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Allow PTF's to be downloaded via HTTP instead of FTP or Download Director

Allow PTF's to be downloaded via HTTPS instead of FTP or Download Director. Some organizations do not allow access to external FTP sites and most Java browsers discourage use of Java applets. Allowing download via HTTPS will make it easier to acce...
almost 7 years ago in IBM i / PTF and Service 2 Future consideration

Refactor->Extract Local Variable - for ILE RPG

Code Refactoring is a well known software best practice that involves improving the structure of existing computer code while preserving its behaviour.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_refactoringEclipse already has excellent refactoring support ...
about 8 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 3 Future consideration

Provide a filter for ACS: export configuration.

You may want to exclude development and test partitions when distributing the ACS configuration to 'the floor'.
2 months ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 1 Not under consideration

Allow the same SMTP alias to be used for different domains when SMTP attribute are configured as DIRTYPE(*SMTP)

With SMTP attribute (CHGSMTPA) configured as DIRTYPE(*SDD) you could use the same SMTP alias for different domains, e.g noreply@mycompany.com noreply@mycompany.eu noreply@mycompanysubsidiary.com This could be accomplished by using the WRKNAMS...
over 1 year ago in IBM i / Networking 2 Not under consideration

OS400 Unsecure Ports

Different OS400 OS functionality depends on using non-secure ports (i.e. 446 and 8470 to 8476). If the different services (HTTP *ADMIN or CONSOLE) are configured to use secure ports (SSL) they still have dependencies on the backend for those unsec...
almost 4 years ago in IBM i / Networking 6 Future consideration

Custom separator for csv output in Data Transfer

Provide an option to specify a custom field separator when outputting to csv in data transfer. The "standard" ones provided by Excel for example would be a good base : semi-colon, tab, colon.Or leave it to the user to input the one he wants. Use C...
almost 3 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 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...
over 2 years ago in IBM i / Languages - CL (Control Language) 2 Planned for future release

add email importance to the SNDSMTPEMM command

There is currently no way to flag an email with high importance in the IBMi SNDSMTPEMM command. The old SNDDST command had 2 additional options that are not included in SNDSMTPEMM. Content importance . . . . . . . *NORMAL *NORMAL, *LOW, *HIGH Prio...
7 months ago in IBM i / Networking 3 Not under consideration

Update RPG compiler to define variables using a means like REFFLD() in DDS

In DDS you can use REFFLD() keyword to define a field just like an external table field. Please enhance this for individual fields in RPG so that we do not need to add a template table or DS just to define program variables like the database. Use ...
almost 4 years ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 4 Future consideration

CLOB Pointers in RPG Not Working

RPG A calls RPG B, passing pointer to CLOB. RPG B receives pointer, and uses it as base for CLOB there. Both compile. Both execute with no bombs. But based CLOB in RPG B does not reflect data in CLOB in RPG A. Use Case: Program A creates a CLOB an...
about 5 years ago in IBM i / Application Development 6 Is a defect

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