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IBM i

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    Allow %RANGE & %LIST with ON-EXCPT

    In a MONITOR group with the ON-EXCPT operation code allow it to use the %LIST & %RANGE built in functions that can be used with the IF operation code. For example: monitor ; read TESTFILE ; on-excpt in %list('CPF1234' : 'CPF1235': 'CPF1236') ;...
    2 months ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 1 Future consideration

    Add the ability to change IFS journal inherit flag regardless of journal state

    When you set the inherit flag for a directory when starting journalling there is no way to remove that flag without ending journalling, starting journalling again without the flag set and then ending journalling again. You also cannot change the f...
    6 days ago in IBM i / IFS (Integrated File System) and Servers 0 Submitted

    Enable block nesting in Cobol source members (OPM as well as ILE)

    Ctrl-Shift-O (Show Block Nesting) and Ctrl-Shift-M (jump the cursor to the beginning or end of a code block) are very useful shortcuts when it comes to editing block statements (e.g. an IF/ELSE block) within RPG. Both shortcuts however do not work...
    7 days ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 0 Submitted

    Send IAS03E2 message to QSYSOPR (FSFC)

    If error IAS03E2 "Unexpected error occurred on SVC or HMC interface" happens while a CSEDTA is running, FSFC is logging a command error but not declaring the process as failed. If this happens shortly after STRFSFLASH command is given, this will r...
    about 2 months ago in IBM i / PowerHA 0 Submitted

    RSEAPI - Enable or disable the use of a service or method

    Hello, in the RSEAPI, Post /api/v1/admin/settings : Is it possible to have a new setting allowing you to activate/deactivate a service entirely or just an operation ?The setting could look like a json structure : { "includeServices": [ "/api/v1/ad...
    2 months ago in IBM i / Web Serving 1 Future consideration

    Add mTLS authentication to IWS

    It is currently possible to configure Apache to run mTLS. However, the Apache instance is becoming less and less useful with IWS, and we want to be able to implement mTLS directly within the IWS Java instance.
    about 1 month ago in IBM i / Web Serving 1 Future consideration

    Add Support for HTTP/2 to SQL HTTP Functions

    Currently looks like SQL HTTP Functions on support HTTP/1.1. I have a Vendor that is requestions that HTTP/2 be used with API.
    5 months ago in IBM i / Web Serving 1 Future consideration

    In RUN SQL Scripts enable common font resizing methods

    Although Run SQL Scripts does support font resizing, the controls are difficult to access quickly and do not align with common or expected methods for changing font size. This slows me down, particularly when sharing my screen during conference ca...
    about 1 month ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 2 Future consideration

    Made a service for SQLPACKAGE in embedded SQL

    Creation of a SQL service that allows analyzing the SQLPACKAGES included in Programs that contain embedded SQL. Like the SQLPACKAGES service that only includes those generated for ODBC. Some of this information is visible in PRTSQLINF, which gener...
    28 days ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 0 Submitted

    Provide an API that returns current override information for all session/job overrides

    The current API to retrieve an override information only returns the file to which a file label has been overridden. We need a way to determine (A) what files have been overridden and (B) what the override scope is for those files. Today the only ...
    15 days ago in IBM i / Work Management and Messaging 4 Not under consideration

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