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Add (submit as) USER parameter to filter jobs on WRKJOBSCDE CL Command

Sometimes User leave a company and they have job's on the Job Scheduler under their USER profile. The USER parameter of ADD/CHG JOBSCDE should be added to the WRKJOBSCE so that we can refine the list to only those job scheduler entries that are go...
almost 3 years ago in IBM i / Work Management and Messaging 2 Not under consideration

Allow "Display Path Status" from command line

currently the only interface to view the current Disk Path Status is in Service Tools. Would like to be able to see that information from the WRKDSKSTS screens (via a F-11 option view) Use Case: only way to view disk path status is to logon to Ser...
over 8 years ago in IBM i / Work Management and Messaging 5 Not under consideration

Referential Constraint issues job log

The problem: qsqsrvr running an SQL request and it receives back an error: SQL0352. The qsqsrver job then job logs. I am depending on the database to give me this feedback (SQL0352) however I want to control whether or not it job logs. Per the PMR...
over 8 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 4 Not under consideration

SNDSMTPEMM RCP keyword reformats valid email address

We're in the process of replacing use of SNDDST with SNDSMTPEMM. Some of our group email addresses contain an embedded dash '-'. When an email address with a dash is passed to SNDSMTPEMM, the command processor reformats the address with a space ' ...
over 8 years ago in IBM i / Networking 4 Is a defect

Code Coverage Filter

I would like the ability to use filters with code coverage. This ability does not exist currently. Use Case: When unit testing a service program it may call procedures from several other service programs or even external programs. I am not necessa...
over 8 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 4 Not under consideration

SQL CRUD Application Wizard for RPG

Implement a wizard that helps RPG develpers to integrate access and manipulation of data stored in Server Databases in their applications. The result is a code generator that creates a simple "Create, Read, Update, Delete" (CRUD) RPG service progr...
over 11 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 5 Not under consideration

In Db2 Web Query SCHEDULER, enhance screen to allow Execution ID to be changed.

Use case for this is DeveloperA makes a report and places on schedule. Later, it is determined that the USER-ID executing the report (i.e DeveloperA) must change. Perhaps, when report and schedule moved from TEST to PROD, or User has moved to new ...
almost 3 years ago in IBM i / Db2 Web Query 5 Not under consideration

Allow embedding of DB2 Web Query reports in other webpages

Currently DB2 Web Query sends X-Frame-Options SAMEORIGIN in the header which prevents embedding reports in other webpages if the host and port does not match. There is curenlty no way in DB2 Web Query to modify this behavior. To maitain security p...
almost 3 years ago in IBM i / Db2 Web Query 3 Not under consideration

A "copy special" option within Run SQL Scripts which will copy your selection as a single line

This would be useful for copying a query from Run SQL Scripts and pasting into a CL program RUNSQLSTM command for example. The query formatting in Run SQL Scripts is very useful for working with the query, but sometimes we need to condense the que...
almost 3 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 1 Future consideration

Financial Report Painter

Please include the IBI Financial Report Painter in Web Query. It has so much more flexibility than InfoAssist and the ability to build proper financials would be greatly appreciated. Use Case: Subtotals for profit or loss require expense amounts t...
over 8 years ago in IBM i / Db2 Web Query 3 Not under consideration

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