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Insert/delete rows in Run SQL Scripts

Run SQL Scripts needs the ability to insert and delete rows in a result set (similar to the existing ability to edit rows). Use Case: This would be used for data maintenance. Presently the only option available in Run SQL Scripts is to write indiv...
about 4 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 1 Future consideration

Consolidate ACS 5250 Display and TAB Preferences into one Tabbed Dialog

Currently we have: Edit->Preferences -> Tab SetupEdit->Preferences -> Appearance->Tab Appearance The first changes the Active Tab propertiesThe second changes the inactive Tab propertiesPlease place them on the same dialog and use t...
almost 3 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 1 Not under consideration

CLOB Pointers in RPG Not Working

RPG A calls RPG B, passing pointer to CLOB. RPG B receives pointer, and uses it as base for CLOB there. Both compile. Both execute with no bombs. But based CLOB in RPG B does not reflect data in CLOB in RPG A. Use Case: Program A creates a CLOB an...
almost 5 years ago in IBM i / Application Development 6 Is a defect

Extend field in SSL trace output that includes cipher information

When analyzing output of SSL trace data, this may involve dumping the output to a spreadsheet for further analysis and comparison against cipher lists from QSSLCSL and/or SST (TLSCONFIG). The challenge when comparing data is that since many cipher...
4 months ago in IBM i / Security 2 Under review

Send message CPPEA55 to QSYSMSG.

The system generates message CPPEA55 when it detects a service processor battery failure, but it is not currently sent to message queue QSYSMSG. If it were sent, a user message handling program attached to QSYSMSG could monitor for this message an...
6 months ago in IBM i / Work Management and Messaging 0 Future consideration

IBM i OpenCV

In order to make effective use of python on IBM i, porting of OpenCV, which is growing in demand, is required Use Case: Improve business efficiency by performing systematic customer recognition using face recognition and systematic product inspect...
over 4 years ago in IBM i / Open Source and PASE 2 Future consideration

Add subsystem support to SSHD attributes

In order to isolate SSH jobs in their own subsystem, you must use the instructions documented in this article: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=nas8N1014744 However, this requires that you start the SSHD with the /QOpenSys/usr/sbin/ss...
over 5 years ago in IBM i / Open Source and PASE 3 Future consideration

Refactor->Extract Local Variable - for ILE RPG

Code Refactoring is a well known software best practice that involves improving the structure of existing computer code while preserving its behaviour.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_refactoringEclipse already has excellent refactoring support ...
almost 8 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 3 Future consideration

Power10 IBM i S1014 4-core SW group P05, is currently limited to 64 GB, should be expanded to at least 256 GB.

It's really very necessary this change because all application need more resources specially memory; before 64 GB they were enough, now not anymore.
about 2 years ago in IBM i / Hardware 3 Not under consideration

RGZPFM while active does not always return deleted records space.

RGZPFM while should always return deleted record space. We have a large, always active, file with 1/3 deleted records that RGZPFM while active did not return deleted records space. We run 24/7 & only come down for Cums & OS & barely ma...
2 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Under review

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