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GNU tar for PASE

Add the GNU version of tar to PASE. Use Case: Using tar on /QOpenSys/QIBM/ProdData/OPS/Node4 causes "@Longlink" issues. Using GNU tar from perzl (/opt/freeware/bin/tar) doesn't have the same issue.
about 8 years ago in IBM i / Open Source and PASE 3 Delivered

Tag or star in report PRTRPTBRM (*CTLGRPSTAT) for encrypted datas

Add star or tag to inform in PRTRPTBRM (*CTLGRPSTAT) when the backup contains encrypted datas Use Case: .
over 5 years ago in IBM i / BRMS 3 Delivered

iACS does not support accessing spreadsheets that reside on Microsoft One Drive or Sharepoint

iACS does not support accessing spreadsheets that reside on Microsoft One Drive or Sharepoint, or similar environments. Use Case: Need support for accessing spreadsheets that reside on Microsoft One Drive or Sharepoint, or similar environments;
over 7 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 4 Delivered

ACS should have an option NOT to auto-populate the user id field

ACS should have an option NOT to auto-populate the user id field. In a shared environment like a terminal server, we don't want each user to see the previous user's "user profile" auto-populated in the user id field. It should be possible to leave...
almost 3 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 2 Delivered

RUNSQL: Add CURRENT SCHEMA as a parameter

I'd like to set a current schema different than the current library associated with the user profile. For example, the job's current library, or some other value. Use Case: WRKJOBSCDE runs of RUNSQL.
over 5 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 3 Delivered

Ability to change the ownership of a message monitor set up through Navigator for i to my Group Profile or other USRPRF

Using IBM Navigator for i to set up message monitor on QSYSOPR message, when triggering a SNDDST command the command is issued as if the owner of the message monitor were sending it. I would like it to come from my group profile or another generic...
over 4 years ago in IBM i / System Management 4 Delivered

Allow views to be reversed engineered with long name

When a view is created in the IBMi, the dependent table's long names are converted to short table names. The API to reverse engineer (QSQGNDDL) returns the view's SQL with the dependent tables with short names. Please add a parameter to the revers...
over 8 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 3 Delivered

DB2 WebQuery print PDF

we do printing using the pdf-viewer. because we can view the report firstand if needed we can print the report. additional the pdf prining function does autofit thereport to the pageformat of the printer. this means - if the report has pagesize A3...
over 8 years ago in IBM i / Db2 Web Query 5 Delivered

Please enable results view cell value selection key F2 to allow copying value

iNavigator Run SQL Scripts results view has the ability to open up the cell for copy by using F2, which highlights the text value and makes it available for copying by using Ctrl+C. The version of ACS Run SQL Scripts this feature is not functionin...
over 8 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 3 Delivered

Add Boolean Data Type for SQL/PL

Add new Data Type for DB2 for i SQL/PL: Boolean This will make DB2 for i more compatible with other versions of DB2 especially LUW. We want boolean so that we can do UDF calls in IF statements, and such Use Case: IF isCustNumberValid(IN_cust) THEN...
over 8 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 6 Delivered