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IBM i

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Request for continuous printing of using PDT file of ACS

・ Print multiple spooled files in succession.・ The attributes such as page size, CPI, LPI of each spooled files are the same value.・ Use PDT. exampleExecute three consecutive spooled files of the page length is 27 rows.Use default PDT file「IBM 557...
over 6 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 7 Delivered

Improve ACS Run SQL Scripts formatter

You need to allow for more options when formatting SQL statements. 1. Move the qualifier of the JOIN clause to the same line as the JOIN clause. 2. Allow for introducing more space around commas, parentheses as is done for comparison operators lik...
about 8 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 2 Delivered

Name the SQL programing language PL/SQL on IBM i

When coding stored procedures, UDTF and compound statement we have a nice language without a name. To be consistent across the industry it seems like the name PL/SQL (Procedural Language/Structured Query Language) is used for other databases - inc...
about 5 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Delivered

Need ability to manage which users are stopped when an SEP breakpoint is reached

Some debugging we really need to call through web front end to test with how information is set up. This means we use the same userid all people in the environment are assigned by the connector. Since debug stops as soon as the program is called. ...
almost 6 years ago in IBM i / Application Development 5 Delivered

Collection Services Historical Data should be created by default

The ability to create historical data by Collection Services is off by default. Too many clients are not aware of this feature and have not enabled historical data collection. The default should be changed to create historical data. In addition, t...
about 5 years ago in IBM i / Performance Tools 1 Delivered

RDi integrated shell

Introduce an integrated shell, like VSCode has, to make it easy/simple to ssh into PASE on IBM i. Use Case: As more developers adopt RPG in the IFS they will also most likely be adopting alternative build strategies that require "make" and other u...
almost 7 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 5 Delivered

IWS web service hard coded library path

When defining a Web Service using IWS, the library path name for the ILE program must be specified and is hard coded. Use Case: A large customer with has a multi-library environment where they may have different versions of programs with the same ...
about 6 years ago in IBM i / Web Serving 2 Delivered

Preserve iNav column widths on sys oper message screen

iNav is a terrific tool for administering the IBM i.This request involves the Messages screen (example attached).It is handy to be able to select and sequence columns to display. When I first launch the screen I adjust the column widths to fit the...
over 5 years ago in IBM i / System Management 5 Delivered

Find String result save/print

Find String can be performed to locate where, in all or selected source, a string exists. The results show what source code the string was located in. The problem comes when you want to save the ?find result' or print it out. This capability does ...
over 13 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 8 Delivered

Sheet Name in Excel After Data Transfer

We've migrated almost all our old .dtf files to the new .dtfx format after upgrading most of our PCs from IBM i Client Access for Windows to Access Client Solutions. Transfers to and from the IBM i seem to have gone well, however we recently notic...
over 5 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 2 Delivered