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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...
over 7 years ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 3 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...
about 6 years ago in IBM i / Networking 4 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

IFS file download dialog needs to allow for canceling the process.

IFS file download dialog needs a allow for canceling the process. If the dialog is dismissed the download keeps going. The download keeps going until you completely close out of the ACSBUNDLE stack. Use Case: Download many files, when the download...
over 4 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 2 Delivered

ACS RSS Content Assist window needs to be more persistent.

CA window needs to be more persistent. There are times (mostly when remote working) that the DB proposals take far too long to present but if I go to another app the CA window id dismissed and I have to start all over again. Please make it more pe...
over 4 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 3 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...
over 5 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 4 Delivered

DB2 multi dimensional JSON result set

Today an SQL SELECT with JOIN result set for the Node.js database driver is returned as flat JSON rows with many column values repeated (as expected). This then requires massaging before being sent to the browser for easy consumption. You can see ...
almost 8 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Delivered

Provide buffer length of LOB columns in SYSCOLUMNS2 view

When processing I/U/D entries from a journal using the DISPLAY_JOURNAL we need to "map" the entry specific data over the record layout. The amount of space occupied by a LOB column varies; depending upon where in the record the column starts. So t...
almost 2 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 5 Delivered

Enlarge NOTE parameter of the SNDSMTPEMM command

Enlarge NOTE parameter, up to 5000 characters (from 400), of the SNDSMTPEMM command.The same size as the SNDDST command, in the parameter LONGMSG SNDSMTPEMM:http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=nas8N1011153 SNDDST:https://www.ibm.com/supp...
almost 8 years ago in IBM i / Networking 7 Delivered

ACS SQL Performance Monitor

When starting an SQL Performance Monitor in IBMi ACS using the Wizard, in the first screen you are able to enter a job name and Job user. The job number is missing. Use Case: If you want to select a specific job number to work with, you have to ma...
almost 7 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 8 Delivered

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