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IBM i

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    IDN Domain in SNDSMTPEMM

    Support for IDN domains in SNDSMTPEMM command is needed Use Case: IDN Domains allow special character s in domain name. f.e.: www.grün.at. to send e-mails from IBM i with SNDSMTPEMM to e-mail adr.: büro@grün.at currently not supported.
    about 5 years ago in IBM i / Networking 4 Not under consideration

    Meta procedure (or API) for ILE (RPG)

    With PCML we have the information needed to call any ILE ( RPG) program from any other language, or environment and knowing the parameter types and data going back and forth. However this requires that the PCML file is available and deployed along...
    over 4 years ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 5 Not under consideration

    bring NATIVE graphical user interface to ibmi

    bring NATIVE graphical user interface to ibmi, session based, fully supported natively by IBM, fully integrated with the operating system and workflow, as a normal display file for a RPG would be. Some solution exists indeed in the aftermarket usi...
    almost 6 years ago in IBM i / Application Development 5 Not under consideration

    Work with IP connections > show current user

    When using WRKTCPSTS OPTION(*CNN) the system offers filtering options using F15. There is a lack of filtering by user name (which is possible using Navigator for i - column filtering) to find a specific user connection.By the way - the user name s...
    over 5 years ago in IBM i / Networking 4 Not under consideration

    Provide a Tile Session Window option in IBM ACS for IBM i

    Provide a way to do a so called Tile arrangement of the 5250 session windows in ACS. Use Case: I support over a dozen remote Power systems with IBM i installed. Using ACS I open green-screens to those session and have an app open and running. I wa...
    almost 4 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 2 Not under consideration

    Allow the same SMTP alias to be used for different domains when SMTP attribute are configured as DIRTYPE(*SMTP)

    With SMTP attribute (CHGSMTPA) configured as DIRTYPE(*SDD) you could use the same SMTP alias for different domains, e.g noreply@mycompany.com noreply@mycompany.eu noreply@mycompanysubsidiary.com This could be accomplished by using the WRKNAMS...
    about 2 years ago in IBM i / Networking 2 Not under consideration

    Allow text search when viewing job log for active job.

    It would be fantastic if we could search for a text string within a job log of an active job, without having to DSPJOBLOG OUTPUT(*PRINT) and then searching the spool file. A simple text search function key would suffice and position the screen to ...
    over 7 years ago in IBM i / Work Management and Messaging 4 Not under consideration

    Provide a "not-in" operator

    Now that we have a conditional “in” operator, please provide a “not-in” operator, that can be used wherever “in” can, eg, with %lists, %ranges, arrays, etc. Currently, we need to code the awkward if not (Value in %list(x:y:...)); with not-in, this...
    over 3 years ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 6 Not under consideration

    Allow 'Show Password' capability for command parameters

    Many modern APIs where password inputs are expected have an option to 'show password' as it is typed. Define a standard function key to use when prompting a command that will cause the field where the cursor is sitting to show the input (overridin...
    over 2 years ago in IBM i / Security 1 Not under consideration

    IBM i ACS Client - Lock down connection settings for Single Sign On

    We recently configured SSO for deployment and will be using Kerberos for authentication. We currently are using AD for authentication to the AS/400. A user could circumvent the client configuration for IBM i signon information and change "Use Kerb...
    over 5 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 3 Not under consideration

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