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IBM i Access Family

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Allow users to require system name folder in printer output

We are moving away from iAccess and using ACS (Access Client Solutions). The users make extensive use of downloading spool files to .txt on the PC or network. Problem:1. When setting up the download location, the system name is not shown as being ...
about 6 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 2 Delivered

Key Management tool in IBMi Access Client Solutions

The Key Management tool within IBMi Access Client Solutions does not have the same functionality as the IBM Key Management tool within IBMi Access for Windows.Within the ACS version you can only view/delete/export signer certificates. There is no ...
about 6 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 3 Delivered

I would like to see a verify connection option on the Console tab to verify connection to console ports.

It would be very helpful to have a verify connection option on the Console tab of Management and System Configuration just like there is on the General Tab. This would allow us to verify that we have the console ports active (3001, 3002 and 2323. ...
about 6 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 3 Delivered

ACS - Toggle On/Off Column Separators on Print Screens

Please add a check box in Print Screen Setup that allows us to turn off the column separators when doing a print screen. We need to have them visible on the screen, but when we do a screen print, they make the printout very hard to read. This chec...
about 6 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 12 Delivered

Specify ACS Java JRE location

Give the option to specify the Java JRE home path. Or dynamically search for the latest/highest? package. When 2/multiple packages are in the startup location (Example: jre1.8.0_121 and jre1.8.0_191, it will use the 121 release), we'd want it to c...
about 6 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 3 Delivered

IBM i Access - Client Solutions/ Run SQL - display arabic characters by jt400 driver configuration

the Run SQL feature of IBM i Access Client Solutions is currently unable to display Arabic characters that are stored in the IBM i database, even if the CCSID of the user. job and the database file are all set to CCSID 420. Use Case: Our business ...
about 6 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 2 Delivered

Like the iAW, I would like to use a hyphen as a "Field Minus" in ACS.

A "Field Minus" cannot be used in laptops without a 10-key function.I would like to use a hyphen as a "Field Minus" in the event of iAW. Use Case: Use to enter a negative value for a numeric field.
about 6 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 3 Delivered

include SQL scripts in ACS SQL script

Including a ACS sql file into another ACS SQL script file. To minimize redundant "coding" and deployment errors. Also having the same possibility for RUNSQLSTM Use Case: To day you can enter any number of SQL statements and run them in a sequence....
over 6 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 8 Delivered

ACS Copy&Paste special characters

Copy & Paste text from other Windows applications like Word, Outlook, ... often includes special "curly" quotes instead of the "straight" quotes. When doing a Copy&Paste of these curly quotes in ACS, they're replaced by a "?" (since it can...
over 6 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 5 Delivered

ACS Run Sql Scripts - enhance Output with two new abilities

Please provide ability for user to change column widths for all columns at once. and to click/drag multiple columns at once. Use Case: Examine following use-cases:1) View->Column Width->Size to Data - or something like that., Allowing user t...
over 6 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 3 Delivered