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IBM i Access Family

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    Add an option for an SSL trusted store in odbc.ini for use with the IBM i Access ODBC Driver

    We have an issue using SSL with the IBM i Access ODBC driver and IBM App Connect Enterprise 12. You can read about it in case: TS015080103 and TS014801648. We want to use an option to add the CA certificates to the data source in odbc.ini, somethi...
    over 1 year ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 8 Future consideration

    ACS Run SQL script and prompting for statement variables. Support predefined and default values.

    In ACS version 1.1.9.2 support for prompting statement variables with the use of ? or a variable name starting with : was introduced. Ref: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/ibm-i-75-tr2-enhancements This is great. Prompting for a statement v...
    over 1 year ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 1 Future consideration

    Save Results Sets to the IFS

    Enable the 'Save Results' feature of Run SQL Scripts to save the output to the IFS of the connected server. This enables data extracted to be kept on the originating server e.g. for data security purposes and for environments where users are not a...
    about 2 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 5 Future consideration

    Eliminate / Upgrade Obsolete C++2013 from IBM i ACS

    We recently downloaded the IBM i Access Client Solutions: Application Packages provided by AS 400 support for the iSeries\Genius connections under the subjected project. However, we found that there are some out of support software (C++ 2013) whic...
    5 months ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 1 Future consideration

    Replace LAN Console with vHMC light support in ACS

    Is there anybody on this earth that does not absolutely hate LAN Console? Every Power system ships with an HMC port and a service processor behind it. Please use that as the one and only console interface. Use Case: Package the following component...
    about 4 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 5 Future consideration

    ACS Run SQL multiple Systems in one window separated by tabs

    Currently, in ACS in order to run SQL statements on multiple systems you need to open each System in a separate window. I would really like to have the possibility to group those systems into one window separated by Tabs.
    almost 3 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 2 Future consideration

    Provide Cursor Hover Row Highlighting in ACS RUNSQL resultSet

    I would like to suggest an enhancement to improve data review and usability within result sets. When a result set is displayed in ACS RUNSQL, it would be highly beneficial to introduce a cursor hover highlight feature. This functionality would: 1....
    about 1 year ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 1 Future consideration

    Add filter options to match selection options of WRKSPLF

    The filters in ACS Printer Output do not include several conditions that can be set using WRKSPLF. These include, in order of my priority and use, spooled file, and then form type. Print device is probably already handled by specifying OUTQ, and A...
    over 6 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 7 Future consideration

    ACS - make panel colors configurable

    When using different colors on desktop (like dark mode or dark themes in Linux desktops like Ubuntu) panels become hardly, to nearly un-readable. Please add options to configure colors used in panels.See attached doc for screenshot samples. Use Ca...
    over 5 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 6 Future consideration

    Rename session in iACS

    Provide the ability to rename a display or printer session in iACS session manager. Rename function should be available on the edit menu and right click popup menu. Use Case: When users copy & modify display & printer sessions in iACS sess...
    almost 5 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 2 Future consideration

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