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Add menu option to convert file and variable definitions to free form

To hasten the move from fixed format RPG to free form, please add source option to allow converting variables, constants, DS and f-specs from fixed to free, similar to how you can highlight lines of code and select convert to free. Use Case: D MYV...
about 9 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 1 Not under consideration

Determining the current version of the Qradar installation via UCMDB.

System: Qradar SIEMActor: The Technological Reliability teamDescription: The Technological Reliability team needs to detect the current version of the Qradar SIEM installation in order to correctly verify that the reliability risks are closed. Use...
about 3 years ago in IBM i / System Management 1 Not under consideration

ACS Printing Problem

IBM様 大変お世話になっております。NN生命　佐々木です。　電話を掛けて頂きたいです。携帯：090-6652-3992 素人でも理解できる分かり易い回答を期待しています。 【質問】AS400のエミュレータ:ＡＣＳ Ver1.1.8.0とVer1.1.8.1を使用し印刷テストを行っています。CA Ver6.1（Windows7使用）では問題なく印刷されます。解決策をご教示下さい。１.PDTを使用した場合、プリンターに外字は印刷されません。外字は、空白として印刷されます。ただし、LPIの機能...
about 6 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 16 Not under consideration

useradm/secadm RBAC role has ability to change the root user UID

Hi, I recently found that using the ‘useradm & secadm' RBAC roles in AIX will allow someone to modify the root account and change the UID of root user, effectively destroying the root account and stopping root daemons on the server from functi...
about 6 years ago in AIX 4 Not under consideration

Search argument should not be case sensitive in spool

After compilation of RPGLE modules in as400, spool files are generated. In order to find attributes and origin of a variable(which file or data structure it belongs to) , we type search argument in the "Find" space. This search argument is case se...
about 12 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 5 Not under consideration

Execute Line Commands over Multiple Views of Same Source Member

Currently, you can only execute line commands within a single view of a source member, which requires you to navigate between different sections of the same code on a single view, and can be time consuming if you have multiple line commands to exe...
about 9 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 1 Not under consideration

Unused procedures and variables warning

It would be very useful if RDP shows warnings about unused variables and unused procedures. Every declared variable that isn't reference should be highlighted, indicating that is unused. For internal procedures (not exported) the behavior should b...
about 12 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 5 Not under consideration

RDi does not show if the connections are secure.

Using RDi with SSL, there is no indication that the connection was made securely or unsecured. Unfortunately most connections to the IBM i server are open and unsecured by default. Use Case: Secure networks, auditors and management.I am implementi...
about 6 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 4 Not under consideration

Ethernet driver support of Power8 for AIX 5.3 LPARS

We've Power8 or greater managed systems and the 10GbE ethernet or the SRIOV adapters drivers cannot be installed on AIX 5.3 client servers. If AIX 5.3 servers are allowed to run on a Power8 or greater systems via PTF U86665.bff, IBM should also gi...
about 3 years ago in AIX 1 Not under consideration

Support for VM Recovery Manager with MetroMirror (Multitarget)

On December 2020 we sold a power (E980)+storage(DS8950) solution to Banco Pichincha (the biggest bank in Ecuador) this solution has HA (with metro mirror with 2 DS8950) in the main Data Center, and DR (Global mirror) in the other DC, but we also s...
about 3 years ago in VM Recovery Manager 1 Future consideration

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