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IBM i

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add IncludeComps in iAccess

Currently you can only specify options to exclude in IBM i ACS usingcom.ibm.iaccess.ExcludeComps=...... As IBM is providing more and more options these would be automatically be made available once a client updates the version (like latest enhance...
almost 8 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 1 Delivered

Allow WRKACTJOB to Select Job Status MSGW

I need to see any active jobs currently in a Job Status of MSGW (Message Waiting). Here is a hypothetical example of what I imagine: WRKACTJOB JOBSTS(*MSGW) Use Case: Please see above question/answer.
over 7 years ago in IBM i / System Management 7 Delivered

SAVACTOPT(*ALWCKPWRT) in BRMS

The problem in SAP environments is that SAP job interuptions occur during the save while active when objects are locked by the save process. Since V7R3 files and folders in IFS can be saved while active by changing the paramter SAVACTOPT(*ALWCKPWR...
about 5 years ago in IBM i / BRMS 6 Delivered

Correct automatic formattng of SQL statements

When automatic formatting of SQL is turned on and code is inserted in a select statement which pushes the statement past column 80, the automatic formatter ignores the code past column 80 and incorrectly splits the rest of the statement in the mid...
over 10 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 4 Delivered

Add mail forwarding capability to the new *SMTP and *SMTPMSF server types

Add mail forwarding capability to the new *SMTP and *SMTPMSF server types BackgroundThe older *SDD smtp mail server which depended on the System Distribution Directory has the capability to configured a user's directory entry to allow mail sent to...
over 5 years ago in IBM i / Networking 4 Delivered

Retrieve SMAPP information a file

I would like to be able to extract the SMAPP information available thru the command DSPRCYAP in a file. Today the DSPRCYAP command only allows to print the information. The information I am interested in, are:- Estimated system access path recover...
about 5 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 4 Delivered

Fix problems with 7.3 SMB2 support

I am having issues with IFS from Windows.IBM says it's a Windows issue and points me to multiple documents such as: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=nas8N1021348 - NetServer support of SMB2 at V7R3 and support for Change Notify http:/...
about 8 years ago in IBM i / IFS (Integrated File System) and Servers 5 Delivered

Allow me to stop producing message from SYSPROC.WLM_SET_CLIENT_INFO

I use SYSPROC.WLM_SET_CLIENT_INFO to set some registers so that my temporal tables audit columns like HISTORY_CHANGE_PROGRAM will have values I want. My problem is this function reports to the job log an informational message telling me the value ...
over 3 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Delivered

RNF8042 -- Not enough source records for compile time array should have at least severity 10 instead of 00

If you are compiling a program and have a compile time array where there are not enough source records provided to load array or table you get the message id RNF8042: RNF8042 Not enough source records provided to load array or table. The problem i...
almost 7 years ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 3 Delivered

port tmux

Port the tmux screen multiplexer to PASE. http://krengel.tech/hackernoon-tmux Use Case: I am starting to have more scenarios where I need to have long-running PASE shell sessions (i.e. compiling Node.js). Being able to disconnect and reconnect to ...
over 6 years ago in IBM i / Open Source and PASE 2 Delivered

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