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Casing on Content Assist of File Data Structure Subfields

With fixpack 8.5.1, RDP Content Assist no longer picks up mixed case subfield names on data structures defined like a file. For example, if I have a file with a single field called CUSTNUM, if I use content assist on a data structure defined like ...
over 12 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 7 Delivered

Customizeable Tooltips

Need more useful Tooltips in charts. Use Case: Chart with number of visits as measure, sales region as dimension, and fiscal year as legend. On hover, user sees "2017 8:4". Tooltip needs to show "FY 2017, Week 8, Visits 4".
almost 8 years ago in IBM i / Db2 Web Query 1 Delivered

ACS File Transfer with No Line Ending Characters

Please add an option in the advanced File Details under format options to exclude line endings from the file being downloaded. Use Case: There are files created by our core software system that we need to download as text files that already have t...
almost 8 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 4 Delivered

RPG lpex editor line split

RPG line split starts the new line in position 1 and causes errors. Would be nice for it to create the new line with same indentation as the existing line (more like the embedded SQL editor). Would be really cool if it could word-wrap automaticall...
over 12 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 8 Delivered

Controls for Procedure Creation Wizard Version Compatibility with /Free

I would like a *persistent* check-box on the Procedure Creation Wizard that allows for the Free/Fixed choice for D and P specs independently of the Free/Fixed for C specs. Use Case: I have been using V9.1 since it came out, but I am stuck on V5R3....
almost 11 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 5 Delivered

Add Availability of SQL Table Functions to Documentation

SQL Table Functions are great, but dangerous to use if used in commercial or Open Source Software, because the documentation lacks release information. Please add the release and the technology refreshes since when a SQL table function is availabl...
about 3 years ago in IBM i / Documentation 2 Delivered

Enable IBMI V7R2 EDGE server for Electronic service Agent

We are required to setup IBM ESA successful for V7R3 and DS8886/Power E880 HMC, but can't setup successful in V7R2. Use Case: for customer at banking environment , we can't open too many IP & port for ESA. We are able to open firewall for esup...
over 6 years ago in IBM i / PTF and Service 3 Delivered

add ReadmeACSsp.txt to ACS update FTP site

for IBM ACS, when the 5733XJ1 package is updated and the FTP site references the new version, please add the ReadmeACSsp.txt from the zip file's "documentation" directory. ftp://public.dhe.ibm.com/as400/products/clientaccess/solutions/updates/ Use...
almost 8 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 1 Delivered

Speed up qsys2.active_job_info -> client_ip_address

We using the UDTF active_job_info in bacth to control jobs (msgw etc). Sometimes our DNS is not responding and the UDTF active_job_info is a never ending story because this function makes a reverse DNS look up and will never finish without a reach...
about 3 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 2 Delivered

Add date to file name on download from HTML page

The option to add the date to the end of a file name at on demand download. Use Case: User views a file on an HTML page. Chooses Output to Excel 2007. File downloads with name: filename_20170609.xlsx
about 8 years ago in IBM i / Db2 Web Query 5 Delivered