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Add TLS support for SNDDSTJS

Add TLS 1.3 support for SNDDSTJS to connect to a remote mail router without authentication. Advanced job scheduler notification properties does not have the option to enable TLS. TLS is required by some companies including financial intuitions.
3 months ago in IBM i / Security 1 Submitted

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...
20 days ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 1 Future consideration

Enable iASP column in IBM Navigator list view

IBM Navigator for i brings in new functionality in every release and customers are appreciating it. However we are still missing this IASP column in the view when we are viewing two or more systems together. For the disk usage we have *SYSBAS incl...
about 1 month ago in IBM i / System Management 2 Future consideration

Addition of Critical Security Patch Comparison Features via SQL Query

Currently, managing critical security patches is a major priority for IT teams to ensure the security of systems and sensitive data. However, the task of comparing applied security patches with known vulnerabilities listed in the CVE database can ...
7 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 4 Future consideration

Do not use QSECOFR for Transform Services (5770TS1) jobs or functions at V7R5

Per the IBM i 7.5 Security Planning and setting up system security manual: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/ssw_ibm_i_75/pdf/rzamvpdf.pdf, the use of QSECOFR user profile on the system is discouraged. However Transform Services (5770TS1) jobs, QCTXMGR ...
about 2 months ago in IBM i / Print 3 Future consideration

For AJS, the notification message setting item cannot be set for double-byte characters.

This is an event when adding a job in AJS on the 5250 screen.The Notification Message item is set to type A, and double-byte characters cannot be set.Double-byte character input is important in Japanese environment. Please let us know how to solve...
4 months ago in IBM i / System Management 6 Not under consideration

EIM System User credential setup on the terminal screen.

EIM System User can be specified solely on the Navigator i GUI. This limitation makes impossible any automation to follow the security rules and change the password regularly according the security standards. Provide a command to change the passwo...
2 months ago in IBM i / System Management 0 Submitted

Use job default CCSID for SQL (ie. instead of CCSID 65535)

When a system is currently configured with its CCSID set to 65535, this causes issues with SQL functions that require CCSID conversions (ex. JSON, HTTP, ...), for example Select cast(RESPO00001 as varchar(32)), cast(RESPO00002 as varchar(32)) from...
22 days ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Submitted

Enable in IBM i Navigator for i Monitors the option to press F4 to set the IBM i trigger command

I use and recommend the System & Messages Monitor from IBM Navigator for i. I think we can improve this tool adding the great F4 option to built the command in the trigger command. If I'm not wrong now I must built it on green screen and then ...
3 months ago in IBM i / System Management 2 Not under consideration

See progress of RGZPFM

When you do a RGZPFM can we see the progress in the joblog? or somewhere we could see how much progress is being made. This will help gauging how long a reorg will take.
4 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 4 Future consideration