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IBM i Access Family

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    Run/Check syntax and Formater should complain about same issues.

    Run/Check syntax and Formater should complain about same issues. This section of code is flagged differently by RUn/Check Syntax than by Formatter. Use Case: This statement runs but fails the formatter.values case 'B' when'B'then-1 else 1 end This...
    about 4 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 2 Future consideration

    ACS RSS JDBC settings need a JOBD option or a way to alter the current library

    When connecting to the IBM server from any source the user account used uses its associated *JOBD to create an initial job library list. The libraries included are SYS, PRD and CUR library list portions. However, the JDBC settings only control the...
    about 5 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 1 Future consideration

    Copy Records in ACS

    It whould be very cool, if we could copy record from a file in schema-view in ACS. So, when you click right on an existing record, we want so choose "copy". Then a new window should open and shows all the existing columns in die file, filled with...
    over 3 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 1 Future consideration

    Add shortcut buttons/menu options

    When using IBM i Access Client Solutions (ACS) 5250 emulation I am able to switch to almost every other option of ACS using the Actions menu oprion. I am also able to add action buttons to the icons menu bar. The options I am using the most freque...
    almost 3 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 2 Future consideration

    ACS - RSS, please add the option to include more default comments when retrieving DDL.

    Please provide a feature that would allow generated DDL to have one or more templates that can be included when DDL is generated. Currently, the following comments are included. They do not provide enough useful information. -- Generate SQL -- Ver...
    almost 2 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 2 Future consideration

    ACS Run SQL faster opening of scripts in physical source files

    In RunSQLScripts, when I want to open an existing SQL script from physical source file, it's not possible to type in exact names of library, file and member. Instead you have to scroll through these items until you find the wanted script. E.g. you...
    over 2 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 2 Future consideration

    Option to Limit ACS Data Transfer to Read Only or Write Only

    When installing or administering the ACS client, it would be useful to have an option to limit file transfer to be read only or write only. i.e. to send files to IBM i only or receive files from IBM i only Use Case: Improved security for the clien...
    about 6 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 3 Future consideration

    ACS1.1.9.0 has tabs for runsql scripts. need to keep results for each tab

    added in 1.1.9.0 is tabs for runsql scripts. while I can run different scripts for each tab I can only have one results pane. We need to have a results window for each tab.
    almost 4 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 3 Future consideration

    Change IBM ACS 5250 Console Verify to only check port 2301 when Encrypted Console Selected

    The default behaviour of the HMC v10 code is to no longer allow unencrypted 5250 Console session via Port 2300, for compatibility reasons ACS still needs to offer this unencrypted connections so that cannot and should not be removed. However, the ...
    8 months ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 1 Future consideration

    Add an (optional) active query runtime counter.

    Add an (optional) active query runtime counter. Use Case: There are times when I have long-running queries that I think should be finished at a certain time but are not. Without a counter of my own, I don't know how much real-time effort has passed.
    about 4 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 3 Future consideration

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