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SSL session reuse (FTPS)

As a Java client program I want to use SSL session resumption on different ports. Some FTPS servers can force the client to use session resumption. For example FileZilla server shown in screenshot.In this case the client must take the SSL session ...
over 5 years ago in IBM i / JAVA 10 Is a defect

Add MONMSG to control codes when filtering view by control; improve [Shft]-Ctrl-M behavior

In the editor view there is an option to filter the view by code, date, etc. And by control, so that the structural flow can be seen better. In CL code, the MONMSG command can have a DO on its EXEC parameter. This, however, does not appear in the ...
over 12 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 6 Not under consideration

Add option to show indent for entire source member Shift-Ctrl-O

If you position your cursor on an if/endif or other kind of loop, RDi shows arrows and lines in the left margin to indicate where the loop starts and ends. It also documents begin/end within the top loop. I would like an option to mark the entire ...
almost 7 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 1 Not under consideration

Can't change journal for a view

Once a view is created there is no way to change the journal that it is attached to. Command Error rcvdENDJRNPF -> not a physical.ENDJRNAP -> not an access pathENDJRNOBJ -> not a dataqueue or dataarea. Please allow one of these commands f...
over 5 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 3 Not under consideration

RDi Outline view separate Include values

Within RDi v9.5, the Outline view shows groups of Files, Data Structures, Fields, Constants, Indicators, etc. however when using modular development techniques with Copy/Include members there's no way to segregate these elements from the core sour...
over 8 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 7 Not under consideration

Debug unicode data

Not able to view the contents of Unicode fields within debug interfaces Use Case: When using STRDBG or System Debugger GUI to view the contents of Unicode fields (CCSID 13488) replacement characters are shown rather than the true value of the Unic...
over 8 years ago in IBM i / Application Development 8 Not under consideration

Use "MONITOR_INTERFACE" for one network only

We have to use the MONITOR_INTERFACE flag and it must be set to disable. But it's required for one network only. We would like to keep it enabled on the other networks.
almost 7 years ago in PowerHA for AIX 1 Not under consideration

Additional CAST support for XML

The XML datatype currently has no CAST support to other datatypes like CHAR, VARCHAR, CLOB, BLOB which makes migrations difficult (requires programs to be written). Use Case: We have an existing database with XML in CLOB fields which doesn't work ...
over 5 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Not under consideration

Add a exit point option to be executed at the end of a FTP or SFTP process

With increasing demands on security, FTP has exit points when starting a FTP process but not when it ends. We have a need to monitor all FTP processes when they have completed. This includes inbound and outbound processes. Providing access control...
about 4 years ago in IBM i / Networking 7 Not under consideration

Njmon plugin for PCM data from Power HMC

Nigel Griffiths developed a Njmon plug-in that interfaces with Linux and AIX partitions on Power Systems to automate the collection of metrics into InfluxDB and graphical representation using Grafana. I am requesting that he develop the same plugi...
about 4 years ago in Hardware Management Console 1 Not under consideration

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