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IBM i

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    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 9 years ago in IBM i / Work Management and Messaging 5 Not under consideration

    Allow PTF Groups to be ordered using deltas

    We have developed a tool that can compare the PTF Group levels installed on a system and those available from IBM. When we see a difference between the group levels we use SNDPTFORD to order the PTF's directly to an Image Catalog ready for install...
    about 3 years ago in IBM i / PTF and Service 1 Functionality already exists

    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 9 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 9 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 9 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 4 Not under consideration

    Line commands (Copy/Move) between views

    Performing the following line commands: C (Copy)CC (Copy Block)M (Move)MM (Move Block) From one view should be allowed to be completed on a secondary view of the same source using the following line commands: A (After)B (Before) Use Case: When att...
    over 12 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 5 Not under consideration

    Relaxed string manipulation BIF's that respect SBCS, UCS and UTF-8.

    Today we have nice features where we can get portions of character strings. However, especially with support of UTF-8, the number of bytes is not always equal to the number of characters. Also - trying to extract ranges of characters not within th...
    about 3 years ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 3 Not under consideration

    RDi: Fix block indentation feature

    Issue 1 When indenting a block of code by highlighting the block and then pressing the Tab key, all of the selected lines are indented as expected, however, if the cursor is on a subsequent line (i.e. at the left hand margin of the next line) that...
    about 3 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 1 Is a defect

    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 9 years ago in IBM i / Db2 Web Query 3 Not under consideration

    Force Outline update when verifying prior to verify beginning

    It is annoying to Ctrl-Shift-V to verify code and find that DSPF's, PRTF's, and other file objects & definitions added to the program cause a lot of errors in the error list window. If Verify performed an outline update prior to actually verif...
    about 3 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 1 Future consideration

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