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Provide option to set the Script pain font and output panel font separately in IBM ACS RUNSQL Scripts

I often need to set the output pain (resultset data) font to larger than that of the actual SQL statement that produced it. Today, they both get the same font. This request is to provide 2 font settings so that they do not need to be the same size...
about 1 month ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 3 Not under consideration

Change SPOOLED_FILE_DATA so *SCS spooled files with ICGDTA(*YES) can be search

I wrote a routine to allow me to present spooled files in VS Code and open them into an edit tab, I can also download the spooled file. These actions use CPYTOSPLF. I also wrote a routine that uses SPOOLED_FILE_DATA but some *SCS reports are not a...
7 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 4 Under review

Support 132 Columns on most WRKxxx Screens

Using WRKSPLF, WRKOUTQ, WRKJOB WRKACTJOB, DSPJOBLOG and others is frustrating due to 80-column screen output used in those interfaces. Only DSPSPLF had the foresight to incorporate so called wide screen mode. We need 132 column support in Work Man...
about 3 years ago in IBM i / System Management 1 Not under consideration

BRMS ICC - avoid loop when no more media available (using volume prefixes)

Hello, That it might be interesting not to loop the backup when there is no more media available. we always get Cartridge xxx not available message in BRMS log when job is stuck. Regards, Axel C.
6 months ago in IBM i / BRMS 2 Is a defect

Show SQL referenced items in Outline View

Tables, views, and columns referenced in embedded SQL do not appear in the Outline View. Use Case: **free ctl-opt dftactgrp(*no); dcl-s table char(10);dcl-s lib char(10);dcl-s text char(50); // table exists on every systemexec sql declare pgmr_own...
over 7 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 2 Not under consideration

resize command for VIOS

resize command from X11.apps.xterm helps to determine current window size and to set corresponding environment variables. It is extremely useful if an administrator works with VIO through HMC interface or use some other "not clean" interfaces. res...
12 months ago in PowerVM VIOS 1 Submitted

HMC - Turn OFF/ON attention led is not working for user with role other then hmcsuperadmin

System: Hardware Management Console Actor: Server Administrator Description: Administrator use HMC to managed Server and perform task on VIOS system from HMC console.HMC allow to change attention led status (turn on / off) also HMC allow to execut...
over 3 years ago in Hardware Management Console 1 Planned for future release

Provide a ?not in? operator.

Now that we have a conditional “in” operator, please provide a “not in” operator, that can be used wherever “in” can, eg, with %lists, %ranges, arrays, etc. Use Case: Currently, to check if the value of a field is not in a list (or range, etc), we...
over 3 years ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 2 Not under consideration

New BIF to test Parameter Length

Please introduce a new BIF (%parmlen) to get the length of a parmeter defined using OPTIONS(*VARSIZE) Use Case: To get the length of a parameter passed by reference *VARSIZE i have to code to use CEEDOD (prototype, parameters and the call itself)....
almost 4 years ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 3 Future consideration

ACS Printer Output - add options under Set Filter

My idea is to add additional date and time filter options in Access Client Solutions Printer Output Set Filter screen. Currently the options under Date and Time Created include "All date and times" and "To date and time". The All filter takes long...
4 months ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 1 Future consideration

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