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lpardbg - Add data transfer to IBM over configured proxy

lpardbg is a great new feature to collect snap-data from VIOS via HMC, but it would be nice to transfer the collected data via Proxy to IBM. This is already possible for the command pedbg and the proxy from the call-home configuration is used here...
about 1 year ago in Hardware Management Console 0 Submitted

Add item to RGZPFM status file to show progress

For system where table reorganizations have to be done frequently but within a timeframe, it would be useful to know the percentage at which a reorganization was stopped, for analysis and forecasting. Schemas in ACS already shows progress, but the...
12 days ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 0 Submitted

create a temp per process ifs dir QTEMP like in use

For security and auto cleanup, would be useful to have a particular named directory in IFS called for example /QTEMP or /jobtmp etc. that is local to the process (and PASE process) and behaves just like the QTEMP library. Or something autogenerate...
12 days ago in IBM i / Core OS 0 Submitted

New command CPYMSGD

The command CPYMSGD shold copy a message description with all attributes such as message data fields, formatting information (&N, &P, &B) and reply attributes.
2 months ago in IBM i / Application Development 0 Submitted

Allow checking multiple defined conditions with one /IF compiler directive

Checking multiple defined conditions is cumbersome - if a part of code should only be combined when two conditions are defined, one has to use nested /IF directives: /IF DEFINED(condition1) /IF DEFINED(condition2) // code only compiled when condit...
3 months ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 0 Submitted

Include important software as LPP on AIX, and support it.

Nowadays, a lot of AIX systems include software that comes from RPM packages. I understand why AIX supports RPM packages, as developers/vendors from the Linux space tend to distribute their software in RPM form. A lot of software that is typically...
3 months ago in AIX 1 Submitted

One location for software downloads

IBM AIX is a great product. But most users install software on their machines that is supplied by IBM but does not come with AIX. Examples are sudo, openssh, java, lsof, Python3, perl etc. Many of which are from the AIX Web Download Pack (https://...
3 months ago in AIX 0 Submitted

IBM I DCM API should be created to Delete old or Expired Certificates from the DCM Certificate Store

When Managing Certificates on many IBM I systems, we need the capability to remove old and Expired Certificates from the DCM Certificate Store.Looking at the available APIs for DCM https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/digital-certificate-manager-apis...
12 days ago in IBM i / Security 0 Submitted

IBM-AWS Innovathon 2025 - Late payment of healthcare claims is a persistent challenge, leading to financial penalties for payors—especially in U.S. states with strict mandates and high interest rates for delayed payments.

Proposed AI-Based Solution: Real-Time Claims Inventory Management for late Payment Reduction. Objective: Minimize late payment interest by proactively identifying and prioritizing claims at risk of breaching timely payment thresholds. Key Features...
13 days ago in Power Ecosystem Software / Health Care 0 Submitted

netserver substitution variabiles in share declaration or exit program for dynamic mapping

In many system is possible and common to connect to a logical share that then get mapped do different physical directories according to substitution variable in the share declaration. for example accessing via SMB \\server\home maps to the connect...
13 days ago in IBM i / IFS (Integrated File System) and Servers 0 Submitted