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add support for windows server core to IBM i Access Client Solutions windows package (driver)

current situtation (working): windows server 2016 core with SQL Server and IBM i Access Client Solutions Windows drivernew situation (not working): windows server 2022 core with SQL Server but IBM i Access Client Solutions Windows driver can not b...
12 months ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 2 Future consideration

D-Spec Convert to Free Format

It would be extremely helpful to be able to convert D-Specs into free format declarations. Use Case: It would allow the ability to copy code from non-free format sources into totally **FREE code by having it easily converted.
over 4 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 3 Future consideration

Add 'command' action to Lpex Editor Actions

Add a new Lpex Editor Action: 'command' Use Case: Lpex Editor Actions allow us to attach an Lpex function to a keyboard shortcut or mouse click. There are some simple commands, like trim, which can't easily be attached to a keyboard shortcut. If t...
over 8 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 5 Not under consideration

Add Hyperlink directly to external stored procedure source

I have a call to an external procedure and I'd like to browse the code.So I pressed CONTROL and hoovered the cursor over the procedure whichchanged the external procedure into a hyperlink. I then pressed ENTER.This took me to the copy statement fo...
over 10 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 4 Not under consideration

Option to have full usage history log of an object

Currently there are only 2 attributes of usage info for an object: Last used date Days used count 1. Last used date gives only the date used, not the time used.2. "Days used count" does not give us which days it was used.3. We do not know which us...
over 7 years ago in IBM i / Core OS 2 Not under consideration

BUG 2040 is approaching and it's DUE!

Starting from YEAR 2040 6 digit dates will crash the program or give invalid results! If IBM wants the users to stop using 6digit dates, then it should be a compiler option, to make sure that such code that will crash or give invalid results after...
over 7 years ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 8 Not under consideration

Allow F3 (show declaration) to show the declarations in other sources

When I cursor to a subroutine or procedure name in an RPGLE member and press F3, the declaration of said item is shown only if it resides in the source member in which F3 was pressed. Requesting that it be able to show declrations residing in incl...
over 12 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 5 Not under consideration

Container support for PowerHA GUI

It will be useful to have the ability to get a pre-installed and setup WPAR or Ansible based Container Image for the GUI server of PowerHA
almost 4 years ago in PowerHA for AIX 1 Planned for future release

ACS CHGJOB INQMSGRPY(*RQD)

Hello,We have noticed that any query run from the Run sql statement program does an auto reply to messages. For example, when inserting into a file that has reached its maximum capacity, the program inserts as many lines as possible and then retur...
over 6 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 2 Not under consideration

NFS based files as BackingDevices for vSCSI mapping

Allow files located on NFS shares mounted on the VIOs to be used as BackingDevice for vSCSI mapping (similar to VMware data store). Until now file based BackingDevices are only possible using StoragePools or ISOs.
almost 5 years ago in PowerVM VIOS 1 Not under consideration