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IBM i

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SPSS Modeler v.18.2.1 Compatibility with Teradata v.17

SPSS Modeler 18.2.1 support for Teradata v17. At the moment SPSS Modeler 18.2.1 compatibility matrix states that Teradata V17 is not supported. Use Case: Use Case : SPSS Modeler team can relax ( be assured that all is working) when Teradata gets u...
over 2 years ago in IBM i / Documentation 2 Not under consideration

Add user defined fields to user profiles

Adding a few user defined fields to users profiles would allow customers to directly attach useful information to user profiles. I suggest five 10 character fields. having one field long enough to store an email address would also be very helpful....
over 5 years ago in IBM i / Security 2 Not under consideration

Make Data Queues Faster

Every time I use data queues (DTAQ) on IBM i all the RPG programmers tell me they are too slow. Please make data queues faster so I don't have to listen to those dummies. Use Case: 1). utilize data queues as replacement for arrays so as to avoid a...
about 8 years ago in IBM i / Work Management and Messaging 6 Not under consideration

RDI - incorrect "date area" in source memeber

When the Rational Developer for i product is kept open and connected to a remote system (i.e. for "more than a day"), when a developer edits a line of code, it is "tagged" with the wrong date. In RDi the date can be seen when editing RPG code by r...
over 5 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 3 Not under consideration

ACS Printing Problem

IBM様 大変お世話になっております。NN生命　佐々木です。　電話を掛けて頂きたいです。携帯：090-6652-3992 素人でも理解できる分かり易い回答を期待しています。 【質問】AS400のエミュレータ:ＡＣＳ Ver1.1.8.0とVer1.1.8.1を使用し印刷テストを行っています。CA Ver6.1（Windows7使用）では問題なく印刷されます。解決策をご教示下さい。１.PDTを使用した場合、プリンターに外字は印刷されません。外字は、空白として印刷されます。ただし、LPIの機能...
over 5 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 16 Not under consideration

RDi does not show if the connections are secure.

Using RDi with SSL, there is no indication that the connection was made securely or unsecured. Unfortunately most connections to the IBM i server are open and unsecured by default. Use Case: Secure networks, auditors and management.I am implementi...
over 5 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 4 Not under consideration

Enhanced Compare Selection Interface

The ability to show a comparison between two or three members is a very handy feature but the ability to select the member to compare to is cumbersome/time consuming. To select the member, either you have to have the library in the list or specify...
about 11 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 3 Not under consideration

The limit of 9999 records in a subfile is more than 30 years old. Time to increase

There is some justifcation about the limit of 9999 for a subfile. It is more than 500 pages. To roll so many pages does not make sense. But many have desinged programs that search subfiles, sort the subfile, print the subfile, see also request htt...
over 5 years ago in IBM i / Core OS 2 Not under consideration

Media reporting

Media reporting: I would like BRMS to report location mismatch where the BRMS location and the actual device location are different. Use Case: This would help my operators know where volumes actually are and better understand when they need to tak...
over 5 years ago in IBM i / BRMS 3 Not under consideration

RDI LPEX Editor add Signature Feature to COBOL Source Members

In the LPEX editor for RPG, you have already implemented the 'signature' option so the user may specify a text string to be inserted into each line of a source member added/modified by the user. Can you please implement this same feature for COBOL...
over 5 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 5 Future consideration

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