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Review multithread capability for OS commands

In these days where access to the IBM is no longer restricted to 5250 sessions, batch jobs etc., the usage of multithreaded applications is becoming more prevalent. This includes, but is not limited to, PASE & SSH. Whilst those environments ca...
about 2 months ago in IBM i / Core OS 0 Under review

Follow up for CVE-2024-27275 and ACS - > Database Maintenance with Function Usage options

With the recent changes to restrict *PUBLIC from *USE to *EXCLUDE in regards to files created in QRECOVERY for db administration tasks like reorganizing tables (physical files), table alters and index rebuilds, would it be possible with the except...
about 2 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Future consideration

ILE COBOL: CRTCBLMOD MODULE(*PGMID) should avoid *MODULE object with invalid name

When compiling a ILE COBOL module (CRTCBLMOD) with parameter MODULE(*PGMID) the module name is taken from the PROGRAM-ID paragraph in the outermost ILE COBOL source program of the compilation unit. When the programmer had used "PGM NAM01" as PROGR...
about 2 months ago in IBM i / Languages - Other 0 Submitted

6-digit date format for RPG

Hi IBM, On further checking, there is an IBM doc (date 2024-10-08) https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/i/7.5?topic=ios-changes-1940-2039-date-range-date-formats-2-digit-year that explained that new environment variable QIBM_QBASEYEAR apply to CL command, ...
about 2 months ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 0 Submitted
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Link Aggregation NIC adapter replacement without service interruption

When replacing a NIC that is part of an Ethernet Link Aggregation configuration, it is necessary to temporarily disable the Line description on IBMi OS. As a result, the IP address is deactivated, making a service outage unavoidable.Although Power...
about 2 months ago in IBM i / Networking 3 Submitted

Tools do assist with Spatial/GIS data on DB2 for i

When dealing with spatial data, it is quite common to use tools and/or products that assist in the manipulation and loading of this data. Even within the DB2 family (LUW and z/OS), there is the DB2 Spatial Extender which enables the import and man...
about 2 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Not under consideration

Add SIRGAS 2000 as supported datum on DB2 for i

Since 2005, Brazil has adopted datum SIRGAS 2000 as its official Georeferencing System. Therefore, all information exchanged between government entities must adhere to this standard. It is also used by other Latin American countries. Thus, it woul...
about 2 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Not under consideration

Add 2nd parameter to %UPPER and %LOWER to limit length of conversion in target variable

When working with buffers, such as VARCHAR(65535) or CHAR(65535) etc. I often get the length of the buffer returned to me by another function. What I would like to do is to specify that length as the 2nd parameter of %UPPER and %LOWER so that only...
about 2 months ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 2 Not under consideration

Added specific RPG Compiler/syntax checker error or warning for lines that end with COLON

When writing code using PC-based editors, often the colon is mistakenly entered instead of the semi-colon. This often happens in "assist" mode or by simply not pressing the shift-key. However the current RPG Compiler usually says "keyword not foun...
about 2 months ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 0 Submitted

Add the option to change 5250 color's when using command line switches

When using command line switches to automate 5250 sessions it would be great to be able to change the text color in the 5250 session. This removed the need to have a .HOD file and if a user saves a hod file it is ignored as the new session is buil...
about 2 months ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 1 Not under consideration

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