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IBM i Access Family

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commit & rollback in Toolbox ribbon in Run SQL script

It would be great if Run Sql Script could have two new buttons - "commit" and "rollback" in Toolbox ribbon. if these two could be available only when applicable -> if isolation level in opened JDBC connection = '*NONE' THEN "greyed out" else "a...
about 5 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 6 Delivered

Integration between Schemas and Run SQL Scripts

There should be better integration between the Schemas application and the Run SQL Scripts application.At minimum there should be shortcuts from Schemas to Run SQL Scripts and from Run SQL Scripts to Schemas.It would be nice to be able to right cl...
over 7 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 4 Delivered

Limit selecting another system to the System groups view if that is what you selected.

Working with the System Group view is a great enhancement in IBM i Access Client Solutions (ACS). When using ACS Run SQL Scripts (RSS) you have the option to connect to another Database. When doing so the selection it is not limited to the databas...
almost 2 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 3 Delivered

Add session or profile name to signon to IBM i window title

It would be useful if there was a way to tailor or add the session/profile name to the window title of the 'Signon to IBM i' prompt window. When using a password manager such as KeePass to manage passwords, such a product would need to distinguish...
over 4 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 4 Delivered

Automatically propagate hostname/ip address in hardware management interfaces

You can specify up to 6 hardware management interfaces in ACS for every defined system.We would like to have the field "hostname / ip address" - including the correct URL - automatically propagated with required information.IBM already knows the c...
over 3 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 3 Delivered

ACS System positioning

When using the Integrated File System of IBM i ACS, there is an option to end a file to another IBM i system. As we have several systems in the System Configuration it would be nice if we could use a letter to start positioning when selecting a sy...
about 5 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 7 Delivered

ACS Run Sql Scripts - enhance Output with two new abilities

Please provide ability for user to change column widths for all columns at once. and to click/drag multiple columns at once. Use Case: Examine following use-cases:1) View->Column Width->Size to Data - or something like that., Allowing user t...
about 6 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 3 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 ...
about 4 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 4 Delivered

Run SQL statements using IBM I Source physical Files

This is lost functionality2) More than colleague runs these scripts3) Using a source physical file on the IBM i allows you to keep the scripts in the schema that they belong to4) Backups are automatically handled5) No concerns/lost scripts when so...
about 8 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 4 Delivered

ACS - Check For Updates - Add from Network server directory

Problem description:150+ lpars, 10,000's of users, no user has a profile on every system except admins. So I can't utilize the Check for Updates on ACS option configured to 1 IBM i location. It requires a login. We need a different solution. Like ...
over 4 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 7 Delivered