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    have STRSQL inform user about *POINTER output in table functions

    playing around with new functions like qsys2.ifs_object_statistics.First was confused when using STRSQL that PATH_NAME is reported as *POINTER; using the iACS GUI execute SQL function the result was ok.Have STRSQL either display correct values (ev...
    almost 6 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Not under consideration

    Globalization/Secondary languages considerations when upgrading the IBM i

    Good day. Many IBM i systems use secondary languages that need to be taken into consideration when planning to upgrade the IBM i OS. If your machine uses secondary languages, the LPPs languages must also be upgraded to the newer version, the langu...
    over 2 years ago in IBM i / Install and Upgrade and Licensing 1 Under review

    ACS: Improve user experience by using better button texts

    When the user get's an error message that needs to be confirmed try to provide the dialog in such a way that the user does not need to read the error message but can infer the action from the button text. See attachments.
    over 2 years ago in IBM i / Application Development 3 Not under consideration

    QUHDSPH API Window border type

    The 'QUHDSPH' API display a panelgroup help text in a window, however the window border is hardcoded to the 'dotted line' characters. When not hardcoding window border characters, IBM i ACS displays the window border in a nice 3D-effect which is n...
    about 4 years ago in IBM i / Languages - Other 2 Future consideration

    Run CL command on several systems using 5250 sessions

    In large IBMi shared environment it would be good to have possibility to run the same CL command in the same time on MORE than one 5250 session in ACS. Running the same command on several system one by one (for checking purposes or comparing) is r...
    over 1 year ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 3 Not under consideration

    Option to suppress RNF7031 messages in F-specs

    I always clean up any unused variables in a program before I implement it so other programmers won't be confused. As an aid to cleanup, I compile the program with RDp and then double click one of the messages in the error list so the messages are ...
    over 13 years ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 6 Future consideration

    Add ability for Comment/Uncomment to work with SQL Scripts

    When editing SQL scripts it would be super if Comment (ctrl+/) & Uncomment (cntl+\) worked as it does with RPG. Use Case: Given any block of code like: create or replace view V1asselect T1.C1 ,T1.C2 ,T2.C3from T1 left outer join T2 on T1.C1=T2...
    over 6 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 2 Future consideration

    Command to work with entries in /etc/filesystems

    In AIX there are a lot of small nice commands to make changes to /etc/hosts, /etc/resolv.conf, /etc/security/user, /etc/inittab, etc. but there are no commands to add/change/remove entries in /etc/filesystems without changing logical volumes. It w...
    over 6 years ago in AIX 3 Not under consideration

    ACS - Print Output - Send per Mail

    A nice to have function would be to right click on an spool file and select send per mail. This would open the standard mail client with the spool file as pdf as an attachment. Use Case: see description.
    over 8 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 2 Not under consideration

    PowerHA - Enhance checks in cl_activate_fs in case of non NODE_DOWN events to prevent dual mount of file system

    In step "cl_activate_fs" PowerHA has to bring the file system online in the case a NODE_DOWN event has happened. Current Behavior: The behavior of node2's RG takeover logic calling fsck is behaving as designed. This operation deactivates the mount...
    almost 6 years ago in PowerHA for AIX 0 Future consideration

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