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Json datatype create table

The idea would be to create a json datatype as happens in other dbms. This allows you to create fields in json type files (and not blobs as suggested in some documentation) while also verifying their actual validity.
about 1 year ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Not under consideration

Request for enhancement of the ACS?IBM i Access Client Solutions ?

Even ACS in the same way as IBM i Access for Windows will provide a service pack of the application package,and please add the automatic update can function. Also If you are not planning to offer the service pack, please add the implementation of ...
about 8 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 5 Not under consideration

RFE Ability to configure management port used by integrated application server

Ability to configure management port used by integrated application server. Use Case: Integrated application server uses the local connector feature to enable Web Admin GUI to manage applications running in the server. The problem is that the loca...
over 8 years ago in IBM i / Web Serving 4 Future consideration

CHGASPACT: new functionality (*BCD) i.e. best can do. Stay in SUSPEND state even if not everything could be suspended.

Hello IBM, I recently discussed options of CHGASPACT with IBM support (CASE TS014216210). We normally use chgaspact aspdev(*sysbas) option(*suspend) ssptimo(60) ssptimoacn(*END) In case, this is not successful, *CONT is not an option for us. We ne...
about 1 year ago in IBM i / Core OS 3 Functionality already exists

Customer Custom Modifications to Properties file

Please added a section to the AcsConfig.properties file with the label "Customer Custom Modifications" Use Case: The user would apply their customer specific changes(example: com.ibm.iaccess.AcsBaseDirectory={PRODUCTDIR}/{USER}) to this area of th...
about 7 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 1 Not under consideration

Change default behavior of filter pools in RDi.

In RDi filter pools are VERY useful! But, there are some strange behaviors that I think should be addressed. 1. For some reason you cannot rename, or delete the default filter pool. Also, the name of the filter pool is UGLY! If you try to rename i...
almost 6 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 7 Future consideration

Provide detection of program termination for RPG and Other ILE Languages

Provide a register call stack entry termination user exit procedure API that runs automatically when the call stack entry for which it is registered is ended also by a normal return to the caller. API CEERTX does this only on an abnormal program t...
over 8 years ago in IBM i / Languages - Other 5 Not under consideration

RDI: Enable change of sources only in specific libraries

In our source management system we have a source library for programs in production and a library for sources that are being changed. We copy the source from the source library to the development library when they are to be modified. You can only ...
over 2 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 8 Not under consideration

allow key based ssh connection for Administration Runtime Expert remote systems verify

Within Application Runtime Expert systems groups, we have to provide a user id/password for the tool to connect from the ARE server to each remote system we want our template to run on.This requires either to have the same user profile/password, b...
about 7 years ago in IBM i / System Management 2 Future consideration

Enhance Job Log Access

When viewing a job log via any of the WRK commands (e.g. WRKJOB, WRKUSRJOB, etc) add the following abilities:1) search the displayed job log2) print the job log3) write the job log to a file Use Case: Right now it's a real pain to analyze a job lo...
over 8 years ago in IBM i / Work Management and Messaging 7 Not under consideration

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