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Improve IBM i Access ODBC Driver simultaneous connections by eliminating constant Windows registry updates

Please refer to IBM case number: TS014016695. It will fix the problem when ODBC driver creates multiple connections to the same host name as the same time. We had an issue in our organization when network connection drops between Windows cloud ser...
10 months ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 4 Future consideration

bring timestamp timezone awareness

Please add timezone awareness to TIMESTAMP primitive value. Additionally, add the possibility to return current UTC time to BIF %TIMESTAMP ts1 = %TIMESTAMP() // system current timestamp ts2 = %TIMESTAMP(*UTC) // current utc timestamp seconds = %DI...
over 1 year ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 3 Future consideration

ANZPRFACT - output to *OUTFILE or *PRINT or to the screen to check which profiles are candidates for disabling

Hello, We would like to use ANZPRFACT functionality/command on regular basis, but not having a chance to check which profiles are candidates for disabling. Idea is to enahnce the ANZPRFACT command to have output to OUTFILE or PRINT or to the scree...
12 months ago in IBM i / Security 2 Not under consideration

Provide a Contemporary "Language" for PRINT FILE Definitions

With the rejection of providing a way to integrate PDF output into IBM i native applications, this request is to provide a free-format DDS for Print files that works with legacy and contemporary interfaces. Whether this new language syntax based o...
over 2 years ago in IBM i / Print 2 Future consideration

Access data in CMC DB from customer site with Cloud connector key

We want to have access to the cloud management console database to download data e.g. inventory data, performance data by minute,hour,day, weeks,month ,years etc.We want to store this data in our SPLUNK infrastructure to have consolidated view of ...
almost 4 years ago in Cloud Management Console 1 Future consideration

**free to be an optional default on compile commands

We have some applications that are fully free form. In these cases we don’t want to have to enter **free at the top of every piece of code as it seems unnecessary, but we have to do it anyway. If the compiler commands had an option something like ...
8 months ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 1 Future consideration

Add PGM parameter to Command Definition (CMD) command

On CRTCMD, PGM parameter defines the command processing program (CPP) for the command being created. Add this parameter to the CMD definition statement so the CPP can be coded within the command source. Today, the CPP must be specified each time t...
about 2 years ago in IBM i / Languages - CL (Control Language) 2 Planned for future release

Audit log for new DCM activity

New DCM is a integrated web application server (IAS) and there is no mechanism to track/audit DCM activity. Use Case: The old DCM GUI can create a custom log but in the new DCM gui not is possible.
almost 3 years ago in IBM i / Security 7 Future consideration

Rename session in iACS

Provide the ability to rename a display or printer session in iACS session manager. Rename function should be available on the edit menu and right click popup menu. Use Case: When users copy & modify display & printer sessions in iACS sess...
over 3 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 2 Future consideration

VMRM Discover/Verify - VM_CONFIG_COLLECTION_FAILURE for one LPar must not impact others

We've VMRM 'HA' cluster among 2 Hosts. I had 5 VMs as 'managed', then i ran a Hostgroup discover + verify. Due to a HW failure the 'discover' failed for 2 VMs with event VM_CONFIG_COLLECTION_FAILURE, but was successful for the other 3 VMs. At the ...
about 3 years ago in VM Recovery Manager 1 Future consideration