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Allow SQL name when declaring a data structure

Allow a data structure declaration to use a SQL name Use Case: dcl-ds thirdPT extName('THIRDPARTYTABLESQLNAME') alias qualified;end-Ds;
over 5 years ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 4 Future consideration

When Automatic Resize is turned on for 5250 sessions with multiple tabs, make each tab selected resize the window as needed.

Automatic resize is turned on for a 5250 session with multiple tabs. The first tab displays a 27x132 screen and the window resizes. When the second tab is selected, the window does not resize if that is a 24x80 screen so there is lots of blank spa...
about 2 months ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 1 Not under consideration

Bring the "Web" perspective to RDi 9.8

Hello, The "Web" perspective is part of the "Modernization Tools, Java Edition" which can be installed to RDi 9.6 via IBM Installation Manager. But in the new RDi 9.8 there is no way to install/use this perspective, so we're forced to stay with th...
over 1 year ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 3 Not under consideration

New DCM in SSL still need non-SSL ports

When configuring the new DCM in SSL mode, port 2007 is assigned to the application server and it is possible then to connect using the URL: https://hostname:2007/dcm BUT, it the background, port 8470 (non-SSL) is still required to complete SIGNON....
almost 2 years ago in IBM i / Security 5 Future consideration

Add API for Debug (Set Service Entry Point) actions in RDi

One of the most common requests we have for customers is the ability to do the Set Service Entry Point action from within our plugin - we cannot provide this ability without help from IBM, to either document an existing public interface or provide...
10 months ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 2 Future consideration

Improve smbc performance with multiple threads

When multiple threads access an smbc share, individual threads may pause for long periods of time while one thread seems to have almost exclusive access to the share.
over 1 year ago in AIX 0 Future consideration

Allow Dump operation code in ON-EXIT group

Allow the Dump operation code in the ON-EXIT group. If an error has happened a program dump can be generated.
8 months ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 1 Not under consideration

XML-INTO to have full UTF-8 support, or work as old time "MOVE" function and don't care of what the content is, just dump it into the receiving variable.

XML-INTO to have full UTF-8 support, or work as old time "MOVE" function and don't care of what the content is, just dump it into the receiving variable. example: incomingfile.xml encoded in UTF-8 should be parsed and a number of data should be st...
8 months ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 1 Future consideration

RUNRMTCMD equivalent command for IBM i Access Client Solutions.

RUNRMTCMD was available in IBM i Access for Windows (iAWin) but not in IBM i Access Client Solutions (i ACS). Up until Service Pack (SP) SI57907, when RUNRMTCMD is issued, the desktop application would launch and user is able to view the applicati...
almost 8 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 2 Not under consideration

IBM i Service to list Netserver Share and Sessions

Currently, there is no way to list from an IBM i command line the Netserver Share or Session details. An IBM i Service to list these details would make like a lot easier. I accept that the Go Nets menu is an alternative to this but it has signific...
almost 5 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 7 Future consideration

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