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Change SQL Examples to search for just tokens not sentences

My current ACS release is 1.1.8.7. When I search for an example and I use words (tokens) that are in the displayed text but not in the order of the displayed text the search won't match. Make the SQL Examples use search word tokens to match to all...
over 2 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 5 Delivered

Filter Outline by Referenced/Unref

Provide a means to filter fields/procedures/prototypes/etc by whether or not the module uses them. Use Case: Sometimes I want to see, at a glance, the external procedures that are used a module. The module may have access to a 100 external procedu...
over 13 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 5 Delivered

add open file in (QDMLOPNF) to GET_JOB_INFO table function

please add to GET_JOB_INFO table function the jobs open file information as provided with API QDMLOPNF Use Case: none of the current SQL functions provide this information which will be helpful when looking for certain file information across jobs...
almost 5 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 5 Delivered

get n'th element in delimited string

in sql be able to extract the n'th element in a delimited string. would remove the need to use mutiple substring and posstr/locate. Use Case: select get_element('abc;def;100;;;qwert' , 3, ';') .... string, n'th element, delimiter would then return...
over 2 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Delivered

LAN console setup - reduce complexity and use fixed parameters.

Newly delivered 41G system (with 7.4 preloaded) and LAN console. Proceeded as described inhttps://www.ibm.com/docs/en/power9/9009-41G?topic=use-cabling-server-accessing-operations-consolebut - no console. Tested everything from cable, PC, settings...
over 3 years ago in IBM i / Hardware 13 Delivered

improvement to SEND_EMAIL, multiple recipents and attachments

Make it possible to use multiple e-mail adresses in TO_EMAIL, also add CC_EMAIL and BCC_EMAIL. Make it possible to send multiple attachments in the ATTACHMENT field.
11 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 3 Delivered

add PHP port to RPMs

we need a port of PHP for RPMs. I do not want to replace Zend, but with it being a licensed program it is "harder" to get installed. the ported PHP would not need db2 support and all the bells & whistles Zend provides.we need a simple IFS only...
about 6 years ago in IBM i / Open Source and PASE 5 Delivered

Integrated Web Services Server Start Up

We are a provider of Healthcare applications utilizing IBM's Power Server running IBM i (v7r2m0 or better) OS. The HCS application uses IBM Websphere Application server express to serve up Java Script application to the users via a browser. Data r...
over 6 years ago in IBM i / Web Serving 2 Delivered

DB2 SQL Engine should pass the descriptor operator information to RPGLE so that ALL *SRVPGM procedures can be called

IBM talks about application modernization but the main player SQL (stored procedures and functions) can not properly execute the majority of our RPGLE service programs. Most service programs heavily rely on the %PARMS function to determine the num...
over 7 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 5 Delivered

Remove TLSv1.1 from CIMOM

Remove TLSv1.1 from Port 5989 and 5990 (CIMOM) due to security requirement. Use Case: Remove TLSv1.1 from Port 5989 and 5990 (CIMOM) due to security requirement.
over 3 years ago in IBM i / Networking 5 Delivered

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