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IBM i Access Family

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Add option to change the command that uses the Access Client Solutions change password plugin(pwchange)

Add option to change (or change) the command that uses the Access Client Solutions change password plugin(pwchange) from CHGUSRPRF to CHGPWD or make it check the values so it meets the QPWDLVL and other systems values requirements for the password...
29 days ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 1 Not under consideration

Change defaults in REORGANIZE window in ACS Schemas

Please consider changing the defaults in ACS for the Reorganize Table window available in Schemas. The current defaults will start a RGZPFM with ALWCANCEL(*NO) when Enter is pressed: RGZPFM FILE(MYLIB/MYTABLE) MBR(*FIRST) KEYFILE(*N...
29 days ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 1 Future consideration

JOURNAL ENTRY : Ability to open multiple DATA_DETAILS windows, compare the UB and UP journal data, and highlighting the modified data in color

When displaying the logs, I would like to be able to open multiple UB and UP windows in sequence and have the tool highlight the data that has been modified. In the course of my work, I am often required to consult production logs in order to dete...
about 1 month ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 1 Future consideration

Run SQL Scripts - add "bind:" prefix/command like VScode/Db2i

Using ? parameter markers or :host-variables in ACS RSS is great, but the Db2i extension for VScode has implemented a "bind:" line-prefix / statement which helps a lot, when copying SQL statements from an RPG program source, to try them. Here an e...
about 1 month ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 1 Future consideration

Run SQL Scripts: Remember previous prompted variable values

Related to IBMI-I-4640, when using prompted variables, have iACS RSS remember the previous values and present them in a combo box for each variable. This would make running the same query multiple times much easier when you can select previous val...
about 1 month ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 2 Future consideration

Enhance Printer Output filter

When looking for a joblog of a job within 5250 emulation the immediate reflex is to enter the command followed by the job name. If a list is displayed you might not pick the right job if you are not sure about the job number. The way it works now ...
about 2 months ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 1 Future consideration

Run SQL Scripts: Remove redundant variable prompting

When prompting for multiple substitution variables with same name, only prompt once.
2 months 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...
3 months ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 1 Future consideration

Include Emulator/pdfpdt directory in export and on import/create the directory if it does not exist.

Customers using PDTs for 5250 printer emulation sessions with a pdt must have the pdt file in Emulator/pdfpdt directory. However this is not included when exporting from a template configuration for deployment and so is missing on target import, c...
3 months ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 2 Future consideration

Macro with value='attn' not working - consistantly

I spoke with Dwayne Bowers about this issue in Anaheim this spring at COMMON's PowerUp conference. In this macro example, I access our attention menu, make a selection, then enter in two values on the program called. There appears to be a race con...
3 months ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 1 Not under consideration

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