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IBM i

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    Allow documenting of fields and structures in PCML

    It would be great if a PCML had a documentation attribute for fields and structures. This would allow to generate a much better Swagger documentation using the apiDiscovery Liberty feature. Use Case: Provided Swagger documentation would not only b...
    over 8 years ago in IBM i / Web Serving 3 Future consideration

    New feature on i Navigator to double confirm after click OK

    Dear team, We found when accessing 'file shares' from i navigator, after clicked browse and OK, it will save the new folder directly. Is that possibile to modify or create a feature which would pop to confirm 'whether save the change' after click ...
    almost 3 years ago in IBM i / System Management 1 Future consideration

    Change default behavior of filter pools in RDi.

    In RDi filter pools are VERY useful! But, there are some strange behaviors that I think should be addressed. 1. For some reason you cannot rename, or delete the default filter pool. Also, the name of the filter pool is UGLY! If you try to rename i...
    almost 7 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 7 Future consideration

    Make IBM i compatible with SMBC AIX

    the SMBC does not work with IBM i Use Case: We have set up the SMBC on our AIX servers for exchanges between AIX, Windows, etc. However, the SMBC does not work with IBM i. Would it be possible to make IBM i compatible with SMBC AIX
    over 5 years ago in IBM i / IFS (Integrated File System) and Servers 3 Future consideration

    QSHELL support CCSID 1377

    Confirm with Lab team, based on link below, CCSID 1377 is not supported: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/i/7.4?topic=qshell-national-language-support-nls-considerations I test CCSID 935 1388 937, all works, just like above link describe. However, 1377...
    over 1 year ago in IBM i / IFS (Integrated File System) and Servers 2 Future consideration

    Display a timestamp in the Error List header to indicate when the currently displayed messages were retrieved

    When compiling a source member yields identical results to the previous compile - typically when there are no errors - it is impossible to tell that another compile has occurred. Under several circumstances, a compile may not actually occur when r...
    almost 3 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 3 Future consideration

    SQL view containing printer IP addresses

    I would like an SQL view containing printer IP addresses. This could be a column added to QSYS2.OBJECT_STATISTICS and would return the "RmtLocName" value that is found on the "Display Device Description" panel of the WrkDevD command. Use Case: I h...
    over 8 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 4 Future consideration

    Add 'Apply Immediate Only' option as a PTF Fix Action in Administrative Runtime Expert

    Add 'Apply Immediate Only' option as a PTF Fix Action in Administrative Runtime Expert. With the latest update to ARE we got an option to apply PTFs delayed "Delayed apply" and send the SAVF file over. Lets do one more step and give the option to ...
    almost 6 years ago in IBM i / System Management 1 Future consideration

    RDi word navigation

    Use Ctrl+Left and Ctrl+Right for word navigation, not just whitespace. Characters like parameter separators (:), comparison operators (<, <=, >, >=, =), mathematical operators (+, -, *, /) should be "stop points." Bonus (although it sh...
    almost 6 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 2 Future consideration

    Update or delete commands to comply with current hardware choices

    Is CRTCTLLWS even valid anymore? Is ASCII or twinax valid options? CRTDEVDSP:Are most of the DEVCLS, TYPE, MODEL obsolete? Can you use *LCL, *RMT and get it to work on an IBM I 7.3 system?Does IBM i Access Client Solutions support most of the TYPE...
    over 7 years ago in IBM i / Core OS 5 Future consideration

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