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    Provide for passing of variables to CL commands.

    There is a huge need to be able to pass variables to CL commands in a SQL script in RSS. This is the statements in error: CL:DPOBJLIB/FLT855KTST ORDER(oprutllib.MacPac_SO); CL:DPOBJLIB/FLT855KTST ORDER( 659239 ); -- generate a spreadsheeet I am un...
    over 1 year ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 1 Not under consideration

    Add Authority Collection detail for S/36 Procedure objects being used

    When using the STRAUTCOL command to trace usage of system objects, the execution of a System/36 environment procedure (STRS36PRC) does not log the name of the procedure or the objects accessed in th procedure. Unfortunately, many shops from that e...
    over 1 year ago in IBM i / Security 3 Not under consideration

    ESS License Keys change EXPDATE from YYYY-MM-DD to users System date

    This would allow the customer to change the way keys are downloaded and applied, especially since this is the way license keys are being supplied/distribuited. Otherwise the user has to hand apply the license keys(changing the date) instead of usi...
    about 3 years ago in IBM i / Install and Upgrade and Licensing 1 Under review

    Add "tig" to yum repo

    "Tig is an ncurses-based text-mode interface for git. It functions mainly as a Git repository browser, but can also assist in staging changes for commit at chunk level and act as a pager for output from various Git commands." (from https://github....
    over 4 years ago in IBM i / Open Source and PASE 2 Planned for future release

    Support autECL in IBM i ACS (macro's)

    A customer has written several hundreds of macro's for IBM i Access for Windows based on Automation Objects (autECL) which isn't supported by IBM i ACS. Based on the IBM case which states "Now, internally IBM i ACS does leverage HACL, but it doesn...
    over 4 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 1 Not under consideration

    15 Character limit on Domain name in i5/OS NetServer Properties, need at least 30, but 256 is optimal

    System: IBM i Actor: User needing updated functionality.The i5/OS NetServer properties allows a user to specify a domain name. In iNavigator when attempting to update the domain name in the i5/OS NetServer General Next Start screen the domain name...
    over 8 years ago in IBM i / IFS (Integrated File System) and Servers 3 Not under consideration

    PowerVC SDI redundancy

    PowerVC SDI with Open/IO does not support an equivalent of dual VIOS. Enable redundancy/dual Open/IO capability.
    almost 8 years ago in PowerVC 1 Future consideration

    Add options to TRUNCATE to support clearing a single partition (member)

    The SQL TRUNCATE statement currently only supports removing data from the entire table, even when run against an ALIAS created against a single partition. Use Case: Fast truncation of a single partition (member), just like CLRPFM with a specific m...
    over 5 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Future consideration

    a move to function for resouces

    to dynamically move a resource CPU,MEMORY,IO to a partition it takes 14-25 mouse clicks there is no direct way to move a device
    over 4 years ago in Hardware Management Console 1 Future consideration

    CBU keys generation

    CBU. keys are not being generated automatically in the upgrade processs Use Case: When ordering an IBM i upgrade on the IBM ESS site, only part of the process is handled automatically. IBM i 5770SS1 keys are being generated automatically, but CBU ...
    over 6 years ago in IBM i / Install and Upgrade and Licensing 4 Not under consideration

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