IBM Power Ideas Portal
This portal is to open public enhancement requests against IBM Power Systems products, including IBM i. To view all of your ideas submitted to IBM, create and manage groups of Ideas, or create an idea explicitly set to be either visible by all (public) or visible only to you and IBM (private), use the IBM Unified Ideas Portal (https://ideas.ibm.com).
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We invite you to shape the future of IBM, including product roadmaps, by submitting ideas that matter to you the most. Here's how it works:
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Start by searching and reviewing ideas and requests to enhance a product or service. Take a look at ideas others have posted, and add a comment, vote, or subscribe to updates on them if they matter to you. If you can't find what you are looking for,
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Post an idea.
Get feedback from the IBM team and other customers to refine your idea.
Follow the idea through the IBM Ideas process.
Specific links you will want to bookmark for future use
Welcome to the IBM Ideas Portal (https://www.ibm.com/ideas) - Use this site to find out additional information and details about the IBM Ideas process and statuses.
IBM Unified Ideas Portal (https://ideas.ibm.com) - Use this site to view all of your ideas, create new ideas for any IBM product, or search for ideas across all of IBM.
ideasibm@us.ibm.com - Use this email to suggest enhancements to the Ideas process or request help from IBM for submitting your Ideas.
The version information for all IBM i services is available on a single page in the IBM Technology Updates wiki, located here:
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/1119123
This list includes a link to a specific support page that describes the change.
Similarly, SQL functional enhancements are detailed on this page:
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/1115697
The first release of each RPG enhancement can be found in the What's New section of the ILE RPG Reference and ILE RPG Programmer's Guide. Also, all RPG enhancements are fully described in the RPG Cafe, which can be accessed here:
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/rpg-cafe
For IBM i services, there is a table on every system named QSYS2.SERVICES_INFO that lists the IBM i services available on the system. This includes the initial release information and the most recent Database PTF Group that changed the service.
Db2 for i and RPG development teams
IBM Power Systems Development
The CEAC has reviewed this requirement and recommends that IBM view this as a /nice to have" low priority feature.
It would take a lot of work to implment this for past enahncements - however they suggested to to consider this idea for future changes / enhancements.
Background: The COMMON Europe Advisory Council (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
Sabine Jordan + Sara Andres – CEAC Program Manager, IBM
The CAAC has reviewed this IBM Idea and recommends that IBM view this as a “nice to have” low priority feature.
This is a nice to have, but there is Information available elsewhere (such as the IBM i SQL services page)
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 IBM Ideas on the broader IBM i community and has therefore reviewed your Idea.
For more information about CAAC, see www.common.org/caac
Carmelita Ruvalcaba - CAAC Program Manager
Duplicate of IBMI-I-3233