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Create specific and restricted permissions to run run lsmemopt/ optmem commands on all frames

Create specific and restricted permissions to run lsmemopt/ optmem commands on all frames. Actually, user shall have activate partition to run these commands. We would like separate activate partition from running lsmemopt/ optmem commands on all ...
over 1 year ago in Hardware Management Console 0 Planned for future release

Correct the QSYLOBJP API Documentation

Today, the QSYLOBJP API documentation states that it creates: a list of objects that adopt an object owner's authority In the classic way of thinking, this would be program/srvpgm objects that have USRPRF(*OWNER) set a creation time. However what ...
over 1 year ago in IBM i / Security 3 Future consideration

DB2 Web Query - Allow "Edit in Text Editor" feature to be used by non-admin

Allow the security regarding the ability to edit reports and other web query objects in text editor to be granted to web query developers. Currently this is only available to the web query admin. In order to solve certain issues that occur from ti...
over 7 years ago in IBM i / Db2 Web Query 2 Not under consideration

port 2005 "TLS/SSL Server Supports The Use of Static Key Ciphers

An internal audit is reporting a finding on port 2005 "TLS/SSL Server Supports The Use of Static Key Ciphers". Confirmed Port 2005 is set up with SSL TLs1.2. Logs have been sent to development at IBM. I was requested to submit this RFE. Use Case: ...
about 4 years ago in IBM i / Web Serving 2 Future consideration

Quick Method to Side by Side Compare an Open Source Member

Provide a quick method to compare a source member opened in LPEX editor window. Current option available is slow because it forces browsing through libraries, source files and members before a source member can be selected. It would be a lot quick...
about 9 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 5 Not under consideration

Keyboard error / red x cannot be cleared with the left control key in an IBM i noVNC console session in the IBM Cloud

IBM i console session in the IBM i cloud environment uses noVNC / Power VC under the covers. After discussing this problem with Power VC development they suggested submitting an RFC. In other emulators used by IBM i (PCOMM, iAccess, etc.) The red ...
about 5 years ago in PowerVC 1 Future consideration

Request for giving a report on Power System Uptime from HMC

It would be good if we have a utility in Power System Management Console in which Power Servers are connected, that will give us the uptime report the IBM Power servers ?
about 5 years ago in Hardware Management Console 2 Planned for future release

manage ttf fonts

Need some kind of operation to install and manage (e.g., check if a font fits ibm i, create IBM_DataObjectFont.rat, get the name for DDS FONTNAME keyword) ttf and opentype fonts. "Unsupported method" from technote http://www-01.ibm.com/support/doc...
over 6 years ago in IBM i / Print 3 Future consideration

A wrong comment

Today an operator made a mistake in putting the sign in an update SQL stmt, and instead of a hyphen he put two hyphens.The result was catastrophic. Over 700,00 lines have been updated: update TABLE set AMOUNT = ,01--, TAX=123,4where KEY = 1 instea...
10 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 3 Not under consideration

Option to Automatically do UPDPGM to update signature related to Service Program

Currently when a procedure is added/removed or changed order within a Service Program, the signature changes, and all programs that relate to the Service Program need to do UPDPGM. If not, the program fails. There are some tricks to go around, tri...
over 6 years ago in IBM i / Application Development 4 Not under consideration