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IBM i

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    Font Mapping for 5770TS1

    System: Power System/Post script printerActor: User needing new feature this process is directly sending the PDF file including 'WT Sans J' font. It is very useful because customer doesn't need PC on the way of Printer.The customer is printing car...
    over 7 years ago in IBM i / Print 3 Future consideration

    Webservices is not keeping RPG definition.

    The problem is the generation of webservices Webservices is not keeping rpg definition examples in the pmr 60857,200,838 It was open and I was told to redirect it to HTTP SVR for IThe before submit : http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/rfe/execute?u...
    over 8 years ago in IBM i / Web Serving 3 Future consideration

    Show profile will be disabled msg even for non-valid profiles.

    OS 7.5 changed to provide the same error message when signing on for the case where a userid is not defined or a userid is valid but the password is wrong. This was intended to not 'leak' information to a bad actor that they guessed a valid userid...
    over 2 years ago in IBM i / Security 3 Future consideration

    Allow journal entry read (RCVJRNE) and native DB I/O with field proc encoded data.

    Consider a field proc used for field level encryption. When replicating database activity, the data must be decrypted as it is being read from the journal. It then must be re-encrypted when it is written to the database. It would improve performan...
    over 2 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Future consideration

    Need ability to monitor for CPF1220 (User &1 has reached device session limit)

    in the ever changing security conscience world we need to ability to monitor and report on potential unauthorized signon attempts. currently there is not method to capture this information Use Case: there needs to be a method to capture a potentia...
    over 8 years ago in IBM i / Work Management and Messaging 10 Future consideration

    DDS keyword for generating hyperlinks in Infprint Server generated PDF's

    I would like to have a DDS keyword in printerfiles which create a clickable link in my output PDF file. The PDF file is generated by Infoprint Server. Use Case: In my print (spoolfile) there is a text www.ibm.com. If I use Infprint server to conve...
    almost 9 years ago in IBM i / Print 1 Future consideration

    Correct the QSYLOBJP API Documentation

    Today, the QSYLOBJP API documentation states that it creates: a list of objects that adopt an object owner's authority In the classic way of thinking, this would be program/srvpgm objects that have USRPRF(*OWNER) set a creation time. However what ...
    over 2 years ago in IBM i / Security 3 Future consideration

    Support an ADD MEMBER option on the GENERATE_SQL SQL Stored Procedure

    Today if the output source file and member do not exist, the procedure fails. I think the proc should add/replace the data in the output member but also add the member if it does not exist.
    over 1 year ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Future consideration

    Enhancement to get better messaging in the joblog for missing directory for access logs

    As described in the PMR #11243,033,724, the apache version 2.4.2 is now "checking during config test that directories for the access logs actually exist." (PR 29941). If the directory is missing, then the apache instance will not restart. This is ...
    over 7 years ago in IBM i / Web Serving 0 Future consideration

    improve compilation cross reference with location in memory

    Hello, I'm working again on expanding the size of a field in the database. I previously encountered difficulties with fields that overlaps in data structures. Exploration of the rpgle compilation cross references gives me a lot of information abou...
    over 2 years ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 2 Future consideration

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