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IBM i

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    "Mail from" address in SMTP email design change to allow user and domain name in lower case.

    Currently the design has hard coded setting that forces Upper Case on user and domain name in SMTP on Mail From.
    over 2 years ago in IBM i / Networking 3 Future consideration

    Add SQL functions to return elements from qualified job name

    When we use the IBM i Services or SQL PL we often have a qualified job name, e.g. in the global variable QSYS2.JOB_NAME. Many of the services have been expanded with the elements of the job name in addition to the qualified job name. i.e. job name...
    4 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Future consideration

    Add IncludeGroup for use RSEAPI

    Recently, to use the RSE API, we have the options "adminUsers", "includeUsers", or "excludeUsers". When we want to add a new user, we need to modify the file located at /QIBM/UserData/OS/RSEAPI/rseapi.properties, and then restart the ADMIN5 server...
    8 months ago in IBM i / Web Serving 3 Future consideration

    Improve reorganize while active

    the reorganize while active mechaniism is a very interesting mechanism and allows you to reorganize files under journal allowing you to clean up many deleted records without closing applications and services. However, the mechanism does not allow...
    11 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Future consideration

    IBM i DCM - Last used timestamp for each certificate

    For the purpose of housekeeping the certificate stores in IBM i DCM, it would be very useful to enhance DCM to be able to show the "Last Used Time Stamp" and also "Use Count" for EACH certificate in the store so that system admin can efficiently s...
    over 2 years ago in IBM i / Security 3 Future consideration

    Implement a %DTAARA built-in function in RPG IV

    A %DTAARA built in function would be used to : When used as an lValue (left side of an =) Change the content of the data area. When used ias an rValue (right side of the = sign, or in compare opcodes) it returns the content of the data structure T...
    about 1 year ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 2 Future consideration

    When Navigator is configured to support TLS, unsecure http requests to port 2001 should redirect to Navigator over https port 2003

    Some customers configure TLS but do not disable the nonsecure ports "just in case". They use the https ports, but the nonsecure interface is still running. When running in this configuration, a request to http://servername:2001/ will redirect to t...
    4 months ago in IBM i / System Management 1 Future consideration

    Possibility to create IFS objects filters

    Because many sources for IBM objects e.g programs, commands can be stored in IFS directories, it would be good to have possibility to define IFS directories and files filters like ones available for objects.
    over 1 year ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 4 Future consideration

    Addition of Critical Security Patch Comparison Features via SQL Query

    Currently, managing critical security patches is a major priority for IT teams to ensure the security of systems and sensitive data. However, the task of comparing applied security patches with known vulnerabilities listed in the CVE database can ...
    almost 2 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 4 Future consideration

    Allow CREATE OR REPLACE TABLE to set the correct source info in the resulting table

    When we create a table using CREATE TABLE to create a new table, the object description of the resulting table contains the source information for the source member used by RUNSQLSTM to create the table. When we use CREATE OR REPLACE TABLE to repl...
    8 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 6 Future consideration

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