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PowerVM to be able to override local optical devices when executing a LPM/ SRR

LPM and SRR can't function when a LPAR has a VTOPT# device
about 7 years ago in PowerVM 1 Not under consideration

New Compiler Predefined Values for INCLUDE

It would be nice to have the library, file and member name of the source being compiled as predefined values for the INCLUDE or COPY compiler directives, like: *SRCLIB, *SRCFILE and *SRCMBR The format and rules for the directive would stay the sam...
over 8 years ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 9 Not under consideration

Automated Unit Test Framework for IBM i

An automated test framework for RPG and COBOL on IBM i is requested. This is similar to JUnit for Java or zUnit for Cobol/PLI on System z. This request is submitted on behalf of Oxford International. Use Case: Automated testing for RPG and COBOL o...
almost 12 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 5 Not under consideration

New built-in function %RESET.

The %RESET built-in function can be used to query or set the reset value for a field. Use Case: IF %RESET(myField) <> myField;// myField has changedENDIF; // Assign new reset value at anytime.%RESET(myField1) = myField2;
over 8 years ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 6 Not under consideration

IFS Encryption

IFS Encryption required to resolve SFTP of PCI/PII data:• FTP, an insecure protocol needs to be eliminated• We are looking at converting the retrieval of the file from the Unix system from the insecure FTP protocol to the secured SFTP protocol• We...
about 7 years ago in IBM i / Security 2 Not under consideration

Enhance PowerVC error messages

PowerVC needs better error messaging.
almost 5 years ago in PowerVC 1 Future consideration

ACS to show system description in System Select pulldown

Would like the System Selection pulldown in iAccess Client to show both the system name (which is usually the IP address) AND the description field. Use Case: Ease of administrating multiple systems.
about 7 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 2 Not under consideration

improve compilation cross reference with location in memory

Hello, I'm working again on expanding the size of a field in the database. I previously encountered difficulties with fields that overlaps in data structures. Exploration of the rpgle compilation cross references gives me a lot of information abou...
over 1 year ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 2 Future consideration

Find String exclusion filter

It would be great to be able to optionally exclude comment lines from the "Find String" search in RDi. Use Case: Searching through only through only one (German) of our bespoke source libraries for "rechnung" (english = invoice) resulted in over 2...
about 7 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 3 Not under consideration

display the progress of the installation of the ifix during the LKU process.

We are implementing live updates for our AIX environment, during testing we noticed that there is no logging or a way to monitor the progress of the ifix install process during live updates. See case TS002203127, we could not see why the live upda...
over 5 years ago in AIX 1 Not under consideration

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