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Enable Global Override of Compiler Options for SQL Statements

We are using SQL Functions and due to our security concept, those SQL Functions need to be created with the compile options USRPRF and DYNUSRPRF both set to *OWNER. This can be done by calling SET OPTIONS inside the CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION stat...
about 3 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 3 Future consideration

first IWS for IBMi setup screen forces entry of IBMi program library

The first Integrated Web Services for IBMi setup screen forces entry of an IBMi program library. This hard-defined library is used to locate the IBMi program. Please enhance the first IWS setup screen, to soft-locate the IBMi program via the libra...
over 5 years ago in IBM i / Web Serving 1 Future consideration

5733-ICC proxy configuration

An ICC proxy option should be included in the AWSS3 configuration Use Case: If ICC is used in Power VS with a private COS endpoint, a proxy configuration is currently necessary. Creating this manually with a date area is not practical. The connect...
about 3 years ago in IBM i / Virtualization and Cloud 1 Future consideration

ACS Bestfit leave unprintable area on right side

Since iSeries access for Window (iAW) is EOS and IBM i Access Soultions (ACS) is used instead. Using Bestfit function, the old iAW generate printout without blank on the right side but the new ACS generate printout with blank on the right side whi...
about 5 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 4 Not under consideration

Access Client Solutions -> XLSX autofit

When i use ACS with *CLDOWNLOAD on IBM I to generate a XLSX stream file on IFS . I have to do the autofit of XLSX columns manually . Can you add this propertie to AcsConfig.properties to do get a XLSX stream file autofitted . Use Case: java -jar /...
about 4 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 2 Not under consideration

Coding free format line should be possible from column 8 to end of line

If you can use fully free format (**free) then the free-form statements can appear between column 1 and the end of the line. Otherwise, the source is column-limited, and a free-form statement is coded in columns 8-80. I would like this limitation ...
about 4 years ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 6 Not under consideration

Bankable IBM i license transfers

When upgrading hardware, many customers want to transfer existing IBM i entitlements from their old servers. However, the migration process for all workloads can take some time - a 12-month migration project is not unusual. At the same time, there...
about 2 years ago in IBM i / Install and Upgrade and Licensing 1 Under review

Extend ACS and eliminate java web start

Extend ACS to include download functions that need java web start. Use Case: One can run ACS using OpenJ9. But once you start using download director or want to install software keys directly from the ESS site you need java web start (and thus ano...
almost 5 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 5 Not under consideration

ACS Scratch Pad

Scratch Pad is a great tool. It allows us to enter some small documentation, and saave it in a file. It will be great, if we can reopen the scratch Pad file that we created early, and reuse the information.
about 1 year ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 1 Not under consideration

Add more user defined attributes/object information to an object

At the moment the user can only add one additional information to an object, f. e. via the system API QLICOBJD. But as different applications/tools need to add their own information to the object the previously set information will be overridden. ...
over 7 years ago in IBM i / Core OS 9 Not under consideration