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IBM i Access Family

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add ReadmeACSsp.txt to ACS update FTP site

for IBM ACS, when the 5733XJ1 package is updated and the FTP site references the new version, please add the ReadmeACSsp.txt from the zip file's "documentation" directory. ftp://public.dhe.ibm.com/as400/products/clientaccess/solutions/updates/ Use...
almost 8 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 1 Delivered

Run SQL Scripts 'water mark' support

The Run SQL Scripts function is very useful, but it can also be dangerous if the user is not fully aware of which system (database) is being modified.An enhancement to allow 'water mark' like tailoring based on the system can help eliminate accide...
almost 8 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 3 Delivered

Integration between Schemas and Run SQL Scripts

There should be better integration between the Schemas application and the Run SQL Scripts application.At minimum there should be shortcuts from Schemas to Run SQL Scripts and from Run SQL Scripts to Schemas.It would be nice to be able to right cl...
almost 8 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 4 Delivered

Add filters to Schemas

In the IBM i Access Client Solutions Schema application, I need the ability to filter the list of items in a schema. There are thousands of tables and views in my production libraries and without the filter it is difficult to find the database obj...
almost 8 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 2 Delivered

iACS does not support accessing spreadsheets that reside on Microsoft One Drive or Sharepoint

iACS does not support accessing spreadsheets that reside on Microsoft One Drive or Sharepoint, or similar environments. Use Case: Need support for accessing spreadsheets that reside on Microsoft One Drive or Sharepoint, or similar environments;
almost 8 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 4 Delivered

External character printing

I can not print barcodes of external characters registered on PC with IBM i Access Client Solutions. Use Case: IBM System i Access for Windows prints barcodes with external characters, but with IBM i Access Client SolutionsOnly barcodes with exter...
almost 8 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 4 Delivered

Add button on 5250 session toolbar

I have seen that in the new ACS Version 1.1.7 you can directly call the IFS Interface in the 5250 Emulation on the toolbar via a button.Is it possible to add the Link for "Database Schemas" and "SQL Performance Center" in the Navigation as icons? ...
about 8 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 2 Delivered

Request for Data Transfer of ACS,allow extra columns automatically truncation and file uploading as with IAW even with ACS.

We are using IBM i Access for Windows(IAW) to upload CSV file and Excel file from PC to IBM i.We would like to do similar processing in IBM i Access Client Solutions(ACS). When number of columns of input file is more data than number of columns of...
about 8 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 3 Delivered

Request for ACS to not append phonetic data when uploading xlsx file.

We upload Excel file from PC to IBM i using IBM i Access Client Solutions(ACS). When transfering a file of "xlsx" format to IBM i, characters that are not in the data may be uploaded (against my will)automatically added. - Characters not included ...
about 8 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 4 Delivered

Include additional second level text for ACS

The current implementation of first level error message logging for ACS does not include all details for Kerberos type errors. Use Case: Use first level error's for quicker problem determination.
about 8 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 2 Delivered