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Add DB2 for i SQL function for converting date format

With DB2 for i SQL, converting a date to another format (eg. YYYYMMDD to DDMMYYYY) implies using several intermediate functions, especially when input date is in numeric or char format. What about creating a new specific function for simpler date ...
8 days ago in IBM i / Db2 for i Future consideration

Add size column to Performance Monitors in SQL Performance Center | IBM i Access Client Solutions

Add size column to Performance Monitor and Plan cache Event Monitor for easier monitoring of the current size multiple of the monitors just refreshing. Currently it's possible to check going into properties of the monitor one by one.
10 days ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family Future consideration

Port Vector Data Type and Related features from LUW to IBM i

Any companies looking to leverage database data using RAG would benefit from this functionality. Currently, specialized vector databases or other RDBMS vendors such as Postgres, SQL Server 2025 or Oracle 26ai would need to be used since DB2 for i ...
14 days ago in IBM i / Db2 for i Future consideration

Sql service to get another job's library list

Currently, the LIBRARY_LIST_INFO SQL service is available, but it retrieves the library list for the current job; there are no SQL services that allow you to retrieve the library list for another job. The idea would be to create a table or scalar ...
18 days ago in IBM i / Db2 for i Future consideration

Make option "Format" available in Remote Systems and i Project views for bulk formatting

Currently, the IBM formatters can only be invoked within the LPEX Editor via the "Source -> Format" option. It would be highly beneficial if the "Format" option were also available in the following views: Remote Systems i Project Project Naviga...
27 days ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) Future consideration

Allow implicit literal conversion for options(*string) when ccsid(*exact) is in use

Currently, when ctl-opt ccsid(*exact) is in use, literals cannot be directly passed to procedures with parameters defined as pointer value options(*string). They have to be wrapped with %char() function to be converted to job's CCSID. Below fails ...
about 1 month ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG Future consideration

Enhance BOOLEAN support in SQL pre-compiler for ILE-RPG

Since the addition of the BOOLEAN data type in DB2 for i existing RPG programs might run into problems. The BOOLEAN support of the SQL pre-compiler is documented here. Now if there is an existing table with a column "column1" of type CHAR(1) it wa...
about 1 month ago in IBM i / Db2 for i Future consideration

Scott Forstie

At COMMON PowerUP, clients shared that they love to use ACS (via SQL) to generate CSV style spreadsheets.However, the current support generates a CSV that uses the comma character (',') as the delimiter.Clients are asking for the ability to influe...
about 1 month ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family Future consideration

in ACS RunSQLScripts changes for "saving new example"

when I open a new tab, " Untitled 1" and then I save some fancy SQL as a new example, the save window inserts the appropriate comment lines. Those comment lines do not remain in the SQL code in the newly opened tab, that the tab remains "Untitled ...
about 1 month ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family Future consideration

SQL Service to provide details of the contents of the TCP host table entries file

The TCP host table entries file, QATOCHOST in QUSRSYS is a special file whose access is some what restricted. It contains IP addresses and host names for other IP hosts, including other servers, devices and printers that the system may need to com...
about 1 month ago in IBM i / Db2 for i Future consideration

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