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My ideas: IBM i Access Family

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ACS splash screen disappears too soon!

a RFE was delivered to display a splash screen for startup of a ACS product, but it disappears many seconds before emulation window appears... users are clicking the icon again, thinking their application did not load. Use Case: Users are complain...
about 5 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 9 Delivered

Request for ACS to not append phonetic data when uploading xlsx file.

We upload Excel file from PC to IBM i using IBM i Access Client Solutions(ACS). When transfering a file of "xlsx" format to IBM i, characters that are not in the data may be uploaded (against my will)automatically added. - Characters not included ...
over 7 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 4 Delivered

Include additional second level text for ACS

The current implementation of first level error message logging for ACS does not include all details for Kerberos type errors. Use Case: Use first level error's for quicker problem determination.
over 7 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 2 Delivered

In ACS OSS setup, keep list of last 10(or more) used chroot containers

while using the OSS package management setup. It would be nice to keep the last 10(or more) chroot setup locations. Use Case: while managing OSS software packages i have to keep entering the path of the chroot locations. polease provide a method t...
about 5 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 3 Delivered

Add "Reset" Button to filter screen in Printer Output

Please add a "Reset" or "Clear" button to the printer output filter screen that will reset the filters to the current user, all output queues, blank job information, and all user specified data. Use Case: After I'm done filtering to a specific job...
over 7 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 3 Delivered

ACS Client Auto-Update

Would like the ability to have ACS automatically check for updates from a centralized location when launching similar to how the original Client Access would auto-update from the IBM i server install. Use Case: User launches ACS from shortcut on t...
almost 8 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 1 Delivered

IBM iSeries Client Access - Needs Workstation ID option in string

IBM iSeries Client Access Software. Launching application using C:\Users\Public\IBM\ClientSolutions\Start_Programs\Windows_i386-32\ACSLAUNCH_WIN-32.EXE -xMX1024M /Plugin=5250 /System=COR400 /name=%clientname% There is no option to add/adjust WORKS...
almost 8 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 2 Delivered

ACS : Thai keyboard switching

In Thailand, when we want to switch from English to Thai, we will press button '~', in the old iAW, when we press '~' on Window, keyboard on Window and iAW will both change to Thai. But for ACS, when we press '~' on Window, we have to press Ctrl+N...
almost 8 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 2 Delivered

Do not ask about clearing results when closing "Run SQL Scripts" window

In earlier versions of i Access Client Solutions I didn't get that checkbox, asking whether the results may be cleared, when closing a "Run SQL Scripts" window. Don't know what this should be good for. It's enough being asked to save the script. P...
over 2 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 3 Delivered

Hotspot Funktion

In the Option "HotSpots" you can define, that function Keys and URL are shown as 3D-buttons.Is it possible to make it look better and not ugly like now?Or Make it possible to configure the border/text-color/background-color. It would be better if ...
almost 8 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 5 Delivered

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