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Tool to automate rebuild of DCM USRIDX QUSRSYS/QYCDCERTI

I have a corrupted *USRIDX QUSRSYS/QYCDCERTI which is causing numerous DCM errors and multiple software problems with QYCDCUSG to be logged, when using the DCM. Unfortunately, recovery involves deleting certificate assignments and manually rebuild...
9 months ago in IBM i / Security 2 Future consideration

Reset *JOB environment

Hi IBM Support, We have a situation where we run a third-party utility to import an excel file to a database table. As part of this process, a number of *JOB environment variables are added causing Python output to the console to display unprintab...
9 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 4 Not under consideration

Create a new group that would allow limited administrator functionality on the GUI.

I need a group that is able to perform limited administrator type functions from the UI.1) Reports Tab - Request and print all reports 2) Security Tab: a) View and drill down into rtc events making them searchable. b) Disable rtc configuration or ...
about 6 years ago in PowerSC 2 Planned for future release

Add column and filter for the job's current user to JOB_INFO

I need a way to get the job date from an SQL session so that I can test SQL statements as they might have run in the past using only SQL features. JOB_INFO UDTF only returns job information for the connection user not the current user as is needed...
almost 7 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Not under consideration

certificate request file from ASMI interface should include Subject Alternative Name (SAN) to support modern web browsers

Currenty the certificate signing reqeust file (*csr) exported from the POWER flexible service processor interface ASMI does not include a Subject Alternative Name (SAN). As result modern web browsers, like Microsoft Edge or Chrome with strict secu...
about 3 years ago in PowerVM 0 Future consideration

Make PTF listing available in XML output

I was looking at all the great "IBM i Services" and I thought of a new one:List the PTF's available at IBM which are not on my system.However I thought of doing it on my own. First I looked athttp://www-912.ibm.com/a_dir/as4ptf.nsf/WWWPTFBYDATE?Re...
over 8 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 4 Not under consideration

Add FOR COLUMN or FOR SYSTEM NAME to Function Return Column Definitions

For User-defined SQL Function, today we can define returned column name using up to 128 characters. There currently (as far as I know) is no way to also assign a shorter, more memorable "System Column Name" to the returned parameter. For example:...
over 2 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Future consideration

Enhance MFS Availability and Prevent MFS absense(SSP out of service).

We'd like to Enhance MFS Availability and Prevent MFS absense(SSP out of service). In order to archive, we consider 2 Realization method.1.Make MFS Redundancy - Like Primary MFS and Secondary MFS2.Make MFS switch more quickly - ie.)more early than...
almost 4 years ago in AIX 0 Future consideration

RPG File Description Keywords SFLPAG and SFLSIZ

I'm missing 2 File Description Keywords, SFLPAG and SFLSIZ.They should return the values from the subfile control record in a WORKSTN file. Today we are hardcoding the values in the programs and have to remenber to change them if we change the sub...
about 6 years ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 2 Not under consideration

Enhance PowerVC error messages

PowerVC needs better error messaging.
over 4 years ago in PowerVC 1 Future consideration

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