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IBM i

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Named indicator should appear in the Fields section of the Outline view

Currently named variables of type N are shown under the indicator category in the Outline view.Consensus in the WDSC-I Midrange list is that developers consider this type of variables should be under the Fields category like other variables. There...
over 12 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 6 Delivered

Show object names by default in Visual Explain diagram

After a fresh install of Access Client Solutions, the default diagram view for Visual Explain shows the Icon Type, but not the Object Name in the icon label. I would like to suggest that both should be enabled as a default. I often get asked to he...
over 2 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 3 Delivered

Navigator for i - configure to use encrypted ports

During a recent pen test it was noted that the un-encrypted ports (8470 through 8476) were open. When we try to apply a port restriction for those ports many of the Navigator for i functions stopped working. This is due to Navigator for i using th...
over 5 years ago in IBM i / System Management 4 Delivered

SQL Formatting options

Please allow for the selection of formatting features on a per user basis. Right now when you format SQL it performs all actions of formatting. Use Case: In ACS RSS tool, Edit, SQL Formatter, configure. In the open dialog I would like the ability ...
about 7 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 8 Delivered

Allow PTF application after certain abnormal IPLs

Allow PTFs to be applied after an abnormal IPL (QABNORMSW set), if the cause was a job being ended with ENDJOBABN. Use Case: PTF application in the real world.
about 7 years ago in IBM i / Core OS 3 Delivered

SSO f?r den 'IBM Navigator for i'

Add Kerberos SSO to IBM Navigator for i (Web)See PMR listed above Use Case: Using iSeries Navigator on W7 with Kerberos SSO. As moving to Win 10 iSeries Navigator is not supported anymore. Need SSO solution for Win 10 Plattform with IBM Navigator ...
about 8 years ago in IBM i / System Management 3 Delivered

Request ACS5250 emulator to enable ENTFLDATR on Bypass Field

The implementation of the IBM i ACS 5250 emulator has disabled a feature that exists within the Personal Communications based emulators. Specifically, it does not allowing highlighting a field that is a bypass field. This was done to follow the 54...
over 7 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 6 Delivered

Add Job Temporary Storage metric to Properties for top contributing jobs for Temporary Storage Utilization

Using Graph History to show Temporary Storage Utilization over time and discover consistent growth over time. Zoom in to see details and find the top contributors - a list of jobs is produced, and I can then click on a job to review its properties...
over 5 years ago in IBM i / Performance Tools 3 Delivered

Allow user to request more than 100 rows in Run SQL Scripts by default

Example: I am running a scan against the entire IFS for largest files. It takes 17-18 minutes or so to run. I can't ask for more than 100 results until after the 17-18 minutes. If I don't sit and watch it run, it closes the results before I can re...
over 2 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 4 Delivered

Multiple/Parrallel BRMS save jobs with the same media policy would result in BRM148A

When multiple BRMS save jobs with the same media policy are run concurrently at the same time, BRMS might not be able to handle it well. At times, it will throw out false exception like BRM148A.
over 2 years ago in IBM i / BRMS 4 Delivered