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IBM i

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Request a table function to display journal inheritance rules for libraries

Request a table function for journal inherit rules In the course of auditing journal inheritance rules we found only two ways to display journal inheritance rules: DSPLIBD to *PRINTorRTVLIBD A table function that returns separate columns is much f...
over 5 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Delivered

Support more than 32 Store Procedures per PAS

Creating External SQL Stored Procedures that reference a Subprocedure in a *SRVPGM have a 32 Procedure maximum per *SRVPGM. Remove this 32 Procedure limit so unlimited (or at least 32766) Procedures may reference the same *SRVPGM object. Use Case:...
over 5 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Delivered

Improve MSD Reclaim time

With 512 / 4096 sectored disk units, MSD reclaim runs single threaded. This can result in a MSD taking hours to complete. On a system with 4tb of memory C6004242 - Reclaim main storage: pass 1 step 2 took four hours and fifteen minutes to complete...
almost 4 years ago in IBM i / PTF and Service 6 Delivered

Enhance Performance of USER_INFO DB2 SQL View

The QSYS2.USER_INFO SQL View is nice to have. However, the performance on systems with thousands or even hundreds of User Profiles means a lot of waiting. Providea faster version of USER_INFO that returns only the User Profile Info and not the OBJ...
almost 4 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Delivered

Allow user defined options in Navigator for i

Add the ability for users / ISVs to add options to the Navigator for i Interface Use Case: An ISV as an application management module that they wish to add to the Navigator for i Interface so that systems management for the OS and the ISV applicat...
almost 5 years ago in IBM i / System Management 4 Delivered

Optional function to not cause a BRM10A1 when doing a spool file backup and empty *OUTQ exist

When using an spool file list to save spool files from a list of specified *OUTQ and no spool files exist in an *OUTQ a diagnostic CPF3770 "No objects saved or restored for library *SPLF" message are sent. This is also the case when a incremental ...
over 5 years ago in IBM i / BRMS 3 Delivered

Enhance QSYS2.PARTITION_STATISTICS function to include the member text when source file members are queried.

Please enhance QSYS2.PARTITION_STATISTICS to include the member text when source file members are queried. Currently, this function returns the member name, the source type (i.e., RPGLE, PF, CLLE, etc.), the last source update timestamp, the sourc...
over 8 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 3 Delivered

POWERHA IBM i Service

I'd like to see a DB2 Service showing POWERHA status, cluster status, IASP status, CRG status, Administrative Domain status. Use Case: Allow me to programmatically check the status of an IASP and POWERHA information. This would allow for automated...
over 5 years ago in IBM i / PowerHA 6 Delivered

IBM i - iconv() - Unicode support enhancement (MS932 sequence)

Microsoft Unicode sequence support on iconv() is required.IBM i provides single 1399<->Unicode converter which complies Unicode standard, not the same as Microsoft conversion table.Thus, the result of conversion is different from 5035 (compa...
over 5 years ago in IBM i / Core OS 2 Delivered

Add support to PRTTRC to sort by *TIME

The PRTTRC has a parameter, SORT, that has two options: *TIME and *THREAD. Attempting to sort by *TIME results in CPF98FF, Function currently not supported. Cause: *TIME Not supported. We intend to provide this function at a future date. This has ...
almost 5 years ago in IBM i / PTF and Service 4 Delivered