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Enhance Remote Reconciler so that multiple source members can be pulled at once

Today the Remote Reconciler does not allow selecting multiple source members for being pulled to the PC. Option "Pull from" is greyed out if multiple members are selected. In case there are several new source members on the host, the members can o...
4 months ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 1 Future consideration

I want to submit an idea for an AI supported Browser, but with a difference

Chose this product but will need multiple IBM AI PRODUCTS,Please go through the Description Hello,I want to submit an idea for an AI supported Browser, but with a difference, here's how it will be, Today Search Engines cannot find a particular Ind...
4 months ago in IBM i / AI with IBM i 0 Submitted

RDI: Outline should show length and number of decimals for fields defined with REFFLD()

When editing DSPF, PRTF and Physical files where the field is defined using the REFFLD keyword, the outline just shows the field that is used in the REFFLD keyword. It would be a great help if it could show the length and number of decimals of the...
over 1 year ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 1 Future consideration

Add subsystem name to CPF1164 job ending message

Need to identify when a job(s) end from a user defined subsystem.Currently, there are 50 jobs, some duplicate names.Job could end normal or abnormal. These jobs always need to be running. Note: the subsystem name does exist on the the CPF1124 mess...
over 6 years ago in IBM i / Work Management and Messaging 3 Future consideration

Add image catalog entries

Adding entries to an image catalog is always cumbersome however the API QVOIFIMG makes it an easy task but this one isn't available on the WRKIMGCLG screen. Please add this function on the screen so I don't need to remember the name of the API of ...
almost 6 years ago in IBM i / Install and Upgrade and Licensing 8 Not under consideration

Allow "5-Work with" on duplicate entries in WRKJOB

Currently, WRKJOB QZDASOINIT, for example, returns a list of duplicate jobs. If you select one, you need to re-execute the WRKJOB to get the list of duplicate jobs back before selecting another one. Can the list of duplicate jobs be in the format ...
about 7 years ago in IBM i / Work Management and Messaging 4 Not under consideration

ACS Run SQL faster opening of scripts in physical source files

In RunSQLScripts, when I want to open an existing SQL script from physical source file, it's not possible to type in exact names of library, file and member. Instead you have to scroll through these items until you find the wanted script. E.g. you...
over 1 year ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 2 Future consideration

Replace native trigger while active

When there's a need to replace a high level language trigger, an exclusive lock is required to the program object. In a 24/7 system this is almost impossible what makes the use of triggers a no-go. Programs in use (apart from triggers) can be repl...
almost 4 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Not under consideration

BRMS Recovery

If backup policy is based on Full (i.e. Sunday) and Incrementals during the week, when restore happens, all files, members and IFS objects that have been deleted during the week will be also restored. BRMS should keep track of the objects in place...
almost 2 years ago in IBM i / BRMS 4 Not under consideration

Allow Expanding or Collapsing Code Sections

Rational Developer for IBM i provides the ability to find the beginning and ending of conditional statements by using Ctl-M (Highlights the entire section of code) or Ctl-Shft-M (Toggle from the start to the end of the section of code). It would b...
over 6 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 2 Not under consideration

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