IBM Power Ideas Portal


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IBM i Access Family

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    Add SQL Assist to Run SQL Scripts

    Add SQL Assist capability back into Run SQL Scripts. Use Case: In the old System i Navigator, (the predecessor to IBM i Access Client Solutions) there was an option to Run an SQL script when viewing tables or schemas. When the "Run SQL Scripts" wi...
    about 7 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 6 Delivered

    ACS Update button to update the software

    The check for updates feature is great. What would be great is if you had a button that would automatically update ACS. Having to go to the download site, log in, accept the license agreement, then download, then unzip, then overwrite the director...
    about 8 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 9 Delivered

    Ability to move IFS objects from one directory to another on the same system using ACS

    Using the Integrated File System option in ACS I would like the ability to select a group of files, right-click or from the menu select Move, and specify a folder to move the files to on the same system. Use Case: A system has files in a directory...
    over 5 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 7 Delivered

    Support the new BOOLEAN SQL data type in ACS Data Transfer (Upload to IBM i)

    Currently, data transfer (upload) fails if any field in the table is of type BOOLEAN.
    over 1 year ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 5 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...
    almost 8 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 3 Delivered

    Allow Save as New Example to replace existing Example

    I often find the need to replace a custom SQL Example I created with corrected or improved SQL, however Save as New Example is the only option and if you attempt to save as an existing example you get an already exists message. Either change this ...
    about 5 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 4 Delivered

    Longer SQL statement parameter in cldownload plugin or making it external

    The idea of having a longer SQL statement parameter in the cldownload plugin or making it external revolves around enhancing the flexibility and efficiency of SQL queries used within the plugin. Here’s an expanded description of what this could en...
    10 months ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 6 Delivered

    Make joblog displayed in RSS Messages window LIFO instead of FIFO or even better make it optional

    With the introduction of IBM Services more and more system administration tasks are moving to SQL scripting. In those SQL scripts CL commands are used using the syntax "CL:". Also the scalar function QSYS2.QCMDEXC is used. When running commands in...
    over 1 year ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 6 Delivered

    ACS Sql scripts F4 Prompt is too slow

    IBM does not support CA for Windows so IBM is wanting users to move to ACS. IBM wants us to move away from greenscreen SQL and use the ACS SQL Scripts. Well there have been many issues I have found with this ACS software. But this case concerns th...
    over 4 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 10 Delivered

    IBM i ACS Run SQL Scripts copy/paste column headings

    Add the ability to copy and paste from the results including column headings.The ability to copy and paste the data from the results is very convenient. But without the column headings the data is meaningless in most cases.My workaround is to save...
    almost 9 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 7 Delivered

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