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IBM i

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Add ability to change font/size in IBM i Access product

Some of us do are not so young anymore, and do not have the eyesight required to deal with tiny fonts. On the IBM i Access Client Solutions panel, the menu options (File, Edit, View, Actions, etc.) and their drop-down items are in a nicely sized f...
over 1 year ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 4 Submitted

Allow PTF's to be downloaded via HTTP instead of FTP or Download Director

Allow PTF's to be downloaded via HTTPS instead of FTP or Download Director. Some organizations do not allow access to external FTP sites and most Java browsers discourage use of Java applets. Allowing download via HTTPS will make it easier to acce...
over 6 years ago in IBM i / PTF and Service 2 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

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

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

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

Transform Services V7R5 Manager socket remains open after abnormal system end or Flashcopy

Changes were made within the Transform Services code at 7.5.  The changes include a QCTXMGR job in QUSRWRK subsystem and a manager socket server job in the /QOpenSys/QIBM/ProdData/TransformServices/ServerJob directory. The job and socket are ...
about 1 year ago in IBM i / Print 4 Future consideration

FaceLink is a revolutionary platform that leverages facial recognition and AI to streamline personal and professional networking, making connections seamless, secure, and effortless.

Here's a revised version of the text, fixing the grammatical errors and improving the overall clarity and flow: Why FaceLink is Useful: FaceLink addresses the growing need for efficient, secure, and versatile networking in both personal and profes...
2 months ago in IBM i / Networking 0 Submitted

Extend call stack entries in PEX file QAYPEIAD

To analyze heap issues on ILE C++ applications we use IBM i PEX with Event *ACTGRPHEAP. The current outfile QAYPEIAD have fields for a call stack up to 16 entries. This is maybe enough for C programs but for C++ programs with a lot of functions an...
4 months ago in IBM i / Performance Tools 0 Submitted

Enable Websphere http-server to serve bearer authorization with wizard assist

Add an wizard to configure the authorization to use bearer instead of basic
9 months ago in IBM i / Web Serving 0 Submitted

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