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IBM i Access Family

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add 3270 emulation to ACS client

We currently have a need for a java emulator 5250 which works well with the exception that we also need the same java client (ACS) to have the ability to connect 3270 to our mainframe. We would like to have 3270 added to ACS 5733 XJ1 Use Case: War...
almost 7 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 2 Not under consideration

IBM i ACS Task Pane Should be Customizeable

In the Java Version of ACS (Currently at v 1.1.7.0) the Task pains on the leftside of the main ACSLaunch window are not configurable nor are they moveable. This means they are laid out the way the last programmer who worked on it felt it was conve...
about 7 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 4 Not under consideration

STRPCCMD PAUSE(*NO) needs to work again

In IBM i Access (Client Access, PC5250) STRPCCMD PAUSE(*NO) used to work properly in that it would not pause and be input inhibited while a program is still running. That's what PAUSE(*YES) is for. Now PAUSE(*NO) works the same as PAUSE(*YES) when...
about 7 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 2 Not under consideration

Logout option in Sytem i Navigator

System i Navigator is a graphical user interface designed for windows which is used to access IBM i Lpars. Strange that we do not have any logout option in System i Navigator , which is a security breach. Kindly look into the issue and help fix it...
about 7 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 3 Not under consideration

Ability for Access Client Solutions to use Host Operating System Credentials to connect IBM i

Ability of IBM iClient Access solutions to use the credentials of the operating system of the PC, either Windows, Mac or Linux, to connect IBM i through 5250 emulation, as Client Access for Windows did. Use Case: Users can connect to different ser...
about 7 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 1 Not under consideration

Toolbar size too small

Our company use IBM i for our production reporting environment. We create custom toolbars with macros that allow them to perform multiple functions. However on the new java verison (1.1.6.0) there is no option to increase the toolbar size along wi...
about 7 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 3 Not under consideration

ACS Add warning message when trying to download or view a *IPDS print file.

As users get used to using ACS, they are downloading print files to their PC's. The majority are downloaded as PDF's. For *IPDS print files, these files download as .bin files and not as .pdf or .txt. .bin files are useless to anyone. The request ...
over 3 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 4 Not under consideration

iAccess SQL when saving results give the result the name of the SQL script instead of Untitled

At first extra typing and second to have the results the same name as the script.
about 1 year ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 1 Not under consideration

STRPCCMD PAUSE(*NO) switch should NOT pause emulator session

Using the STRPCCMD with the switch PAUSE(*NO) should not pause the emulator session for GUI-applications. When launching a Windows GUI-application, users should still be able to function inside the emulator session without restriction. ***WORKAROU...
about 6 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 3 Not under consideration

Improvement of 5250 emulation

When you start a 5250 emulation sesion you get a tab saying " A - sysname'. If you start another sesion you get "B- sysname". I would like to be able to change this session text by opening a text window with a rigth mouse click on the tab. Use Cas...
over 7 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 5 Not under consideration

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