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ACS /PLUGIN=cfg - fast path for HMC ?

Hello, would it be possible to add in ACS /PLUGIN=cfg /system a parameter to configure fast path for HMCConsole ? (eqquiv of Advanced in ACS) - at least to 'managed system' level. That would be a great help ;) Thanks for consideration.
6 days ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 1 Submitted

Enhance maximum variable length to 4GB

More and more we need to handle data with sizes over 16MB ie XML, so it would help a lot if it was possible to handle the maximum amount of data in a variable. Therefore I would like to have the possibility to define variables in RPG with a size o...
21 days ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 2 Under review

within the new iNavigator - Active Jobs - Filter Job name that contains more than one. I believe this was possible on the Heritage iNav

within the new iNavigator - Active Jobs - Filter Job name that contains more than one. As an example, Job name contains QBAT, QINT I believe this was possible on the Heritage iNavigator
4 days ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 0 Submitted

Allow DCL-S within enum to support exact parameter passing

I would find it useful to use ENUMs with Exact parameter passing. At present, anything within an enum is implicitly defined using "DCL-C". Exact parameter passing requires variables to be defined as being LIKE the same parameter type, and so an en...
13 days ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 1 Future consideration

Extend the SAVxxx and RSTxxx commands to allow an IFS file as the SAVF file.

The SAV and RST commands allow the value *SAVF for the device parameter, but the save file itself must necessarily refer to a file located in a library. Of course, it’s possible to use the CPYTOSTMF and CPYFRMSTMF commands to achieve the desired r...
12 days ago in IBM i / Save and Restore 0 Submitted

provide QSYSINC RPG includes in full free format

Today, we have QSYSINC RPG includes members in fixed format. More and more applications are nowadays written using full free format. Even IBM has a strong focus on using this format. Therefore, it would be consistent to have QSYSINC RPG includes m...
about 1 month ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 1 Submitted

Allow a "FOR SYSTEM NAME" for CREATE ALIAS

DevOps providers want to be able to fallback and restore implementation objects of SQL objects. CREATE ALIAS creates a *FILE DDMF in the library but we are not able to control the implementation name. This requires a lot of processing to make sure...
15 days ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Future consideration

Provide visual indication when IWS web UI is busy

When the IWS server web UI is doing work, there is no visual indication that it is busy when managing deployed services. Providing a busy indicator will make managing deployed services much easier because we will have an indication when processes ...
19 days ago in IBM i / Web Serving 1 Future consideration

Removal of 4-Core Limit for IBM-i VMs on the S1022

Description: As a forward-thinking organization leveraging IBM-i on the S1022 server, we are consistently seeking ways to enhance performance, optimize resource utilization, and meet our increasing workload demands. In light of this, we submit the...
9 months ago in IBM i / Install and Upgrade and Licensing 9 Under review

new build in function %PASSEDVALUE

In procedures with optional parameters, the %PASSED-BIF can be used to check whether the parameters are passed. To use such a parameter, a local field must be defined and the value must be set in the local field when the parameter is passed, other...
about 1 month ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 1 Submitted

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