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Allow variable number of arguments on SQL CONCAT function

The current implementation of CONCAT only allows two parameters, for example CONCAT('hello', 'world') which makes concatenating multiple values cumbersome. This would for example result in CONCAT(CONCAT('hello', 'world'), 'again') for 3 strings. I...
almost 2 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 5 Not under consideration

Enhance multibos preview to check for available space in rootvg

Please enhance multibos so that the preview operation will perform some kind of "required space" calculation for physical partitions in rootvg.
about 7 years ago in AIX 1 Not under consideration

Please finish/complete the integration of long SQL names into Db2 for i

When Long SQL Names are used, you can only rename those object using the SQL RENAME statement. However, RENAME supports only TABLEs, VIEWs, and INDEXes. Which means *FILE objects only. Sequences, Variables, Functions, Procedures, and the myriad ot...
over 1 year ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 3 Future consideration

Hide EULA agreement in .properties file

It would be great if the EULA agreement could be disabled from being seen by use of a parameter in the .properties file. The current "silent" EULA solution for ACS involves running a .js script in "Admin Config" mode. My current deployment however...
almost 5 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 2 Not under consideration

Vietnamese TS1 PDF on IFS using 5770TS1 product

Display Vietnamese Language correctly in PDF when Override PRTF file to PDF Stream File in IFS for subsequent email sending used. OVRPRTF FILE(xx) DEVTYPE(*AFPDS) WSCST(*PDF) TOSTMF('/xxxxxxxx/xxx.pdf') CHRID & FNTCHRSET can be used to achieve...
almost 3 years ago in IBM i / Print 3 Future consideration

EIM Windows domain source mapping from CRTUSRPRF

On CRTUSRPRF we have the parameter EIMASSOC. This lets us create an EIM identifier and add the current system as a TARGET. Every new user that is created need to also have the windows domain as a SOURCE in order for single signon to work. This mea...
about 8 years ago in IBM i / Security 4 Not under consideration

Add optional argument for XMLPARSE

To use XMLPARSE, the external encoding of the data need to be consistent with XML prolog. But, often, the encoding of the variable (in hosted langage or CLOB) isn't the same as original value. For example : when we receive an XML file by FTP or ot...
over 2 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Future consideration

Add an (optional) active query runtime counter.

Add an (optional) active query runtime counter. Use Case: There are times when I have long-running queries that I think should be finished at a certain time but are not. Without a counter of my own, I don't know how much real-time effort has passed.
almost 3 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 3 Future consideration

LKU - release lvup_rootvg surrogate disk without a reboot

Live Kernal Update - release surrogate disk without a reboot.
almost 4 years ago in AIX 1 Not under consideration

Support mapping MFA users to either local groups or LDAP/AD groups

Currently, each user must be added to PowerSC MFA. From a corp security perspective it would be more consistent and simpler to point to group membership to assign profiles and permissions. So instead of adding the 30 indivisual members of group XY...
over 2 years ago in PowerSC 3 Planned for future release

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