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Labels on RSS results not accurate

We would like the ability to change the labels on columns and have them reflect in our ACS SQL script results. We can change the labels now but the results still have the old label for the column so it does no good for us to be able to change the ...
over 2 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 1 Not under consideration

BRMS client should not allow sign-in for unauthorized users with class *PGMR

*PGMR users that are not allowed to access BRMS in green screen can successfully sign-in via IBM Navigator for i and access BRMS functions like Restore. With this RFE we request that such users are forbidden BRMS access, since the IBM Navigator fo...
over 7 years ago in IBM i / BRMS 7 Not under consideration

BRMS Enterprise Services

BRMS Enterprise Services - Seems to be issues with the way the node policy works and developers notice issues but developers are stating the product is working as design. Node policy is running for all partitions in the environment although they a...
almost 5 years ago in IBM i / BRMS 2 Not under consideration

acs search functionality for local files, using path designated

Similar to search functionality within “file explorer”, allow search of ACS files/ scripts stored locally, using path designated. Useful when searching for technique or sql function previously saved.
over 2 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 6 Not under consideration

Classpath for java stored procedure

Because Java stored procedures share the same classpath, it appears necessary to have the ability to specify the classpath by java stored procedure, for development customer needs, and testing. Jar files are registered by SQLJ.INSTALL_JAR stored p...
over 7 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Not under consideration

Add 'Call stack counter' to QMHSNDSM

Please add a 'Call stack counter' parameter to the QMHSNDSM API. We want to encapsulate the ability to set a scope-handling program in a command so that less experienced programmers can use it without having to understand the nuances of the QMHSND...
over 7 years ago in IBM i / Work Management and Messaging 1 Not under consideration

Automatically Present ACS Emulator Transform Services PDF Writer Output In Upright Position

We use the ACS emulator to host PDF print sessions for writing spool file reports to PDF. In Client Access the hosted writer would create PDFs which were automatically oriented to the upright position. (Whether printing Portrait or Landscape) Howe...
over 7 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 1 Not under consideration

RPGLE - Prevent using Data Structure as a field

The attached file contains a subset of code with data structure definitions and code using the data structures. RPGLE will allow you to reference the data structure name and treat it like a character field and compile it successfully. I cannot t...
over 2 years ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 2 Future consideration

Add either Department/Manager fields to user profiles or add user defined fields

It would be very helpful if some fields could be added to user profiles for information like department and manager, or maybe user defined fields for this type of information. As it is we can't produce reports that can be distributed to managers f...
over 2 years ago in IBM i / Security 1 Not under consideration

Add 'Mark Occurrences' functionality to additional source types

Add the 'Mark Occurrences' like that added for RPGLE in RDi 9.1.1 functionality to COBOL (CBLLE) and CL. Having this feature would give a big boost to productivity. Use Case: When maintaining a CL or COBOL program, turning on the Mark Occurrences ...
almost 10 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 4 Not under consideration

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