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IBM i Access Family

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    IBM i ACS - IFS unzip function

    In IBM i ACS the Integrated File System is missing the option to zip/unzip. Use Case: When upgrading iso images are in the zip format. With ACS and the IFS functionality we can upload them but we either have to unzip them beforehand or do it from ...
    over 6 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 6 Delivered

    IBM i ACS - Run SQL scripts adding Display as Hotspots, like in 5250 Emulation

    When developing SQL scripts IBM allows you to add comments. In many cases I add HTTP links as comment. Currently RSS does not recognize them as URL Hotspots. Would it not be great when adding URLs as comments that you could use them without havin...
    over 3 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 3 Delivered

    IBM i ACS Run SQL Scripts Enhancement

    I am using the latest version of IBM i Access Client Solutions. (64-bit)Version: 1.1.6.2Build id: 7031January 16, 2017 12:19:12 PM CSTjava.version: 1.8.0_65I would like 2 design changes:1. With this new version the End key functionality changed. I...
    almost 9 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 3 Delivered

    ACS Change or add New Nav for i

    I use ACS a lot. and I have connections to lots of partitions. It would be nice if the 'Navigator for i' could be changed to New Nav for i or Nav4i. If not can it be added to the 'Hardware Management Interface' (which could also be renamed). If so...
    almost 4 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 2 Delivered

    SSH key passphrases/agent support in ACS

    ACS only supports passwords and keys without a passphrase. It would be ideal to have SSH keys that are protected by a passphrase, but ACS doesn't support that. Furthermore, even if passphrases are supported, supporting an agent would be even bette...
    almost 4 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 3 Delivered

    ACS Integrated File System-Double click on file

    ACS Integrated File System does not allow you to double-click on a file and open it. RDi supports this, and so do the file manage apps included in PC operating systems. When you double-click on a file, it show perform the same functionality as cho...
    over 1 year ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 2 Delivered

    iSeries Client Solutions - copy folder from pc to ifs

    Copy folder from PC to IFs Use Case: not able to copy folder/s from PC to IFS in IBM I Access Client Solutions, will have to create a folder, then copy files one at a time, then created the next layer of folders and copy each file one at a time.
    almost 8 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 6 Delivered

    Access Client Solutions enhancement

    Via Edit > Preferences the Passwords tab is very useful to change my passwords on multiple systems in one time (by selecting multiple). My problem is to select the correct ones. It would be a great enhancement if an extra column would be added ...
    over 1 year ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 3 Delivered

    add ascii to ebcdic converter to ACS IFS

    please add option to automatically convert ebcdic to ascii data during "integrated file system" file download in IBM i Access Client Solutions Use Case: We have a lot of files which are stored within IFS in EBCDIC format.When we download these fil...
    over 7 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 5 Delivered

    ACS 5250 Screen History Archive enhancement: include /PLUGIN to convert images to folder

    Screenshots are an important part of audit evidence and defense for internal and compliance audits, as well as step by step procedural trainingThe ability to export images from screen history archive is already a very useful tool for supporting th...
    over 3 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 3 Delivered

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