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IBM i

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NPIV Tape support for IBMi Hosting

Currently the only way to share a tape library is to virtualize the tape MLB under VIOS to the client partitions. I would like IBM i to be able to virtualize a Fibre attached Tape library. Use Case: Many times I have simple hosting environments, b...
almost 6 years ago in IBM i / Virtualization and Cloud 2 Delivered

Highlight Search Fields in LPEX like Java inside Eclipse

When you highlight a item in Java inside Eclipse, it highlights all the occurrence of that word. Why not also do this inside LPEX? More standard. Thx Use Case: Eclipse already does it in Java, just add it to RPGLE.
over 11 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 6 Delivered

Provide ability to set source path for reuse on SEP debugging.

When launching RSE Debug VIA SEP from a 5250 session the Object is examined to determine the source path. When this path does not exist a prompt is provided to set the path. On each subsequent debug session he path must be set again. I would like ...
over 9 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 5 Delivered

Access Solutions - Use Description for system selection

In the Client Access Solutions system selection, the system name is listed. If you want a name you have to configure your sessions in management and system config to be DNS resolvable names. In MSP environments, there can be dozens or more systems...
over 3 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 13 Delivered

Allow share names to exceed 12 characters in QNTC

IBM does not support a server having any share longer than 12 characters when I try to access that via QNTC.For example if I useWRKLNK '/QNTC/MyPCServer/myshare/*'it may fail if there so much as exists another share with a long name. In Windows I ...
over 8 years ago in IBM i / IFS (Integrated File System) and Servers 4 Delivered

Document how to migrate from 5733OPS to preferred distributions

I'd like to migrate from each installed option of 5733OPS to the preferred method of distribution and I'd like to see the documented steps to do so. Use Case: 5733OPS has fallen out of favor
over 5 years ago in IBM i / Open Source and PASE 2 Delivered

Web service server returning HTTP status AND errors details in the Body

id like, on REST web service, be able to returning HTTPstatus and errors details in the Body (for exemple in JSEND format) Use Case: it's better for the client (for exemple during a creation with POST) to signal an error (500) and the reason(s) wh...
over 8 years ago in IBM i / Web Serving 6 Delivered

Properly sign with an IBM owned certificate all the files used by iACS

The request is to provide to all programs, DLL and other components running on Windows platform an approved signature with a valid certificate owned by IBM as the publisher of the software. Use Case: When I start a session from iACS - Session mana...
about 5 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 5 Delivered

Automated Plan Cache Management

Currently the option is available to delete a plan from the Plan Cache. IBM i ACS SQL Performance Center allows you to look at the SQL statement currently in the Plan Cache and allows you to delete a Plan. We would like to have the option to do th...
over 4 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 3 Delivered

Improve SQLUDT's

While SQLUDT's are the ideal replacement for the reference files in DDS, their use is not so flexible. The first issue is that two columns defined as the same SQLUDT are not considered equal, hence one needs to program additional cast statements w...
over 3 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Delivered

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