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CTRL+SHIFT+O or CTRL+MAJ+F for a CLP program in RDI

It would be a very good improvement for administrator or developper to be able to use Ctrl+SHIFT+O for CLP program to see the indentation (like RPG program). Use Case: You open a CLP in RDI and go to an "if" instruction. Make CTRL+SHIFT+O to see e...
over 7 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 3 Not under consideration

Json datatype create table

The idea would be to create a json datatype as happens in other dbms. This allows you to create fields in json type files (and not blobs as suggested in some documentation) while also verifying their actual validity.
about 1 year ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Not under consideration

Live capture multiple volumes on a shared storage pool

"Live capture uses group operations to capture virtual machines with multiple volumes. It is not possible to live capture virtual machines with multiple volumes on a shared storage pool." An option to override the requirement for consistency group...
over 6 years ago in PowerVC 1 Future consideration

lslogon: extend attributes "Running Tasks, Access Location, Notes" like in UI

lslogon useful for script automation therefor same attributes like in UI would be more consistent.
about 2 years ago in Hardware Management Console 0 Future consideration

RFE - 130273 is not implemented in AIX 7200-04-02

The below RFE was supposed to be implemented with 7200-04-02 release. We still have problem removing the TCP fileset. http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/rfe/execute?use_case=viewRfe&CR_ID=130273
over 4 years ago in AIX 1 Not under consideration

Performance improvement request

This customer has applied this PTF （MF64695）to correspond to "the vulnerabilities known as Specter and Meltdown", but as a result it causes performance down. Although they are convinced about performance down partly because of emergency response, ...
over 6 years ago in IBM i / Security 3 Not under consideration

Randomly Generated Password for root/qsecofr accounts

Please add functionality to randomly generate a password for the root or QSECOFR account when deploying a template.
over 3 years ago in PowerVC 1 Future consideration

CHGASPACT: new functionality (*BCD) i.e. best can do. Stay in SUSPEND state even if not everything could be suspended.

Hello IBM, I recently discussed options of CHGASPACT with IBM support (CASE TS014216210). We normally use chgaspact aspdev(*sysbas) option(*suspend) ssptimo(60) ssptimoacn(*END) In case, this is not successful, *CONT is not an option for us. We ne...
about 1 year ago in IBM i / Core OS 3 Functionality already exists

Administrator view to manage all lpars from different projects

Single view for planning or maintenance purposes, we have to jump from one project to another and it becomes hard to manage. It would be very helpful if there is an administrator view where we can see all LPARs from a single view regardless which ...
over 5 years ago in PowerVC 1 Future consideration

Show us how to tie in DISPLAY_JOURNAL with DISPLAY_JOURNAL_ENTRY_DATA

How can I do a SELECT joining DISPLAY_JOURNAL and DISPLAY_JOURNAL_ENTRY_DATA? Right now DISPLAY_JOURNAL_ENTRY_DATA is a stored procedure. Use Case: For those who eschew Temporal Tables.
over 5 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Not under consideration

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