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IBM i

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allow three part names in db2 for i services

please add ability to use three-part naming in UDTF or in db2 for i services likeQSYS2.JOB_INFOIt seems that the 3-part naming isn't working or supported in UDTFs. .e.g.:https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/wikis/home?lang=en#!/wiki/IBM%20...
about 7 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 3 Not under consideration

Disallow read-write shares of the root of the IFS

All read-write shares of the ROOT of the IFS on IBM i should be prevented and disallowed via NetServer and SAMBA etc. Use Case: An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
about 4 years ago in IBM i / IFS (Integrated File System) and Servers 4 Not under consideration

ACS RSS make CL prompting act more like CL prompting in SEU/RDi

CL prompting in SEU or RDi allows me to apply the default value and keep it in the code so that I can know what value is being used. When prompting in ACS RSS and keying in the default value, the tool removes the keywords that have the same value ...
over 2 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 1 Not under consideration

RDi Library List View Enhancements

a) Library List Connections dropdown should be ordered with the active connections first, not Alphabetical orderb) Clicking on an inactive connection should not automatically attempt to connect - an action should be required firstc) The Library Li...
almost 5 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 5 Future consideration

Handle %split like an array

%split is a great new feature for us, but it can be a bit tricky to handle. In order to access the second element, we need to first put the element in an array. It would be interesting if we could access the element like an array, such as in the f...
over 1 year ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 1 Not under consideration

Develop and Support Source Files 2.0 on IBM i

The use of legacy PF-SRC files is pervasive and cannot be abandoned. However, the need for an enhance source file structure is obvious. We need it to be a multi-member file as it is now, however with the following minimum enhancements: 1) Line/Rec...
over 2 years ago in IBM i / Core OS 1 Not under consideration

provide readable format when consuming .xlsx using qsys2.ifs_read

Functionality will eliminate having to save xlsx as a csv prior to consuming with qsys2.ifs_read
over 1 year ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Future consideration

WRKPRB in Navigator for i

WRKPRB equivalent should be available in Navigator for i
over 1 year ago in IBM i / System Management 3 Not under consideration

IBMi request new Kerberos ticket

With Enterprise Identity Mapping (EIM) and Kerberos, Windows clients can authenticate to IBMi without supplying a user and password. When the client connects, it supplies IBMi with a Kerberos ticket for authentication. A Kerberos ticket has a fixe...
over 5 years ago in IBM i / Security 5 Not under consideration

Do not change the date field in date area if only change for a source line is a "white space" change.

Do not change the date field in date area if only change for a source line is a "white space" change.Or a setting where you can control the date field in date area being updated on a source line "White space only" change. An example of this is RPG...
about 9 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 8 Future consideration