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IBM i Access Family

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    ACS Run SQL Scripts - Move Tab to New Window

    Sometimes I will have 2+ tabs open in a single Run SQL Scripts window, but then have a need to pull one out into its own window. Currently this is a manual process - Open a new window, open the desired SQL script or copy/paste the original tab's c...
    3 days ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 0 Submitted

    In Run Sql Scripts, visual explain, allow explanation to be refreshed

    When using Visual Explain, it would be useful to be able to refresh the explanations and recommendations after creating indexes.
    9 days ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 0 Submitted

    Enable Kerberos for secondary 5250 session

    The ACS configuration allows for using Kerberos when opening a new ACS session and it automatically signs the user in. When the user does a SYSREQ 1, a signon screen is presented for a secondary job for the same session. For security purposes, man...
    19 days ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 0 Submitted

    Have more, if not all, of iACS populate CLIENT_PROGRAMID

    In an attempt to discover what versions of IBM i Access Client Solutions (iACS) are currently attached to our systems I am running the following SQL: SELECT ji.job_name, GJI.V_AUTHORIZATION_NAME, GJI.V_CLIENT_PROGRAMID, GJI.V_CLIENT_IP_ADDRESS FRO...
    about 1 month ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 2 Submitted

    In RUN SQL Scripts enable common font resizing methods

    Although Run SQL Scripts does support font resizing, the controls are difficult to access quickly and do not align with common or expected methods for changing font size. This slows me down, particularly when sharing my screen during conference ca...
    about 1 month ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 1 Submitted

    in RUN SQL SCRIPT to have the ability to run scripts from GitLab

    We have a GitLab, and all our SQL scripts are stored in this GitLab. To run them in RUN SQL SCRIPT, we first need to download them to our PC. Would it be possible to have access to a URL to open the script directly in GitLab?
    about 2 months ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 1 Not under consideration

    IBM i Access ODBC driver query execution timeout

    My organization is using PHP/Laravel and the IBM i access odbc driver to connect to DB2. We have had a few scenarios where the php application sends a sql query and then waits indefinitely for the result, until PHP's max execution time kicks and k...
    2 months ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 2 Submitted

    ACS - Spool Files Component - Allow defining outque residing in IASP library

    We have outque libraries that reside in SYSBAS as well as in the iASP. But using the ACS Spool Files component, we cannot get to our outque libraries in the IASP. Only in the SYSBAS libraries. Even though we created the spool files that are put in...
    2 months ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 1 Not under consideration

    Add SSH auto-tunneling to ACS so we can use a bastion server

    Please, add an automatic tunnel or transparent proxy option so we can connect to IBM i using a bastion server or SSH port. This could help developers or PoC users to connect to cloud or hosted LPARs (IBM Power Virtual Server or any other) without ...
    3 months ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 3 Not under consideration

    ACS IFS - resolve correctly "well known locations" to the real physical folder

    Talking about Windows, ACS seems to not respect the client setting, assuming that the position of well known folders is fixed in a system. For example in ACS IFS browser, Edit-Preferences-Download Location is set to "Downloads folder". ACS assumes...
    3 months ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 0 Submitted

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