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CL Command to control Database Statistics

The Update Statistics Collections (QDBSTUS, QdbstUpdateStatistics) API has a way to set the "block system statistics collections option" -- I would like a simple way to do this through CL (either a new command or an enhancement to CHGPF). If a new...
almost 8 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Not under consideration

Allow to execute Commands directly from RPG without the QCMDEXC interface

Similar to EXEC SQL, to do EXEC CMD or EXEC CL. Variables will be in the format &var1 like in CLP or :var1 like in SQL. Use Case: EXEC CMD CPYF FROMFILE(FromFile) TOFILE(QTEMP/Myfile) INCREL((*IF COLUMN1 *EQ &var1)) RTVSYSVAL SYSVAL(QSRLNB...
almost 8 years ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 4 Not under consideration

Solution to input Chinese character in Win 10 to Power System I

Due to the limitation of IBM emulator as Client Access (PC, i Access for Web, ACS) running in Win 10 (which provide only Unicode Chinese Input Method), we cannot input those chinese character that contains more than 2 bytes through those Client Ac...
almost 6 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 2 Not under consideration

Option to disable automatic selection of Restrict search to selection

A previous RFE requested that RDi find text work like standard Eclipse find text. Part of that was the automatic selection of the "Restrict search to selection" checkbox if you have lines selected in the editor. I would like to disable that option...
almost 6 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 2 Not under consideration

iseries managementpak for SCOM

provide a managementpak for integration in microsoft systemcenter operation manager (SCOM).it would be a great benefit for iseries to provide a basic functionality for SCOM integration. Use Case: provide a managementpak for integration in microsof...
almost 8 years ago in IBM i / System Management 2 Not under consideration

Add EKM component back into newer versions of Java, for hardware based encryption

In Java 5, delivered as part of IBM i, there was an EKM component used for hardware based encryption of backup tapes, included at no additional charge. We use this for ALL of our IBM i backups for the last 10 years, as it was a 'set it and forget ...
about 8 years ago in IBM i / JAVA 2 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...
about 8 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Not under consideration

Support UPSERT statement to improve SQL programming productivity

In-house development team in an IBM i customer here wants to pick up productive database, and UPSERT statement currently supported with PostgreSQL appears so attractive to them for productivity.
about 2 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Functionality already exists

Allow qualified values within Dim( ) keyword in ILE RPG

In moving towards more modular development, we're attempting to move our program set up values to a data structure however the DIM keyword doesn't allow qualified variable names. Use Case: Define a data structure:SetupEntries Ds Inz Qualified MaxE...
about 8 years ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 2 Not under consideration

filebeat for IBM i / PASE

Enable filebeat to run on IBM i PASE. If not possible, enable an OpenSource substitute for filebeat. Filebeat is a very popular log shipper for solutions such as IBM Log Analysis and OpenSource ELK Use Case: log files generated and written to the ...
about 6 years ago in IBM i / Open Source and PASE 1 Not under consideration

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