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IBM i

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Make Columns and Actions for Navigator Server Jobs equivalent to Active Jobs

In Navigator for i, the capabilities for active Server Jobs should be identical to those of Active Jobs. I believe the difference is because with Server Jobs you can view jobs that have ended with output. But the active server jobs are far more in...
over 6 years ago in IBM i / System Management 3 Delivered

Object Statistics option to show data from ALl libraries including iASP

Currenly there is no option search all libraries including iASP Request is to add *ALLAVL All libraries in all available ASPs are searched. Adding above value will make it consistent with CHGOBJAUT and similar APIS Object Statistics currently has ...
almost 5 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Delivered

Route IAS/IWS servers to user-defined subsystem

Hello,Not able to route IWS job to another subsystem than QHTTPSVR. Impossible to start IWS server job in another subsystem than QHTTPSVR. He created sbsd, jobd, jobq... and route http job in the new sbs. But it seems that startup.lwiSubsystem is ...
over 7 years ago in IBM i / Web Serving 2 Delivered

RDI: Outline does not show data structure is modified by XML-INTO

Given the code xml-into query %xml(response : XMLoptions); In the outline the data structure query is shown referenced but not modified.I'm at RDI 9.6.0.9 Use Case: You can't see that the data structure query is modified by a xml-into statement. I...
about 4 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 3 Delivered

Add LAN Console config to savsys in order to be able to ipl from savsys without loadsource

Currently standalone servers are using LAN Console as the console of choice, in many case where access to the disk loadsource fials for whatever reason it is a disaster to get LAN console up and running , you hav eto use the control panel function...
about 8 years ago in IBM i / Hardware 4 Delivered

Socket exit cannot handle high volume of network tranascations

Socket Exit QIBM_QSO_ACCEPT incoming packets act like it is serialize. On a larger system with many network connection, this exit point is not usable, Performance degrade with High volume of transactions Use Case: Installing Exit Program on Exit P...
almost 6 years ago in IBM i / Networking 3 Delivered

Allow adjustment of column width individually

Need the ability to change the width of individual columns, or at least turn on/off word wrapping for individual columns. This needs to translate to HTML, Excel, PDF, etc. Use Case: The only adjustment available is Autofit, which simply turns off/...
over 7 years ago in IBM i / Db2 Web Query 2 Delivered

Requesting that all include criteria be saved as part of the Favorite item definition in Navigator for i

In Navigator for i, we specify include criteria (i.e. - filtering to include only two subsystems on the Active Jobs screen), and then save the resulting screen as a Favorite. After closing the screen and then going back in via the saved Favorite, ...
over 6 years ago in IBM i / System Management 1 Delivered

IWS web service transaction level logging

IWS does not have the ability to log web services requests and responses. These metrics are critical to be able to capture, measure, monitor and report on the throughput and response times and general health of a web service. Use Case: To be able ...
almost 6 years ago in IBM i / Web Serving 3 Delivered

hope to use "WITH RESTRICT ON DROP" for tables

DB2 UDB have below function, it can add a flag on table, forbidden user drop the table:https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SSAUZ9_11.2.0/topics/adbu_build-sql_restrict-drop.htmlIf a table has the Restrict on Drop attribute, users are re...
almost 6 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Delivered