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My votes: IBM i

Include Specific Entry Type in SYSLOG Output from QSYS2.DISPLAY_JOURNAL

Description: When generating SYSLOG output using the QSYS2.DISPLAY_JOURNAL function, the resulting information only includes the journal code and the journal entry type. However, it does not include the specific entry subtype contained in each ent...
1 day ago in IBM i / Db2 for i Submitted

Typed pointers in RPG: Stronger type safety for pointers

Currently, RPG has exactly two types of pointers: Basing pointers Procedure pointers These pointer types hold no type information about the pointer's target. Currently, when defining a BASED variable, the compiler cannot verify that the variable's...
2 days ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG Submitted

Provide Universal , ARM or Apple Silicon version of Rational Developer for i for MacOS

Given this SOD from Apple, please update RDi in time for Rosetta demise. Rosetta is currently available for any Mac with Apple silicon, and it will remain available through the forthcoming macOS 27 — the next major macOS release. Starting with com...
3 days ago in IBM i / Application Development Submitted

Prepopulate the device name for INZMEDBRM based on location

It would be nice when you take option #10 on the Work With Media screen (WRKMEDBRM) if the device name would prepopulate with the location name. I think this would be a time saver.
3 days ago in IBM i / BRMS Submitted

Have the ability to change the ownership of several owned objects at once in Navigator

I have a user, RETIREE. He retired. I go into IBM Navigator for i. I find the user. Look up his owned directory objects. Highlight several. Permissions is greyed out if I select more than one and there's no other way, here, to change the ownership.
3 days ago in IBM i / Security Submitted

Prune unused plans from the plan cache

Many SQLs run once or a few times, then can stay in the plan cache until the next IPL. These unused plans can have temporary indexes linked to them. I would like a "max days" or "max hours" parameter and for DB2 to delete any plans that have not b...
6 days ago in IBM i / Db2 for i Submitted

Add the ability to generate an ERD (Entity Relationship Diagram) to IBM i Access Client Solutions (iACS)

Deprecated Navigator used to have the ability to generate database maps and I'd like this ability back in iACS. Just had a new person start this week and trying to get them started and this lacks. Not a good first impression on their exposure to I...
7 days ago in IBM i / Db2 for i Submitted

Authority Collection data should include successful checks, even when the user is the OWNER of the object

I ran into a strange behavior when using authority collection. Scott Forstie was able to confirm that it's currently working "as coded". However, I think it should be changed. When a user profile successfully accesses an object, and that user prof...
9 days ago in IBM i / Security Submitted

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 ...
11 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.
13 days ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family Future consideration

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