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IBM i Access Family

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Have a straight access (button) to system debugger on the 5250 emulator.,

Faster than opening SQL and then Execution and then system debugger...
over 1 year ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 4 Under review

Allow reply to messages in print output in ACS

For ACS please add the capability of replying to any messages in the print output. In IBM i Access for Windows, you could use the item "reply". Currently, this can be done only in IBM Navigator for i. Use Case: Item from a personal wish list
over 5 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 7 Not under consideration

Add a Save Results As... option to the File or Tools menu.

Having to launch the 1980's File Transfer Program to pull down data is embarrassing. When I have a resultset in the lower pane, I should be able to simply save that resultset as XLSX or CSV to my local PC.
4 months ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 2 Not under consideration

ACS Run SQL Scripts - add a shortcut to open a new tab

In ACS Run SQL Scripts, th user can open multiple tabs. Please add a shortcut button in the form of a small '+' button placed after the last tab currently opened, that will open a new tab when clicked. Basically, the same solutions for opening new...
over 1 year ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 1 Not under consideration

ACS and Phone Calls via Teams

The ability to call a stored phone number in a PF via MS Teams from a 5250 Screen with a mouse click. Like E-Mail Addresses or Webpages. Use Case: Many customers has tables in the DB PF with their customer address data, like name, street, town, E-...
over 3 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 2 Not under consideration

Text highlighting in ACS 5250 Emulator

It would be great to have an option in ACS to highlight a specific string if it appears anywhere on the screen. Something like CTRL-F (find) feature in Chrome. Use Case: When scrolling through many screens of data in the ACS 5250 emulator and look...
over 3 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 4 Not under consideration

ACS Spool File Download Indicator

In the ACS Printer Output dialogue, add the option to show that a spool file download has been triggered. Use Case: The default view of this interface does not show when a spool file download has been initiated. This is more noticeable on slower c...
about 5 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 4 Future consideration

iACS Run SQL Scripts - option to format numeric fields in the output with thousands place separators

I would like the ability to format numeric fields in the output with thousands place separators, for better readability. Ideally this would be able to be toggled from the results pane without having to rerun the query. Use Case: Improve readabilit...
over 5 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 3 Not under consideration

Faster option to change JDBC configuration

Possibility to switch from one JDBC configuration to another faster, without having to go through the current menus: more direct menus Use Case: To test the effects of different JDBC configurations on SQL queries
almost 4 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 4 Not under consideration

IBM ACS Update Check Function to also check Windows / Linux Applications Packages

The IBM Access Client Solutions Update function currently checks the for a newer version of the Deployed Java Client but not for updates in the Installed Windows or Linux Application Packages. Use Case: Help users of the functions provided by the ...
about 6 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 5 Not under consideration

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