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IBM i

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IBM i ACS Integrated File System to include TEXT attribute

It would be nice to see the TEXT attribute beside directories and stream files. The TEXT attribute can be seen on the green-screen WRKLNK. While we try to name folders and files with meaningful names, it's not always possible. Vendors install fold...
about 2 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 1 Future consideration

Delete multiple fields in screen designer at the same time

Possibility to delete multiple fields at the same time (with one delete action) Use Case: 1. open DSPF in screen designer2. select more than one field3. use the delete action
almost 14 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 6 Not under consideration

Allow multiple "system" reply lists

The system reply list is very useful for supplying automatic responses to messages, but occasionally a certain reply is only valid for a certain purpose, and not safe to set globally. Please create a QAQQINI setting that overrides the "system" rep...
over 6 years ago in IBM i / Work Management and Messaging 3 Not under consideration

Functional improvement request

Hi. This is not a suggestion but a request for functional improvement. In the combination of ACS 1.1.8.5 or later + Java8, there is a problem that the popup icon is not displayed when ACS is started. I have heard that this problem has been resolve...
about 1 year ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 4 Not under consideration

Custom screen size

Provide an option for custom screen size.Example:Colum: 25Row: 25 Use Case: Using ACS over VNC with small devices like mobilphones.
over 7 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 1 Not under consideration

SMBv2 support needed in IBM i 7.1

Customer scan and find a network risk for SMBv1. Refe to http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/rfe/execute?use_case=viewRfe&CR_ID=101946 SMBv2 is supported on V7R2 .but V7R1 still notNow customer use R710 . for network security concern. custoemr s...
over 7 years ago in IBM i / IFS (Integrated File System) and Servers 3 Not under consideration

Add Lynx Browser to YUM repository

Please, add Lynx Browser to the IBM i YUM repository Use Case: Besides we can browse the web using Lynx, we can also convert HTML to TXT data using the "-dump" option.
over 6 years ago in IBM i / Open Source and PASE 2 Not under consideration

Add &SYSTEM as option in Query Manager Report

Query Manager Report Forms currently has three variables that can be used in Page Heading section: &DATE, &TIME, &PAGE. &SYSTEM would be very helpful addition. Use Case: We make wide use *QMFORM objects for presenting SQL reports i...
over 7 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 3 Not under consideration

In RDI ability to exit program debug immediately as in F3 using green screen STRDBG

Using green screen STRDBG, while stepping through any program using F10, if the developer presses F3 to exit, the program stops running immediately. This is a bit of a safeguard to many developers where they know they can end a job midstream. This...
over 9 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 6 Future consideration

LISTAGG - Add parameter for length and allow less than 4000

The new LISTAGG function is very convenient. Two things that have us scratching our heads though:(1) Why does the length have an arbitrary minimum of 4000?(2) Why is setting a different length done by a CAST of the input instead of just adding a 3...
over 7 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Not under consideration

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