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IBM i Access Family

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Run SQL statements using IBM I Source physical Files

This is lost functionality2) More than colleague runs these scripts3) Using a source physical file on the IBM i allows you to keep the scripts in the schema that they belong to4) Backups are automatically handled5) No concerns/lost scripts when so...
about 8 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 4 Delivered

QSH and QCMD shell directly in ACS

Provide ssh : sshfs, sftp, qsh and qcmd shell directly in ACS for fast administrative access. Use Case: Avoid to configure and work throuth a 5250 terminal and menu session first. Improve to access support of SSH setup. Efficent work from any java...
about 8 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 6 Delivered

add print output to 5250 session in ACS

Add print out put to 5250 session or a button that start print out put for the open session Use Case: to download a spool file you need to Select System and then open printer output. would like to be able to press a button on the tool bar that wil...
about 8 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 4 Delivered

ACS Run SQL Scripts - change query options

In iNavigator Run SQL Scripts a menu option is provided to alter the query attributes for the job or jobs. This option is not available in ACS Run SQL Scripts. Use Case: DB2 estimates a recursive CTE statement will exceed the time limit or storage...
about 8 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 2 Delivered

Access Client Solutions - [jump next active]

In Client Access there was the possibility to map a key to the function [jump next active]. Then when hitting the key the next active iseries session window is shown. Much easyer than switching with Windows Alt-Tab function when I want to focus on...
about 8 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 7 Delivered

Access Client Solutions - Add IFS selection in Right-Click Actions Menu

It would be very useful to include the Integrated File System explorer as an option on the menu when you right click on a session and select Actions. This would work exactly like it does for the Printer Output menu option, it would bring up the IF...
about 8 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 2 Delivered

ACS run SQL scripts - integration of 'Generate SQL'

'generate SQL' is now part of iSeries Navigator. It would be fine if 'generate SQL' could be integrated in 'ACS-Run SQL' directly.The benefit is that you can generate sql scripts without logged on in iNav. Use Case: 'generate SQL' is now part of i...
about 8 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 4 Delivered

Default the same location to the open path of the SQL script

The ACS Run SQL Scripts tool saves the last location of the last save of scripts, which is fine to a point. The ablilty to save results to a file also defaults to this same location. Please change the product in one of two ways. 1. Default the fil...
about 8 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 3 Delivered

Improve ACS Run SQL Scripts formatter

You need to allow for more options when formatting SQL statements. 1. Move the qualifier of the JOIN clause to the same line as the JOIN clause. 2. Allow for introducing more space around commas, parentheses as is done for comparison operators lik...
about 8 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 2 Delivered

Security for i Access Client Solutions

We need an option to setup the minimum Version of iAccess client Solutions (iACS) which is allowed to connect to a system i LPAR. Additional we need to be able to restrict some functions / modules of iACS to be executed on a system i LPAR for defa...
about 8 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 4 Delivered