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IBM i

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Add license expiration to list of systems screen in Navigator

I'd like to see the results of this sql: select license_expiration from qsys2.license_info where product_id in ( '5770SS1' ) and feature_id= '5050' and installed= 'YES' ; On each system in the dashboard view Suggested spot for result
over 1 year ago in IBM i / System Management 4 Delivered

Merlin Try and Buy

It would be great if IBM could provide "Try and Buy" or "FREE (limited)" version of Merlin.I need to evaluate the software before buy it.
over 3 years ago in IBM i / Merlin 5 Delivered

System debugger in the "Tools" menu in ACS

Today you have to open the "Run SQL Script" to start the System Debugger. This great when you work with stored procedures, however, this is counter intuitive if you debug other type of programs Use Case: Open IBM i ACS, Click Tools, Select the sys...
about 4 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 5 Delivered

Add native 2FA and/or MFA for 5250 and other interfaces to data

Data security insurance and other requirements are requesting Two Factor Authentication or Multi Factor Authentication access to data.
almost 2 years ago in IBM i / Security 5 Delivered

provide "between" operator in rpg expressions

Provide "between" in rpg logical expressions Use Case: if a >=b and a<=c ;could be replaced by :if a between b and c;
over 9 years ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 11 Delivered

Additional CLI options for acsbundle.jar /PLUGIN=cfg /SYSTEM=<system>

Request for enhancement to acsbundle.jar /PLUGIN=cfg /SYSTEM=<system> Please add cli options for additional settings, so that all system configurations can be set via the CLI for scripting. In short if there is an option in the GUI it should...
over 2 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 4 Delivered

Add ability to output JSON elements/keypairs and objects on separate rows.

Using SQL to output data in JSON format, the output is presented all on one line. When debugging, this is very difficult to work with. The request is to be able to split the 1 line into 1 keypair per line. The guide says too use the escape sequenc...
3 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Delivered

Allow expressions in CL CALL and CALLPRC commands

Allow expressions to be used in the PARM parameter of the CALL and CALLPRC commands. This would eliminate the need to declare single-use variables to serve as parameters. Use Case: Instead of this: dcl &Limit *char (9) dcl &CODate *char (6...
about 7 years ago in IBM i / Languages - CL (Control Language) 3 Delivered

List procedures that a program uses in PROGRAM_EXPORT_IMPORT_INFO

Despite the name, the PROGRAM_EXPORT_IMPORT_INFO does not actually list the procedures imported by a program. This is important because, when the signature of a procedure changes, all programs that import (use) the procedure must be changed. Impor...
9 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Delivered

Autosave Run SQL Scripts

A feature of some code editors (i.e. VSCode, SublimeText3) is the ability to restart the app and have it retain unsaved files and/or editor windows (code that is in an editor window but hasn't yet been saved to a file). This is a nice feature for ...
over 7 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 16 Delivered