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    Allow changing style in theme selection

    A Theme is selected and applied. A style is selected that modifies the Theme. Then if the Theme is changed, the new theme is not applied. The issue is unforgiving by saving the procedure, because then it is no longer possible to remove the styling...
    about 9 years ago in IBM i / Db2 Web Query 2 Not under consideration

    WebQuery SUM by GROUP

    Webquery should support a function like SUM by GROUP. I don't know if there exist a specific word for it, so I'll try to describe it with an example.If you have data like the following: Customer Year RevenueCust_A 2012 $ 523 2013 $ 658Cust_B 2012 ...
    about 9 years ago in IBM i / Db2 Web Query 12 Not under consideration

    Integrate IBM I Access 5250 with Mac Touch Bar

    We are running IBM I Access Client Solutions v 1.1.6.1 build 6431 on some MacBook Pro 2016 with touch bars. We would expect to the able to add the application to the shortcut definitions for the OS to display the function keys in the touch bar. De...
    about 9 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 2 Not under consideration

    iAccess SQL when saving results give the result the name of the SQL script instead of Untitled

    At first extra typing and second to have the results the same name as the script.
    about 3 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 1 Not under consideration

    api QDBRTVSN response time too long

    I have a security feature based on library and group profile of the current users. the application is a very intensive client-access application.more than 18000 sql for the main job for a duration of 4 minutes 51 seconds. the feature retrieve Libr...
    about 9 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 6 Not under consideration

    Converge the IBM i operating system with PASE (or AIX) and produce one merged operating system that is primarily Linux-based but can run IBM i code and databae

    It is clear that IBM i is being "enhanced" by simply added more and more open source and SQL functions, and no a lot of anything else. I suggest IBM start a project to combine both Linux/AIX/PASE and IBM i as was done with S/36 SSP and S/38 CPF ba...
    about 3 years ago in IBM i / Core OS 2 Not under consideration

    Provide migration to CCSID(1208) / UTF-8 as QCCSID system value CCSID.

    To provide a more globalized environment, it would be fantastic if IBM i migrated to UTF-8 as its the default/primary CCSID. That way programs and data written would work and appear the same everywhere, by default. I'm advocating a similar migrati...
    about 3 years ago in IBM i / Core OS 2 Not under consideration

    SQL CRUD Application Wizard for RPG

    Implement a wizard that helps RPG develpers to integrate access and manipulation of data stored in Server Databases in their applications. The result is a code generator that creates a simple "Create, Read, Update, Delete" (CRUD) RPG service progr...
    about 12 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 5 Not under consideration

    Please add nslookup, host, dig as part of the base os and not part of option 31, dns

    I need to use nslookup (could maybe settle for dig or host) from IBM i. However only my lpars with option 31, dns, loaded have that command. I feel that option 31 dns is a 'host' feature while nslookup, etc are client features. I do not want to lo...
    about 9 years ago in IBM i / Networking 3 Not under consideration

    Save and reuse favourite shell commands, sql statements, qsh statements, ...

    Simplify the persistent reuse of statements as we do within cl: with F9 and have that for other environments like qsh: qcmd: sql: bash:. These options are not yet persistent and not easy to manage. I would like to easily build my favourite menus b...
    about 9 years ago in IBM i / Core OS 2 Not under consideration

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