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IBM i Access Family

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Provide a public URL to download ACS

ACS should be deployed in all of our computers. To simplify this process and the upgrade would be better to have a public url. It will become possible to create a brew cask to install it on mac for example. Use Case: Deploy and upgrade ACS typing ...
about 8 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 1 Not under consideration

Access Client Solutions missing Windows program group shortcut

I'm submitting on behalf of customer's request.Customer questioned the Access Client Solutions shortcut not appearing in the list of programs on the Start Menu under “I” for IBM or within the "Add/Remove program" in Windows Control Panel. Use Case...
over 8 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 2 Not under consideration

Display button by 5250 java

Hello, is it not possible to tranform a PSHBTNFLD from a 5250 screen by a real BUTTON aspect in a screen 5250 when we use IBM i access Client Solutions.The button is actually transform as a simply box. There is no relief. It not looks like a butto...
over 8 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 3 Not under consideration

Enable Ctrl (and other) keys to repeat

This is for ACS - Accessw Client Solutions. I would like to be able to have the Ctrl key be a repeatable key. Its' location is similar to the NewLine key from the 5250 terminal family and is commonly mapped to perform that function. Use Case: Keyb...
over 8 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 2 Not under consideration

Provide a filter for ACS: export configuration.

You may want to exclude development and test partitions when distributing the ACS configuration to 'the floor'.
23 days ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 1 Not under consideration

Add Update Version Check to ACS Emulator

Currently the version update check (when option is enabled) only works from the "main screen". Add an option to perform the test when the emulator is started. Outside of developers, most users have a limited number of IBM i servers to connect with...
about 2 months ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 1 Functionality already exists

Allow ACS to start in Group view

I'd like ACS launch parameter that would start ACS in System Groups view directly - will be very helpful for those managing large number of partitions.
2 months ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 1 Future consideration

When Automatic Resize is turned on for 5250 sessions with multiple tabs, make each tab selected resize the window as needed.

Automatic resize is turned on for a 5250 session with multiple tabs. The first tab displays a 27x132 screen and the window resizes. When the second tab is selected, the window does not resize if that is a 24x80 screen so there is lots of blank spa...
3 months ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 1 Not under consideration

Password manager integration in ACS

It would be great to have an integration where I could store all my passwords in for example 1Password and easily populate user id and password in ACS from there.
3 months ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 1 Not under consideration

Add a Save Results As... option to the File or Tools menu.

Having to launch the 1980's File Transfer Program to pull down data is embarrassing. When I have a resultset in the lower pane, I should be able to simply save that resultset as XLSX or CSV to my local PC.
4 months ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 2 Not under consideration

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