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Just like the 5250 Emulator, please consider adding the "Tab" feature in the IBM I ACS Schemas tool. Thanks.

Database design and maintenance would oftentimes need to look at database on different partitions. It would be nice to provide DBAs this convenience and not having to open multiple windows.
10 days ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 0 Submitted

Give the possibility to use CREATE TYPE statement

Add unique constraint on a field. For example : Create a weakly typed distinct type named BONUS that is based on an INTEGER data type and represents a percentage which cannot exceed 100. CREATE TYPE BONUS AS INTEGER WITH WEAK TYPE RULES CHECK(VALU...
about 1 month ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Future consideration

Provide a system-level iconv table for SYSVAL(QCCSID) to CCSID(1208) and CCSID(1200) Cached

As part of our ongoing efforts to optimize character encoding conversion in C and C++ applications on IBM i, we are currently utilizing a multi-step process to handle conversions between the JOB CCSID (an EBCDIC CCSID) and UTF-16 (CCSID 1200). Spe...
4 days ago in IBM i / Languages - Other 0 Submitted

Editing IPGs after adding new hosts in PowerVC

Unfortunately, there is no option to edit IPGs if they are already in use. However, if you add new hosts to the PowerVC. You must then set the tags for the new hosts for the respective WWPNs. (Example DATA/BOOT)
4 days ago in PowerVC 0 Submitted

Add a flag to HMC CLI commands to display attribute names inline with attributes when using -F filter on atributes (similiar to --header)

When scripting on HMC CLI you have basically two options for filtering attributes. For example 1. lshmcusr | grep $USER name=dummy,taskrole=hmcoperator,description='Dummy User',pwage=30,resourcerole=ALL:,authentication_type=local,remote_webui_acce...
about 2 months ago in Hardware Management Console 0 Submitted

Seperating Access to Profile Editor

Currently there is one option to give an user rw rights. For all custom profiles or none. We have the need to be more granular. For instance: seperate it by operating system seperte it within an Operating system (by LPAR or hostname)
about 2 months ago in PowerSC 0 Submitted

Removal of 4-Core Limit for IBM-i VMs on the S1022

Description: As a forward-thinking organization leveraging IBM-i on the S1022 server, we are consistently seeking ways to enhance performance, optimize resource utilization, and meet our increasing workload demands. In light of this, we submit the...
6 months ago in IBM i / Install and Upgrade and Licensing 9 Under review

Security: Add to user configuration option to log in only from selected IP address

Currently, HMC does not allow you to restrict a user's login to a selected IP address. Such an option is available in SSH however it cannot be used on the HMC console. Currently, it is possible to restrict SSH logins (all of them) using the firewa...
15 days ago in Hardware Management Console 0 Submitted

Granular API Token Management in CMC

The current IBM Cloud Management Console (CMC) API token system provides limited control over access permissions. We propose enhancing the token management capabilities to provide greater flexibility and security: Multiple API Tokens: Allow users ...
15 days ago in Cloud Management Console 0 Submitted

Retrieving Events/Alerts in CMC from API

Currently, the IBM Cloud Management Console (CMC) provides notifications of events and alerts only via email and SMS. This limits the ability to integrate CMC with other monitoring, ticketing, and automation systems. We propose adding a RESTful AP...
15 days ago in Cloud Management Console 0 Submitted

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