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Status Future consideration
Workspace IBM i
Categories Db2 for i
Created by Guest
Created on Apr 4, 2017

RELATED IDEAS

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 have an assignment to automate a manual process that is performed every month. In this process, a user must scan for all printer devices that were added during the current month, and change the description. This description is based on a formula that is easily applied, except for the inclusion of the IP address. I can use OBJECT_STATUS to see all devices added this month, and use this to generate an update to their text field. However, as I need to include the IP address in the generated text, we still need to manually look up the IP address and manually update the device's text field. I plan to write an RPG program with the API, and turn this into a stored procedure or function, but it seems like a logical thing to have included in the OBJECT_STATISTICS function (or any other that may be more appropriate).


Idea priority Medium
  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Feb 26, 2021

    IBM will use this request as input to planning but no commitment is made or implied. This request will be updated in the future if IBM implements it.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Dec 8, 2020

    IBM has received the requirement and is evaluating it. IBM will provide a response after evaluation is complete.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Apr 6, 2017

    Due to processing by IBM, this request was reassigned to have the following updated attributes:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - Power Systems
    Product - IBM i
    Component - DB2 for i
    Operating system - IBM i
    Source - Client

    For recording keeping, the previous attributes were:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - Programming Languages
    Product - Developer for Power Systems
    Component - RPG/COBOL Development Tools
    Operating system - IBM i
    Source - Client

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Apr 5, 2017

    Have you tried looking at the QDCRDEVD api? The data returned for a device includes the IP address and the call to it can be created as a stored procedure.

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