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IBM i Support for 5250 Advanced Function Display Data Stream (AFDDS)

Enhance 5250 Display Data Stream to support AFDDS PCs attached via Access Client Solutions (see related RFEs). This would enable IBM i programmers to upgrade their "green screen" sign-on and application displays with fonts, color logos and overlay...
over 8 years ago in IBM i / Core OS 5 Not under consideration

Power HMC User Interface

The browser interface to the Power HMC console has restrictions not clearly identified the various manuals, technotes, etc. For example, you cannot open a 5250 console session when using the browser interface. That option is dropped when the user ...
over 6 years ago in Hardware Management Console 3 Not under consideration

ACS printoutup plugin: View/modify Properties

In old iseries Navigator was possible view/modify properties from each spool files. So, you could modify , for example, which pages to print. That, with de plugin SPLF from ACS is not available. Now, the only way is using the web Navigator for i a...
about 2 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 1 Not under consideration

SRVPGMOPT parameter for CRTSQLRPGI

While the CRTSQLRPGI command contains a COMPILEOPT parameter that is used in creating modules and programs, it does not have a parameter for passing additional parameters to the CRTSRVPGM step when OBJTYPE(*SRVPGM) is used. This can result in comp...
about 2 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Not under consideration

Content Manager OnDemand on AWS S3 with Object locked

Current CMOD version (10.1) supports AWS S3 storage manager, but without Object lock in legal Compliance mode.
about 4 years ago in AIX 2 Not under consideration

Turn off or change auto-selection of text when double-clicking error list

1) Do a compile, see errors in the Error List pane.2) Double-click on an error to get the errors marked in the source editor.3) Return to editor and commence fixing source.4) Select some source, but invariably forget that double-clicking in the Er...
over 10 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 4 Not under consideration

Add ability to quickly connect to server in ACS RSS

Today I am required to use a mouse to select the server I want to connect to IF i disconnect from the one I connected to when I started ACS RSS plugin. Please make a drop down as exists on the main ACS app or allow for buttons to be added to quick...
over 6 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 1 Not under consideration

VIOS upgrade using Enhanced+ HMC GUI

Enhanced+ HMC GUI has given a new option to create VSCSI drives without a need of logging into VIOS. If we can bring an option to upgrade/Update the VIOS without logging in using the HMC GUI it will reduce the workload of Customer and no separate ...
over 6 years ago in Hardware Management Console 1 Future consideration

RDi : Debug to be enhanced to work with DBGENCKEY

It is not possible in RDi (as of 5.6.0.3) to debug a program or service program that was compiled with a debug encryption key on DBGENCKEY. When this is attempted, it throws a CRRDG3031E error saying the listing could not be opened. Once this erro...
over 6 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 2 Not under consideration

*NEVER option for PARM PMTCTL

When specify PARM of *CMD source, you can specify the PMTCTL keyword to enable conditional prompting of that PARM.The current permissible values are: Name, *NONE and *PMTCTLWe would like to have an additional *NEVER (or any other name of your liki...
over 6 years ago in IBM i / Application Development 1 Not under consideration

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