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    Provide ability to control SSL counters (in SST) from OS command line using an API

    We are running v7r4 and find the SSL counters that are available within SST very useful. A challenge we face is that due to our a weekly system interruption for full system save and IPL, these counters are disabled and get reset. It would desirabl...
    over 1 year ago in IBM i / Security 2 Under review

    RSTOBJBRM - create a complementary parameter to exclude deleted objects

    RSTOBJBRM Can you create a complementary parameter to exclude deleted objects. Use Case: Restaurer un objet via BRM (RSTOBJBRM) Indiquez vos choix, puis appuyez sur ENTREE. Objet . . . . . . . . . . . . . OBJ > *ALL + si autres valeurs Biblioth...
    almost 7 years ago in IBM i / BRMS 8 Not under consideration

    Advanced Job Scheduler Calendar Date Entry

    Add ability to input more than one calendar date at a time. Could be as simple as adding a + sign for More dates. Could be presenting a scrollable date calendar dropdown or popup in the green screen that one could point and click multiple dates ov...
    over 8 years ago in IBM i / Core OS 3 Not under consideration

    Add option to NOT generate QPJOBLOG spoolfiles when debugging SQL RPG programs.

    When debugging a SQLRPGLE program and the files used in the program are large, the system generates hundreds of spool files QPJOBLOG which are all basically the same and have no useful information. It takes time to delete and slows the debug proce...
    almost 7 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 8 Not under consideration

    UI Enhancement - add ability to shutdown / reboot PVC from GUI

    It would be nice if the PVC GUI would offer the ability to shutdown / reboot PVC itself similar to the HMC.
    over 3 years ago in PowerVC 1 Future consideration

    Add button in debug to terminate debug AND end job

    I would like to have a button that would terminate debug AND end the job. The green screen debugger will end debug and the RPGLE program immediately when F3 is pressed. I would like the RDp debugger to have the same "one-click" functionality. I wo...
    almost 14 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 4 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 . . . . . . ...
    almost 9 years ago in IBM i / PTF and Service 4 Not under consideration

    Enhanced SQL Call Level Interface (CLI) resource management options

    Today, a CLI (SQL Call Level Interface) environment handle allocated via the SQLAllocEnv() API is automatically tied to the callstack entry which allocated it, meaning that when that program leaves the stack, the system deems the environment handl...
    over 3 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 4 Future consideration

    Python support for external SQL stored procedures.

    DB2 SQL for i support Java for external stored procedures. I will be be a good option if we can write external stored procedures in Python and may be some other open source languages like Go Lang.
    over 3 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Future consideration

    PowerVC to have native command support for quota management in a future release

    Our AIX environment consists of 2500+ LPARs on which has 100+ clusters. We need to collocation (anti-affinity) feature to support more than 25 rules to ensure that our cluster nodes are not on the same physical IBM hardware.I would like PowerVC to...
    about 7 years ago in PowerVC 1 Future consideration

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