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IBM i Access Family

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Add extra Keywords &SYSNAME and &SYSDESC to Watermark Options

Currently the Watermark function you can use keywords : &COMPNComputer name&HOST - Host name defined within the emulator session.&ID - Current session ID.&NAME - Current session name.&USERN - User name that started the JVM. It ...
over 4 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 2 Delivered

Run SQL Scripts formatter semicolon moves to commented line

When using the SQL formatter on a section ending with a semicolon and the last line before it is a comment, it moves the semicolon to the end of the comment. It did not do this in version prior to Version: 1.1.8.4. I normally place the semicolon a...
over 4 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 3 Delivered

ACS - Warning should be given to the user logging in if CAPS LOCK is activated

If CAPS LOCK is activated I would like to have a warning in the window where you give the user ID and password just like it is done in Windows. I assume that it is not possible in the 5250 screen but at least the small GUI window should do it. Use...
over 4 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 5 Delivered

ACS - Check For Updates - Add from Network server directory

Problem description:150+ lpars, 10,000's of users, no user has a profile on every system except admins. So I can't utilize the Check for Updates on ACS option configured to 1 IBM i location. It requires a login. We need a different solution. Like ...
over 4 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 7 Delivered

RSS-VE Flip mouse scroll and CTRL-Scroll functions or let us config

Within the VE module of the RSS component.When I have a VE open and the tree is shown, the action of the scroll wheel of the mouse and the action of the CTRL-Scroll Wheel are backwards. The default of the mouse scroll wheel should be scrolling the...
over 4 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 2 Delivered

ACS - click on banner opens webpage

One of recent enhancements was that the IBM i access client solutions homepage opens when you click on "IBM i Access Client Solutions" blue-banner line in main application window.Please make a configuration option whether to enable this link or no...
almost 5 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 2 Delivered

Have iACS store the SSH port which is retrieved from service table

iACS 1.1.8.4 now can retrieve sshd (and other ports) when verify connection; e.g. when you have changed sshd port from 22 to something different and used WRKSRVTBLE to reflect this change.Now iACS should take this port into the connection tab to S...
almost 5 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 3 Delivered

Add sort function to Passwords in Preference

The main ACS window, Edit.. Preferences... Passwords tab allows for mass change of passwords.I would like to have the ability to click on the column heading for Profile to sort the systems by profile name so I can select the first line, scroll to ...
almost 5 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 5 Delivered

IBM i ACS Run SQL Scripts Open File Detail View

When using IBM i Access Client Solutions Run SQL Scripts application and opening a script from a PC file or IFS file, the file view always goes back to the "List View". I would like the program to remember that I was in "Details View" and also the...
almost 5 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 4 Delivered

Null capable fields

When working with ACS Run SQL script we noticed that null capable fields with the value null are presented as fields containing the character "-". If a field does contain the character "-" you can not tell the difference. Use Case: We had an issue...
almost 5 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 11 Delivered