After so many years of not normal, it is comforting to do something to feel normal, like travel to what be the COMMON spring user conference and what is now called POWERUp, and in particular POWERUp 2023. (I am only using the official capitalization there because Jenny will change it during edit if I don’t.) I don’t want to leave the hill I live on, especially after so many years of traveling many times a month, but I must say that I enjoyed myself and had my share of boisterous conversations, beer, and food.
And work, of course. For those …
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New columns added to HISTORY_LOG_INFO Simon Hutchinson
As part of the latest round of Technology Refreshes, IBM i 7.5 TR1 and 7.4 TR7, three new columns were added to one of my favorites Db2 for i Table Functions, HISTORY_LOG_INFO. I often use this Table Function to search the IBM i partitions’ history.
The new columns are all parts of the existing job name column, FROM_JOB:
FROM_JOB_NAME: Job name
FROM_JOB_USER: The user profile of the job
FROM_JOB_NUMBER: Job number
These columns might not sound like a big addition to HISTORY_LOG_INFO, but the first two, name and user, make it easier to find results I am looking for.
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What the Spring 2023 TR Brings Db2 for i Alex Woodie
As the beating heart of the IBM i platform, the Db2 for i database received its share of attending from Rochester for the Spring 2023 Technology Refresh. Among the goodness becoming available next week are enhancements to the database proper as well as a gaggle of new and improved IBM i services.
One database enhancement common to both IBM i 7.5 TR2 and 7.4 TR8 is an improvement to SQL-based Web services using specific data types. The database and its SQL dialect already supported working with character large object (CLOBs) from the SQL HTTP REST functions, and provided commands for …
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Viewing and Managing Authority Collection Using New Navigator for i
To access the Authority Collection feature in Navigator for i, click on the padlock icon > Security > Authority Collection > Users to get to the window shown in Figure 1.
Finally, once you’ve specified a profile in the User field, you’ll see that the Start, End, and Delete Authority Collection buttons become active. Read More
How To Add Fonts To the IBM Technology for Java (J9) JDKs on the IBM i
This document discusses where to obtain some standard fonts and how to add them to the IBM Technology for Java (J9) JDKs on the IBM i. Read More
