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IBM i

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Allow .PNG image objects to be printed using AFPRSC keyword

The current default for most image create applications is .PNG. It would be most helpful that we can use the default .PNG files that our web developers utilize Use Case: Currently we convert the .PNG file to .JPG.
about 6 years ago in IBM i / Print 4 Delivered

IBM i ACS - system configuration option to add links

In ACS it is now possible to add only only one "Tape Management" link. (this also where we can add a link for the HMC http gui ).Having a limit of being only able to add one, does not fit our need. We have systems with more Tape Libraries to manag...
over 5 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 8 Delivered

API to check password

can you create an API to verify a generated password against - all the SYSVAL that applies - the exit program for verification of password peculiarly usefull in case of use of QPWDRULES(*ALLCRTCHG) or, better, an API able to create a password that...
almost 6 years ago in IBM i / Security 4 Delivered

Search within Outline VIEW

A search window within OUTLINE - which will reduce the display to only values I am entering..( And I attached a little screenshot)So when I have 4 fields with rss01 rss02 rst001 rst002 and I am entering "rs" - all fields are still displayed.Howeve...
over 13 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 7 Delivered

Locking Down Open Source Package Management in ACS

How can we lock down the new feature Open Source Package Management in IBM i Access Client Solutions? How do we make sure non-system administrators do not play around with installing and uninstalling packages? Use Case: IBM i Access Client Solutio...
over 6 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 3 Delivered

Deprecating TLS 1.0 in CIMOM

QYCMCIMOM/CIMOM (CIM and Web-Based Enterprise Management (WBEM)) job at ports 5889 and ports 5990 are using TLS Version 1.1. Use Case: IBM ESA (Phone Home)
almost 4 years ago in IBM i / Networking 2 Delivered

BRMS Feature Enhancement Request

Customer desires to display log BRMS into a stream file in the IFS. Use Case: The customer is a banking/financial institution and needs to keep the backup logs of the daily backups in a file format for audit purposes.
over 5 years ago in IBM i / BRMS 7 Delivered

ACS Run SQL Scripts - Add headings to text type output

There is an option to save column headings when saving the results to a file of type .TXT or .CSV but no headings are ever saved. Use Case: Open product, go to menu Options and select Enable Save Results.Save results as CSV or TXT and select the o...
over 8 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 4 Delivered

BRMS Full System Restore Enhancement

When a full system restore is performed using BRMS during the RTSCFG part devices are created, IBMi creates OUTQs for the devices, yet as OUTQs are created information regarding AUTL for the AUTQ is not restored.An intermediate step before restori...
almost 2 years ago in IBM i / BRMS 3 Delivered

Boolean data type for use within SQL Procedural Language

You can use a new system-defined Boolean data type for use within SQL Procedural Language (SQL PL) applications that provides support for declaring and referencing the system-defined logical values: TRUE, FALSE, or NULL within compound SQL (compil...
almost 6 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Delivered