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IBM i

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Password change using system groups

A number of our customers have users that have different passwords based on the system(s) they use. This would allow the users to sync their passwords by the system purpose they use for the systems. Better security might possibly be obtained by re...
about 2 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 5 Delivered

SQL Services view for IFS shares

Have need for an SQL view to list share and path information on an IBM i server. Use Case: SOX auditors want us to monitor for /ROOT shares created on the system, because they see these as a security threat. I've created a homegrown view utilizing...
almost 8 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Delivered

Expand RPG Outline as soon as possible

When opening up a source in the LPEX editor, the outline immediately shows "Global Definitions" and "Subprocedures" in a collapsed mode. It's not until it finishes resolving everything before it auto-expands the Subprocedures list. This means that...
about 10 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 8 Delivered

Allow for option UPDPROD(*YES) in Code Coverage

Please allow for an open to select UPDPROD(*YES) in code coverage Use Case: When i attempt to run Code Coverage and not ALL database items are in a TEST library the tool stops as soon as a program attempts to open these database items for update. ...
over 10 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 4 Delivered

Make "Check for updates" and API

The current method of checking for a i Access Client update can only be executed from the Main "Menu" in an "interactive" mode. It would be great to have an "API" that could be executed in "batch" on the iSeries so that we could send the appropria...
about 8 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 4 Delivered

Provide an IBM I service to return information similar to what DSPJOBTBL provides

I want a programmatic way to monitor the number of job table entries and the number of jobs in the system, similar to the information returned by DSPJOBTBL. DSPJOBTBL does not have outfile support. Use Case: I want to collect the information shown...
over 4 years ago in IBM i / Work Management and Messaging 3 Delivered

Moving and renaming programs should not update associated stored procedures

A while ago we had a stored procedure fail. Investigating we found the following had happened:• Created stored procedure X using program Y• Moved program Y to a holding library Z• Created new version of program Y• Recreated stored procedure X• … a...
almost 7 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Delivered

Context-sensitive help with Fixed-format source BIFs

In Fixed-format RPGLE the F1 key does not pull up the help pages for a BIF you might want help with, but pulls up the help page for the RPGLE op-code on the same line instead. Please change this so that pressing the F1 key in fixed-format source p...
over 9 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 4 Delivered

Access Client Solutions - [jump next active]

In Client Access there was the possibility to map a key to the function [jump next active]. Then when hitting the key the next active iseries session window is shown. Much easyer than switching with Windows Alt-Tab function when I want to focus on...
about 8 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 7 Delivered

Refresh CL outline on save

The CL outline is static unlike the RPG outline. This is understandable. However, even the COBOL outline refreshes when the source member is saved. When editing CL and then compiling, you cannot navigate directly to a label or subroutine until you...
about 8 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 3 Delivered

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