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IBM i

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    RDi iProjects, show Error List tab automatically after compile

    When compiling with RDi iProjects you need to do the following to retrieve the Error Listing tab: Right click on the job in the "Job Status" view and select Task Actions->Retrieve Errors. When compiling outside of iProjects it automatically bri...
    over 8 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 3 Not under consideration

    RDI LPEX insert mode tab operation

    When you edit a source member (RPG full free) and have setup the use of the tabulator, when your keyboard is in insert mode the text is not shifted to the right when your using the tab key. Use Case: LPEX tab s should work like in other editors to...
    over 8 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 1 Not under consideration

    Tabbed formatting in report headers, footers

    I need to be able to set tabs in the headers, so I can align information correctly. Currently, I have a need to put a location name to the left, a field description to the right on a right tab, and a field total on a decimal tab on the right. IA d...
    over 8 years ago in IBM i / Db2 Web Query 6 Not under consideration

    Decrease name resolution performance when losing a DNS

    On our Power System, we have 3 DNS in the option 12 of cfgtcp. The problem is when I lose a DNS (maintenance, crash, ...) the resolution performance decrease. We have an application (Wish) that do a name resolution of the computer from where the s...
    over 8 years ago in IBM i / Networking 5 Not under consideration

    Improve cancel handler to avoid hang situations when ending jobs that behaves badly.

    We've had a lot of hang situations when doing ENDSBS *ALL over the year which always results in us having to restart the LPAR using the HMC. The cause have in almost all cases been found to be an application program not responding to the cancel ha...
    over 8 years ago in IBM i / Core OS 3 Not under consideration

    Implement an option to ignore trigger on update

    Add an option that allows to ignore triggers on update/delete Use Case: I'm having a stored procedure that updates a technical field on tables. these updates are slow, because there are triggers on some tables. I know that these updates don't have...
    over 8 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Not under consideration

    ACS Schema Browser - Add easier temporal table activation GUI options

    Add a right click option to tables in ACS Schema Explorer to activate temporal tables on a table. Or add option within the table / column creation windows to specify temporal table options. Use Case: Faster development, more feature rich UI
    over 8 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 2 Not under consideration

    ACS - Run SQL Scripts - Allow for viewing of column data type and column comments in results window

    When you run a select * from table command in Run SQL Scripts it will output the raw data and columns. Many more advanced SQL editors show you the following additional data: 1. Column data type (both by hovering over column) and below the column (...
    over 8 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 3 Not under consideration

    ACS Schema Explorer - Stored Procedure editing has bugs

    Create a basic SQL stored procedure that modifys data. Leave all default options. Hit OK and procedure should be generated. Now, go edit Stored procedure. Click "Specify SET OPTION statement". Click Modify. Change default schema to a different sch...
    over 8 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 2 Is a defect

    ACS Schema Explorer - Database Diagraming support

    Support database diagraming in Schema browser. Allow for creation, and reverse engineer from existing database. Reverse engineer should read all foreign key relationships and give you proper diagram. When editing a new diagram, or one generated fr...
    over 8 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 4 Not under consideration

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