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ACS Run SQL Scripts add server connection language for scripts run through ACS RSS

Please provide script language feature to allow for connecting and disconnecting from a server named. Use Case: There are times when I write scripts that cause me to constantly perform a reconnect or connect to multiple servers. I know I can press...
about 6 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 5 Not under consideration

Stop accidently IPL when using 8. Install program temporary fix package

Prevent accidental IPL during installation of PTFS to be applied at a later date. Menu PTF option 8, "Install Options for Program Temporary Fixes" is used to install downloaded PTFS to the IBMi. The default option 8 is, "Automatic IPL . . . . . . ...
over 7 years ago in IBM i / PTF and Service 3 Not under consideration

Support of selecting Network either pre defined or Infoblox

Hiwe want to use normal tcp funtionality as it is defined in Neutron on PowerVC today and additionally support for Infoblox. The problem is that i cannot define networks with either "Normal" networks in Powervc and Infoblox. Also we need the abili...
about 6 years ago in PowerVC 1 Future consideration

PowerVC and SAN visualizer

From PowerVC I would like to get a VM´s zoning information.
about 6 years ago in PowerVC 1 Future consideration

VM Recovery Manager DR host group support for multiple SVC or Storwize cluster required (TS007732006)

VM Recover Manager DR Host group currently supports a single svc or storwise storage cluster because VM Recovery manager Host group is unable to create consistency group on more than one svc cluster. Host group support for multiple svc cluster is ...
about 3 years ago in VM Recovery Manager 3 Needs more information

SMBC authentication options

Currently SMBC on AIX relies on Kerberos to authenticate; this request is to add NTLMv2, in a similar fashion to how SMB and/or CIFS shares work on Linux.
over 4 years ago in AIX 0 Future consideration

Add procedure documentation to content assist

The documentation of a procedure should be displayed right next to the list of possible entries offered by content assist (ctrl+space) for the current code. Use Case: Procedure documentation may look like this: /** * \brief Create JSON Object * * ...
almost 14 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 10 Not under consideration

Provide error handler for secondary thread of multi-threaded job

When a multi-threaded job encounters an unhandled exception, the system should be able to gracefully handle the error with the standard *INQ message to *EXT or QSYSOPR. Background When an unhandled exception occurs in the secondary thread of a mul...
over 7 years ago in IBM i / Work Management and Messaging 3 Not under consideration

Merge facility should be provided in the file compare of RDp

My customer needs to constantly comparing files and merge them on a System i platform. These are currently done manually by copy and pasting on a greenscreen. I am trying to get them to use RDP for the job but they do not find it much faster manua...
over 12 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 4 Not under consideration

"Open Declaration" should actually open the declaration

When doing a "Open Declaration" on an externally defined procedure or field, RDi simply jumps to the line in the existing source where the procedure or field is imported. This is the easy way out and is not very helpful. Use Case: In the case of c...
about 9 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 3 Not under consideration