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IBM i Access Family

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Spooled file copy PDF or TXT Selection option

Access Client Solutions Printer Output. Here we have the ability to download spooled files from IBM i. The default for drag and drop is to drop a .pdf to the desktop. You can right click for menu to display or download but you cannot select the fo...
about 7 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 2 Delivered

ACS completely locked during SQL execution

Latest version of ACS hangs when executing long running SQL statement via SQL Scripts. Use Case: If I run a SQL script that runs for minutes (say 5) it locks all of my active ACS sessions, including 5250. Not very good. Also scrolling thru the SQL...
about 7 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 1 Delivered

Add "in use" for stream files in iACS

In IBM Navigator for i you can go into Integrated File Systems and see who has a lock on a stream file.I want that capability added in IBM i Access Client Solutions. Use Case: Trying to perform maintenance on a stream file but I cannot see who has...
over 7 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 3 Delivered

Run SQL Scripts - Autocomplete

Just like RDI or any else IDE you can autocomplete or look up fields when writing code. It would be great if this would be available in Run Sql as well and in best case it would also be able to handle a library list for those of us with multiple s...
over 7 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 6 Delivered

ACS OCT 2017 - Add a remove button on Preferences...Changing Passwords window

In ACS Oct 2017 verision. Preferences...Passwords tab...Changing IBM I Passwords.There's a change button.I need a REMOVE button to delete the entry.I accidentally added a connections with the wrong userid and now I can't get rid of the entry. Use ...
over 7 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 2 Delivered

iSeries Client Solutions - copy folder from pc to ifs

Copy folder from PC to IFs Use Case: not able to copy folder/s from PC to IFS in IBM I Access Client Solutions, will have to create a folder, then copy files one at a time, then created the next layer of folders and copy each file one at a time.
over 7 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 6 Delivered

Option to set web browser used by ACS to launch Navigator for i

Would like for there to be an option in ACS preferences to set the default web browser used for launching Navigator for i and other web based tasks. Option would allow for selecting from any currently installed browsers. Use Case: Used in instance...
over 7 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 2 Delivered

Enhancements to Print Screen Collection

I would like the ability to change the order of collected screens when processing a print screen collection. Also, it would be great if we could create a PDF or Word file directly from the process screen rather than having to print to a PDF writer...
over 7 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 5 Delivered

SQL Details for Jobs Window - Please allow column heading clicks for sorting

Please add the functionality to click on the column heading on the SQL Details for Jobs window so we can sort by the column clicked on. This is allowed/provided for on the iNav screen. I'd like equal ability on this window for ACS. Use Case: I hav...
over 7 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 4 Delivered

Add database monitor menu option to Run SQL Scripts

I would like to have the ability to start a database monitor directly from the ACS Run SQL Scripts window. We used to have that in iNavigator Use Case: When investigating queries it would be nice to be able to start a database monitor directly fro...
over 7 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 2 Delivered

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