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This portal is to open public enhancement requests against IBM Power Systems products, including IBM i. To view all of your ideas submitted to IBM, create and manage groups of Ideas, or create an idea explicitly set to be either visible by all (public) or visible only to you and IBM (private), use the IBM Unified Ideas Portal (https://ideas.ibm.com).


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Welcome to the IBM Ideas Portal (https://www.ibm.com/ideas) - Use this site to find out additional information and details about the IBM Ideas process and statuses.

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IBM i Access Family

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iACS Java TEmp Folder for command STRPCCMD amendment

Platform: Windows 10 Enterprise x64Version iACS : 1.1.8.6Java: JDK 15.0 iACS PC5250 sessions with command STRPCCMD & execute the file transfer request in pre-defined DTFX file extension exception Use Case: Case 1: When user have using the iACS...
over 3 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 6 Delivered

ACS Copy Formatted SQL to Clipboard

SQL statements that are copied into the clipboard by Ctrl+C should preserve their formatting (color and font). The feature could be optional. Use Case: Write SQL code that you want to share with others or that is to be included in a document.
almost 4 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 4 Delivered

ACS Run SQL Script create Index in advised indexes

ACS - Performance Monitor - Show Statements - VE- Advised Indexes - CREATE ..If multiple Indexes have been advised and we use CREATE INDEXES for ALL, each CREATE INDEX SQL is opened in a separate window. So if 15 Indexes have been advised, 15 RUN ...
almost 4 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 4 Delivered

Journal Viewer-View Data Details-Add Prev/Next buttons

I'd like a Previous and Next button on the Journal Viewr...View Data Details window so I can roll thru the entries one after another and follow the trail of the entries and not have to right click on each one. Use Case: I am needing to look at the...
almost 4 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 6 Delivered

ACS RSS Allow for overwrite cursor.

The SQL editor needs to allow for overwriting characters. Use Case: Attempt to change a single character many times on many lines of SQL code. YOu are forced to insert your new character then delete the unwanted character.
almost 4 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 6 Delivered

ACS RSS Content Assist window needs to be more persistent.

CA window needs to be more persistent. There are times (mostly when remote working) that the DB proposals take far too long to present but if I go to another app the CA window id dismissed and I have to start all over again. Please make it more pe...
almost 4 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 3 Delivered

IFS file download dialog needs to allow for canceling the process.

IFS file download dialog needs a allow for canceling the process. If the dialog is dismissed the download keeps going. The download keeps going until you completely close out of the ACSBUNDLE stack. Use Case: Download many files, when the download...
almost 4 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 2 Delivered

ACS add plugin for "<help><about>" to get version information

the acsbundle.jar file is non-specific for version information. there should be a way to show the version information to a terminal window. Use Case: from IBM i command line, where no GUI exists, or PC/MAC/LINUX command line need to be able to get...
almost 4 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 5 Delivered

ODBC 1371E support

ODBCPlease enable the App Packages for Windows / Linux / Mac / PASE that provides ODBC to support full 1371E with Unicode surrogates.https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/ibm-i-access-client-solutions Use Case: ODBCPlease enable the App Packages for W...
almost 4 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 4 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 ...
almost 4 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 4 Delivered