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IBM i

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Log command line version of Admin GUI actions to HTTP or Web service logs

When performing administrative functions within the Admin GUI, it would be helpful to have the command line version logged to the HTTP or Application server log. Use Case: If deploying a web service, you can see the command and options that were u...
over 5 years ago in IBM i / Web Serving 2 Delivered

search tabs

ACS RSS - Allow for search across tabs.
almost 3 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 2 Delivered

ACS - Add system name to title for result windows

Run SQL Scripts provide the option to display results in a separate window. The title for the result window is the SQL string run. The script window title contains the system connected to. However, there is no system name in the result windows. Us...
almost 8 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 4 Delivered

ACS 5250: Use of certificate with multiple Subject Alternative Name (SAN)

In a session configuration, when the option Server Authentication under TLS/SSL menu is active the connection must match the Certificate's Common Name. But in a system with multiple IP and FQDN and a digital certificate with various Subject Altern...
about 2 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 4 Delivered

ODBC 1371E support

ODBCPlease enable the App Packages for Windows / Linux / Mac / PASE that provides ODBC to support full 1371E with Unicode surrogates.https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/ibm-i-access-client-solutions Use Case: ODBCPlease enable the App Packages for W...
over 4 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 4 Delivered

JDBC 1371E support

JDBCWe can access DB2 for i data in Java programs by using the JDBC driver that is included with the IBM Developer Kit for Java. Please enable the full 1371E support with Unicode surrogates. Use Case: JDBCWe can access DB2 for i data in Java progr...
over 4 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Delivered

BRMS report for omit objs

this request is for BRMS product on AS400 (IBM i). If it's possible to add the objects that being omitted from control group, especially IFS objs in the BRMS recovery report, or in any other Backup Analysis screen. Use Case: PMR 67780,004,000we ha...
about 7 years ago in IBM i / BRMS 5 Delivered

Make the 'Mark Occurances' feature utilize the Next,Previous functions

Activate the capability to use CTRL+, and CTRL+. (Previous and Next) key stroke feature for the Mark Occurrences feature. Use Case: When you have source errors (in at least RPGLE source) or in a Eclipse compare you can use the CTRL+, (Previous) or...
about 10 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 3 Delivered

Add date/timestamp to ACS Status History Log

I have spent several hours trying to cross reference ACS Status History Log entries to the QTVDEVICE joblog looking for meaningful connection failure information
over 1 year ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 2 Delivered

Using the IFS for source is nice. It would be helpful if CRTSRVPGM allowed an IFS path for the export source file/member.

We are testing out using the IFS to store source files for RPG apps on the i, as opposed to using file objects. This works well but for CRTSRVPGM, you are forced to specify a file object and member for the export source file. We use custom export ...
over 7 years ago in IBM i / Application Development 2 Delivered