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IBM i

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Add User Input History to IBM i ACS

I'm in the process of migrating 66 countries from a 3rd party tool Seagull to IBM i Access Client Solutions. There is a function that Seagull has that IBM doesn't and our users are asking for IBM to add it. In Seagull, Auto-Entry can be found unde...
over 7 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 6 Not under consideration

Evitar que un abrazo mortal paralice la maquina

Cuando se presenta una situación de LCKW masivos, mientras se encuentran los trabajos que están en abrazo mortal, la maquina deja de responder.La búsqueda es bastante dispendiosa, cuando encontramos los trabajos causantes del LCKW masivo, lo que h...
over 7 years ago in IBM i / Core OS 1 Not under consideration

Toolbar size too small

Our company use IBM i for our production reporting environment. We create custom toolbars with macros that allow them to perform multiple functions. However on the new java verison (1.1.6.0) there is no option to increase the toolbar size along wi...
over 7 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 3 Not under consideration

Copy/Paste signon to IBM i

Our company uses IBM i for our production reporting. However on the newest version (1.1.6.0) which is java based there is no longer the option to copy and paste by right clicking with the mouse in the user nor password field whereas the old iSerie...
over 7 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 3 Not under consideration

Program to System Field (P-Field) To Include Position Cursor

Instead of setting an indicator (00-99) to each field and having to set it separately and remember the indicator used with the limit from (00-99). The Program to System field indicator is very handy here. But the P-Field indicator cannot change/se...
over 7 years ago in IBM i / Application Development 5 Not under consideration

Complete QSQGNDDL API Output

The QSQGNDDL API does not return the DATFMT / TIMFMT options that can be specified on a CREATE PROCEDURE statement when using the API to generate the source for a previously supported stored procedure. Use Case: For example: On the original create...
over 7 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Not under consideration

Include SQL tables in Outline view

In Rational Developer for i (RDi) the Outline view should include SQL tables that are embedded in the code. Use Case: Even though there are not any RPG "F" specs or DCL-F statements it would be very useful to identify and allow navigation to table...
over 7 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 2 Not under consideration

Mark more than one node for "Highlight Expensive Icon"

Give an option or something that allows for marking nodes that are relatively close together in terms used to identify the most expensive node. I would prefer top 5/10/etc or a percentage selection. Use Case: Run the visual explain in Run SQL Scri...
over 7 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 3 Not under consideration

Default Connection in RDi

When I use RDi I create connections to multiple LPARs. When I right-click on Objects and click Open Member, it would be nice to have the Connection default to the one I selected with the right-click and not the last one I used. Use Case: Open Remo...
over 7 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 4 Not under consideration

Allow changing style in theme selection

A Theme is selected and applied. A style is selected that modifies the Theme. Then if the Theme is changed, the new theme is not applied. The issue is unforgiving by saving the procedure, because then it is no longer possible to remove the styling...
over 7 years ago in IBM i / Db2 Web Query 2 Not under consideration

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