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    Authority Collection should include "object attribute"

    Authority Collection should include "object attribute" along with the existing information about objects being accessed (object schema, object name, object type). Currently it is not possible to discern a physical file from a display file using th...
    10 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 3 Delivered

    Enhance RPG IV DATE FORMAT to include more clear 4-DIGIT Year Options

    Extend RPG IV support for date format keywords in opcodes and built-in functions to include *MDYY, *YYMD, and *DMYY, enabling clearer intent and improving developer productivity when working with 4-digit year formats. There is a growing need for a...
    5 months ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 4 Delivered

    Table that contains the QAUDJRN journal entry type descriptions

    It would be useful to have a table, if one does not already exist, that contains the QAUDJRN journal entry descriptions. This would be very useful to be able to use to get the description using a join to the AUDIT_JOURNAL_xx & DISPLAY_JOURNAL....
    over 1 year ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 8 Delivered
    105 VOTE

    AIX secldapclntd and LDAP load module should successfully recognize and interpret the FreeIPA time stamp format

    FreeIPA LDAP server, also know as Red Hat Identity Management, software stores password change time stamps in this format: krbLastPwdChange: 20200929123058Z That appears to be a YYYMMDDhhmmss format. AIX's secldapclntd LDAP client and LDAP load mo...
    almost 5 years ago in AIX 2 Delivered

    PowerVC running EOL MongoDB 5.0 embedded database

    Current PowerVC levels 2.2 and 2.3 both are running at MongoDB version 5.0 which is EOL as of October 31 2024. Please add latest version of the mongoDB to PowerVC versions 2.2 and 2.3
    about 2 months ago in PowerVC 1 Delivered

    AIX ftpd to use ciphers that need ECDH key exchange

    To use FTP in a secure way, the ftpd daemon may use openssl ciphers (FTPS). But modern TLS 1.3 ciphers provided by openssl 1.1 using ECDH key exchange are not possible to be used with the ftpd. These new ciphers should be supported by the ftpd.
    almost 5 years ago in AIX 2 Delivered

    Make the NEW IBM i Navigator the Default for Admin port 2001

    IBM has now provided a NEW and VAAAASSTLY Improved Navigator for i. BUT It is NOT THE DEFAULT! This makes it the best kept secret of the current Update Cycle Use Case: It's Better and It MUST become the default for https:/<Server name>:2001 ...
    over 4 years ago in IBM i / System Management 11 Delivered
    149 VOTE

    SQL prompting in ACS

    The new SQL tool in ACS make so much more sense than the old STRSQL - however, the prompt feature from the STRSQL where schemas, tables, columns can be selected from drop-down to construct SQL statements is really missing in the new ACS. Use Case:...
    about 8 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 6 Delivered

    Check group profile authority for Netserver share secured by an authorization list

    Since V7R5, a Netserver share can be secured by an authorization list. When checking the authority, the user's (authorized!) group profile is ignored. While IBM i [native] security checking is always taking group profiles into account, it is much ...
    about 1 year ago in IBM i / IFS (Integrated File System) and Servers 4 Delivered

    Extend RPG compiler messages to support modern RPG naming

    The current design for the compiler messages does not support the enhancements to modernize the RPG language. When messages are returned to a client via the *EVENTF option, the replacement values for the messages are limited to legacy system names...
    over 4 years ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 7 Delivered

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