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Request for Implementation of Custom Core Dump Generation in Future AIX Versions as is documented

Dear AIX Development Team, We are writing to bring your attention for an issue we have found out regarding the customization of core dump files generation as documented in this IBM URL https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/aix-core-dump-facility. The ...
11 months ago in AIX 0 Submitted

Add an ANY_VALUE aggregate function

Please add an ANY_VALUE aggregate function, this would simplify queries that group by an id and also require other values that are known to be unique within the group. SELECT a.article_id, ANY_VALUE(a.description), COUNT(*) FROM article AS a JOIN ...
11 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Future consideration

Correct the QSYLOBJP API Documentation

Today, the QSYLOBJP API documentation states that it creates: a list of objects that adopt an object owner's authority In the classic way of thinking, this would be program/srvpgm objects that have USRPRF(*OWNER) set a creation time. However what ...
11 months ago in IBM i / Security 3 Future consideration

In Printer Output in ACS, please add *ALL to the filter functions.

We have many jobs with the same job name and user. When using the filter option, using the Job information section, please allow *ALL in the user and number boxes. Thank you. Darryl Freinkel.
11 months ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 1 Not under consideration

Allow stored procedures created as *PGM objects to be called as exit point programs

When using the CREATE PROCEDURE SQL statement to create a *PGM Object it is NOT possible to call the generated object outside of SQL; doing so results in an error reporting "Pointer not set". Looking at the code generated as an intermediary step i...
11 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 4 Not under consideration

Declare variables and call procedures directly on the declare

Today if we want to call a procedure that has a return value, we have to declare the variable, data structure etc and then call the procedure like this: dcl-s eligiblefreight packed( 11 : 3 ); eligiblefreight = rlsitm_getEligibleFreight( batch ); ...
11 months ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 3 Not under consideration

New Navigator for i - textured chart support like the heritage Navigator

In the Heritage Navigator - Investigate Data charts, I used textured bar graph a lot and I find this useful feature missing from the New Navigator. Please deliver it soon. Thanks.
11 months ago in IBM i / System Management 1 Not under consideration

Search all spool files in a output queue

We have a output queue which contains a spool file for each customer order we receive. We occasionally need to search those spool files for a customer number to see the order at the time it was originally sent. I currently go through each spool fi...
11 months ago in IBM i / System Management 4 Future consideration

Enhancement IWS rest api swagger

Show the output fields in SQL api
11 months ago in IBM i / Web Serving 1 Not under consideration

OpenGpg full support for Gpg Encryption Ifs stream file

Create some easy script / Command to use OpenGpg. Case : I have to send to some supplier and Customer a gpg encrypted file created in Ifs, They gave me their GPG key. Now I have to encrypt. So the Ifs files sales.txt have to became sales.txt.gpg. ...
12 months ago in IBM i / Open Source and PASE 2 Functionality already exists

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