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Make available a list of supported Source/Target Connections and the supported versions

Please provide a list off all the supported data sources and versions. I believe this is currently already provided for other products ( e.g. Cognos - the 'supported software - data sources ' tab on the Software Product Compatibility Report "https...
over 4 years ago in Information Server 0 Functionality already exists

Ability to encrypt password when applying Infosphere Information Server patches. Authfile or inline with silent patch command

When applying updates (patches, fixes, etc.) silently, to Infosphere Information Server (/opt/IBM/InformationServer/Updates/bin/installUpdates), there is no way to script the installation of one or multiple patches without exposing credentials in ...
over 5 years ago in Information Server 0 Future consideration

Bundle an ODBC driver for Microsoft Access with Information Server

Information Server does not include an ODBC driver for Microsoft Access. There are several problems with using the Microsoft one on windows and there is no driver available on linux.
over 4 years ago in Information Server 0 Not under consideration

Encrypt password for scripts configured for TLS

I have configured my IIS 11.7.0.2 to use TLS from the following links https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/instructions-enabling-tls-communications-db2-databases-information-server-ibm-information-server-v11x https://www.ibm.com/support/pag...
over 3 years ago in Information Server 1 Future consideration

DataStage designer - performance stats support multiple instance

In DataStage designer there is an existing great feature that you can right click and show performance stats which shows row counts and rates on the designer canvas against each of the links This breaks down when the job is multi-instance because ...
about 7 years ago in Information Server 0 Not under consideration

Information Server 11.7.1 - XMETA support on SQL Server 2017

In IIS 11.7.1 we have XMETA supported on SQL Server 2016, but customers already moved to 2017. We need to stay current with IIS in terms of XMETA repository support and install IIS 11.7.1 on SQL Server 2017.
over 3 years ago in Information Server 0 Future consideration

Upgrade Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) from 128-bit encryption to 256-bit as the default on IBM Information Server

Upgrade Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) from 128-bit encryption to 256-bit as the default on IBM Information Server
about 1 year ago in Information Server 0 Not under consideration

Adding the microservices tier to an existing IIS 11.7.1 installation

Add the option to install the microservices tier (a.k.a. Unified Governance stack) after the installation of IIS 11.7.1 is already finished. This is not currently possible as documented in https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SSZJPZ_11.7...
over 3 years ago in Information Server 1 Functionality already exists

Support Secure Impersonation for DataStage Big Integrate JDBC Hive connection

We are using the JAAS configuration file (JDBCDriverLogin.conf) to implement the Kerberos authentication mechanism. In our original beta testing with PX on Hadoop , we found that DataStage assumed that the Hive SPN and cache would be used for auth...
about 6 years ago in Information Server 0 Future consideration

Information Server 11.5 PDF MANUAL

System: Information Server 11.5Acotor: developer Many customers use an internal network environment.New developers can not access Help or online manuals for InformationServer 11.5.So, as in past versions, PDF manuals should be provided.
over 6 years ago in Information Server 2 Not under consideration