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IBM i Kerberos Authentication (SSSD Native Integration)

The existing IBM i SSO support provided by NAS & EIM only works with applications that have been Kerberized. Such as ACS or IBM i Access. To extend the reach & build on the features already provided by NAS & EIM an enhancement is requi...
about 3 years ago in IBM i / Security 5 Future consideration

Provide encapsulation in RPG

Provide encapsulation to RPG so we don't need to mimic it via pointers and get easier to read coding. Currently I'm writing; pObject = MyCreate();MysetValue(pObject: 'attr': 'value');MydoSomething(pObject);MyDestroy(pObject); ... which would be ea...
almost 6 years ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 6 Not under consideration

new IBM i SQL service to return additional TCP/IP information

with the addition of some new services that do DNS lookup functions(thanks!) we need a service that shows the current DNS configuration for the server. CFGTCP <option 12> is the data i am referring to.
5 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 3 Future consideration

Allow "Save As" when creating a console session through ACS System Configuration

When creating a console session through ACS System Configuration, the options are "Save" or "Save as multiple sessions." We would like these sessions to be saved with the other HOD files when 5250 Session Manager is opened, aand a "Save As" functi...
5 months ago in IBM i / System Management 2 Not under consideration

Make the system number static for multiple systems connected to HMCs

We have many LPARs which our many operators need to start console sessions on (monitoring backups, etc.). As such, we use macros to connect to these LPARs. When an HMC is rebooted, the number of the systems often change so the existing macros eith...
5 months ago in IBM i / System Management 1 Submitted

Improve performance of IBM i IFS File Access for Large Files

When accessing large, multimegabyte IFS files (beyond 16MB) there is a noticable lag in response times by some interfaces, such as HLL languages. The C read() function with buffer that is a C++ vector or dynamically allocated TS memory seems to ta...
10 months ago in IBM i / IFS (Integrated File System) and Servers 2 Future consideration

ODBC Driver for Alpine Linux

For creating docker containers, Alpine Linux is lightweight and secure. As we continue to modernize and containerize Node JS integration to the IBM i, this would be a great add to reduce container bloat.
over 1 year ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 2 Not under consideration

Build SPENGO(SSO) into IAS websphere

We currently run Websphere 8.5 and SPENGO is built into the product. In order to move to OS 7.5 we need to get to Liberty or Websphere 9. From everything we have read Liberty(IAS) is the long term preferred web server. We need to have this ability...
8 months ago in IBM i / Web Serving 1 Future consideration

Include select/omit criteria for logical files in outline view

Files used in RPG can be logical files that include select/omit criteria. In order to know what those are, I need to go elsewhere, such as DSPFD in a 5250 session. As of this date, the select/omit specification is not visible in the Schemas action...
almost 6 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 6 Future consideration

RDi Allow viewing debug variable values from Outline View

It would be so useful if right clicking a variable in the Outline View in debug mode would display the variable's contents, or perhaps other various debug options. Use Case: If I need to view a field that exists in the program but isn't referenced...
over 4 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 4 Future consideration

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