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    CPYTOSTMF - Add a parameter allowing you to choose whether to propagate attributes (audit) when copying objects to QSYS and the ifs

    The behaviour of the CPYTOSTMF command can lead to uncontrolled results depending on the historical files and their configuration in the QSYS section when copying to the ifs. By default, attributes such as audit are necessarily propagated identica...
    5 days ago in IBM i / Core OS 0 Submitted

    Fix or add a working API to list files in COS

    Currently, the Qicc_list_files_in_cloud API in the 5733ICC product (IBM Cloud Storage Solutions for i) is not working, and there is no substitute for a list of files uploaded and/or present in COS. It is extremely important to be able to verify wh...
    10 days ago in IBM i / Virtualization and Cloud 0 Submitted

    Create %PROGNAME built in function

    We have the RPG built in function %PROC to return the name of the current procedure, I think it is time that we have the same for the name of the current program. By all means we can get this from the program status data structure, it would just b...
    13 days ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 5 Submitted

    in RUN SQL SCRIPT to have the ability to run scripts from GitLab

    We have a GitLab, and all our SQL scripts are stored in this GitLab. To run them in RUN SQL SCRIPT, we first need to download them to our PC. Would it be possible to have access to a URL to open the script directly in GitLab?
    2 days ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 0 Submitted

    Add a function usage that allows selected users to restore programs with adopted authority, overriding the QALWOBJRST system value.

    For security, a customer may by default set QALWOBJRST to disallow adopted authority objects to be restored. When a justified restore is needed, the setting is relaxed for a short time and for all users rather than just for the user(s) that actual...
    3 days ago in IBM i / Security 0 Submitted

    RSEAPI - Enable or disable the use of a service or method

    Hello, in the RSEAPI, Post /api/v1/admin/settings : Is it possible to have a new setting allowing you to activate/deactivate a service entirely or just an operation ?The setting could look like a json structure : { "includeServices": [ "/api/v1/ad...
    15 days ago in IBM i / Web Serving 0 Submitted

    adding 2 columns to authority collection

    I am using a lot authority collection. Fabulous tool even though not complete (some object types are not covered, which requires extra work). During my numerous remediation projects, I really feel we need to add 2 things in the collection: The tim...
    7 days ago in IBM i / Security 0 Submitted

    Support HMC addition to VMRDR when HMC password contains special characters

    Update KSYS to support adding HMCs with complex "hscroot" passwords. If the "hscroot" password on the HMC has a complex password containing special characters (such as !, @, #, $), adding the HMC will initially say it worked but utlimately ends wi...
    5 days ago in VM Recovery Manager 0 Submitted

    Enable multiple OUs on CSRs coming from the HMC

    Most PKIs are structured hierarchially with more than one OU, in our case it is not possible to sign a Certificate Request with only one OU via our internal PKI. Also: Self signed certificates will increasingly be banned in the future - which is a...
    3 months ago in Hardware Management Console 0 Submitted

    IBM Idea: Simplify SR-IOV VF Deconfiguration for Adapter Replacement

    IBM Idea: Simplify SR-IOV VF Deconfiguration for Adapter Replacement Title: Automated or Centralized Deconfiguration of SR-IOV Virtual Functions (VFs) Across LPARs for Adapter Maintenance Description: In environments using SR-IOV with vNICs and re...
    2 months ago in PowerVM 4 Submitted

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