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    Allow means to display multi-line clickable hot spot links in ACS 5250 emulation.

    Despite the intent for many to move to web based UIs, many products still have 5250 interfaces and many customers continue to want to use them. It is useful for 5250 outputs to display a hyperlink to get to web help, do searches, etc. (e.g. starti...
    30 days ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 1 Not under consideration

    Add support for the BOOLEAN SQL data type to IBM i Access ACS Windows Application Package

    According to the ServiceLevel\readmesp.txt in the Windows Application Package it has last been updated in May 2024. So i guess the support for the BOOLEAN SQL data type isn´t implemented in the included ODBC Driver. This results in Errors when a B...
    about 1 month ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 2 Functionality already exists

    viosupgrade command -- Add flag to auto-restore files saved by -g flag

    ** Update ** IBM have already catered for my "Idea" as they've provided the "-F forcecopy" flag on the "viosupgrade" command which achieves exactly what I'm after. Please "IGNORE" this idea As IBM already has a flag ( viosupgrade -g ) to automatic...
    4 months ago in PowerVM VIOS 2 Submitted

    Support for SFP mix in 4-port adapter EN24, EN26

    Actual 4-port adapters EN24 and EN26 don't support mix of SFP. Many customers require to split management network usually based on 1Gb Ethernet from 10/25Gb access ports. 4-port adapters are ideal product to have dual VIO setup with pairs of these...
    about 1 year ago in PowerVM VIOS 1 Submitted

    Support folders in iACS session manager

    Provide the ability to create folders & sub-folders in the iACS session manager to allow better organization of display & printer sessions. Use Case: In situation where there are large number of display & printer sessions, it would be ...
    almost 5 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 7 Not under consideration

    Create a web based full functioning 5250 Emulator

    I need the ability to create a web based full functioning 5250 Emulator comparable to the ACs Java 5250 emulator
    11 months ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 1 Not under consideration

    Add flag to viosbr backup command to exclude security files

    The viosbr command has been expanded to backup all of the trusted AIX file sets (twice) which has increased the size of the tarred, zipped backup file 1,000 times (not a typo). A flag has been created to not use these files when restoring but the ...
    about 1 month ago in PowerVM VIOS 0 Submitted

    Extend viosecure.ctl config file with interface, address, and description fields.

    The viosecure -firewall command work now only as a port filter setup. In the /home/ios/security/viosecure.ctl there are no options to set ip addresses or ranges, neither a interface can be selected where the filter rules should be applied. It appl...
    9 months ago in PowerVM VIOS 1 Future consideration

    Request for 「No conversion」 Data Transfer Support in ACS Data Transfer

    In PCOMM and IBM i Access for Windows data transfers, it was possible to specify "No conversion" as the file type. However, ACS does not support unconverted transfers.Could you please consider adding support for unconverted transfers in ACS as a f...
    7 months ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 5 Not under consideration

    ACS - Run SQL Scripts disable "insert from examples" for selected users

    We have been using Access Client Solutions for several years. Mainly the 5250 sessions are used by our users, but there are also selected power users who are authorized to use the function "Run SQL Scripts".For this users it is also possible to us...
    over 3 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 4 Not under consideration

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