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Enable Programmatic End of Batch Restricted State where an end to Batch restricted State has not been reached.

Introduce an API component that will allow for a Batch Restricted State to be terminated from within a BRS job/program without recourse to PWRDWNSYS or Option 14 of the DST Environment. Use Case: Where a Batch Restricted State is requested (during...
about 7 years ago in IBM i / Core OS 1 Delivered

PowerHA Admin Domain #1 - Enable *ALL and Omits

This is the 1st of several Admin Domain Enhancement requests: Format for Example: Object/Obj Type/Library Name 1. Enable *ALL/*ALL/Library Name w/Omit Exceptions. Specific omits would take priority over generics Includes. Use Case: This RFE contai...
over 7 years ago in IBM i / PowerHA 10 Delivered

Open /COPY and copy book members with right click->/Copy member > Edit when /Copy member is stored in IFS

In ?Rational Developer for i? is a function for opening /COPY and /INCLUDE files by pointing at the source line where the copy is definded, right clicking and choosing Source > /COPYmember > Edit. This is working only when the Source is stor...
about 11 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 4 Delivered

Remove pink error messages as well as error list entries after compilation

Please remove the pink error messages from the LPEX editor as well as the error list entries after a successful compilation of the source member. It is annoying (at least for me) to press CTRL+F5 to remove the pink error messages from the LPEX edi...
over 11 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 5 Delivered

Ability to determine DB Catalog journalling

Add the ability to determine the journal to be used for Catalogs when created via SQL. Use Case: When a new Catalog is created the OS determines the journal and journal attributes the current and new objects are journaled to (QSQJRN in same librar...
over 7 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Delivered

Document how to create customized "Insert from Examples" in Run SQL Scripts

I want to create custom "Insert from Examples". I can't find the documentation but figured out much of it.Store the files with an extension of .sql inC:\Users\ROB\Documents\IBM\iAccessClient\RunSQLScripts\ExamplesIt doesn't use the file name, it u...
over 7 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 6 Delivered

In the Run SQL Scripts tool, when using "library.table" naming convention, double clicking on the library name should only select the library name and not the whole "library.table" string

This is how it works with "library/table". If you double-click on "library" the word "library" will be highlighted. But if you are using "library.table" and double-click on "library" it will highlight the entire string. It's cumbersome and inconsi...
almost 2 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 3 Delivered

RDI: Fields defined in multiple files are not shown in outline

When a field is defined in multiple files it is not possible to see this in the outline. If you have 2 files ( myFileA and myFileB ) both containing the field myField then expanding the outline for myFileA should also show the line for myFileB wit...
over 7 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 3 Delivered

IBM Navigator for i: customize help/selections based on the OS version.

http://myibmi:2002/Navigator/mainframe/cfg/system-values System value in question is QSSLPCL. It says the default when using *OPSYS is TLS 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, and 1.3. However the defaults for *OPSYS varies by OS release as shown at: https://www.ibm.co...
almost 2 years ago in IBM i / System Management 2 Delivered

Access Client Solutions Outq selection

In 'classic' Client Access it was possible to make a shortcut to a certain outq on an iSeries server. The selection made in one session was saved until next logon. Use Case: Customer have users not using 5250 but only access outq/splfs and do not ...
over 7 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 2 Delivered