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This was delivered in the 2020 Q2 PTFs - https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/1164304#2020Q2
The CAAC has reviewed this requirement and recommends that IBM view this as a medium priority requirement that should be addressed. This RFE would improve the product to make it easier to use and manage the data and views.
Background: The COMMON Americas Advisory Council (CAAC) members have a broad range of experience in working with small and medium-sized IBM i customers. CAAC has a key role in working with IBM i development to help assess the value and impact of individual RFEs on the broader IBM i community, and has therefore reviewed your RFE.
For more information about CAAC, see www.common.org/caac
For more details about CAAC's role with RFEs, see http://www.ibmsystemsmag.com/Blogs/i-Can/May-2017/COMMON-Americas-Advisory-Council-%28CAAC%29-and-RFEs/
Nancy Uthke-Schmucki - CAAC Program Manager
The COMMON Europe Advisory Council (CEAC) has reviewed this requirement and recommends that IBM view this as a HIGH priority requirement that is important to address.
This enhancement would increase usability and make the data easier to understand.
Background: The CEAC members have a broad range of experience in working with small and medium-sized IBM i customers. CEAC has a crucial role in working with IBM i development to help assess the value and impact of individual RFEs on the broader IBM i community and has therefore reviewed your RFE.
To find out how CEAC help to shape the future of IBM i, see CEAC @ ibm.biz/BdYSYj and the article "The Five Hottest IBM i RFEs Of The Quarter" at ibm.biz/BdYSZT
Therese Eaton – CEAC Program Manager, IBM
While the ability to select the All option when 5 or fewer collections exist in the library works to graph multiple collections, I find it too restrictive. First, you have to copy the collections to a different library, so you have a duplication of data.
Then, it's All or one. I would like the flexibility to easily select the collections without permutations of copying collections. Maybe I only need Monday and Tuesday, but something went wrong, and now I want Monday and Wednesday. I would like the flexibility of control-clicking to select two, three, or four collections to graph.
I am ok with a restriction of 5 total selections. In fact, if necessary, I could live with the requirement to copy up to 5 collections to a different library, but when the All option is available, I also want the ability to select a subset of All collections.
I know I can play tricks with browsers to log in to compare individual graphs - either with different browsers or opening windows in new tabs (which seems rather unreliable). Having the ability to select a variable number of collections to display would be very valuable to me.
You can currently copy up to five separate collections into a separate library (CPYPFRDTA), and then you can select the individual collection members or all five to see five days at the same time.
We collect data 24x7, cycling at midnight and creating the performance data in library QPFRDATA. We also have a library called QPFR5DAYS into which we can copy up to 5 days (not necessarily consecutive) worth of QPFRDATA data. We then use the QPFR5DAYS library in PDI where we can select ALL or an individual data member to view the data/graphs for the selected collection(s).
I have found though that for some of the PDI perspectives this won't work if you have not selected a single member - i.e. Storage Allocation > Temporary Storage> Temporary Storage allocation Accounting. the Display button is then greyed out.
Attachment (Description): Add option in graph to include data from previous or next collection
Attachment (Description): Sample of the Current IBM i 7.4 PDI Collection Selection dialogue, I would like to be able to select more options here