 6 years ago in IBM i / BRMS 3 Not under consideration

Wrkactjob - Filter by user

Would help if the wrkactjob command could also filter for a specific user as well. Now you can only subset by subsystem. Usefull if you need to see wrkactjob per user as well. Now you have to press F16 on the wrkactjob screen and press F16. Work w...
over 2 years ago in IBM i / Work Management and Messaging 2 Not under consideration

Update Infocenter to remove sections, commands, etc pertaining to options no longer available

Check out the comments at the bottom of:https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/ssw_ibm_i_73/rzahg/rzahghome.htmhttps://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/ssw_ibm_i_73/rzalu/rzaluprtattmeth.htmhttps://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter...
over 6 years ago in IBM i / Documentation 4 Future consideration

Make ibm more strong

Because ibm acadmic website is too buffer
10 months ago in IBM i / Db2 Web Query 1 Not under consideration

Cursor Issues in LPEX editor V9.8 on Mac

There are multiple issues with cursor positioning in the LPEX editor on a Mac in version 9.8. These issues make using the product virtually unusable. Ending charactrs are not displayed when editing CL source, Editing RPG source is hit or miss on w...
over 1 year ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 1 Is a defect

Implicitly defined DS subfield appears in outline as Unknown(0)

I am able to have a subfield in a data structure that does not have a definition specified. The compiler determines the definition at compile-time based on other fields that overlay the field. However, the outline shows Unknown(0). Below is an exa...
almost 11 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 3 Is a defect

Remove SSH dependency for RDi

Currently RDi requires SSH to be active to support remote debugging. We want to limit SSH access due to security requirements which is currently not possible. The debugger already runs on port 3825... can't it be changed to fully support remote de...
over 3 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 6 Future consideration

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