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Typing Y or N to answer Yes or No in Access Client Solutions dialog boxes

Windows dialog boxes typically allow typing Y or N instead of clicking the Yes or No buttons, and typically allow hitting Enter instead of clicking the OK button (or the Cancel button, depending on the default selection). I'd like the same ability...
almost 8 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 7 Delivered

Worksheet name from Access Client Solutions data transfers

Please provide the ability to set a default worksheet name for .dtfx downloads into Excel (or at least an option to disable the adding of filename info to Excel's default "Sheet1" name). Use Case: Sample1.dtfx pulls from file QS36F/SAMPLE1. Sample...
almost 8 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 6 Delivered

IFS files description

be able to put a descriptive text in files IFS Use Case: When we create a stmf in IFS, if we can make a description of the object ... this will be -i think - more easy to identify
almost 8 years ago in IBM i / IFS (Integrated File System) and Servers 2 Delivered

When a user is expired by specifying USREXPDATE then QSECEXP1 should log it in the history log

I have put an expiration date on a user profile (USREXPDATE) and it was disabled as expected by the job QSECEXP1. But it is only logged in the joblog of QSECEXP1 not in the History log ( nor in the *SYSOPR message queue). This makes it difficult t...
almost 8 years ago in IBM i / Security 3 Delivered

Access Client Solutions 5250 session tab management

Using the ACS 5250 Emulator and opening multiple sessions across multiple servers provides a tab at the top of the window for each session. When closing the tabs until only one session remains while the application window is maximized, the window ...
almost 8 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 3 Delivered

Kerberos for IBM Navigator for i

IBM's Enterprise Identity Mapping (EIM) uses Kerberos authentication and users don't have an IBMi password. Presently, the IBM Navigator for i tool does not support Kerberos authentication. For now, users can still use the older System i Navigator...
about 8 years ago in IBM i / System Management 3 Delivered

Code Coverage Merged Report

When using the Code Coverage utility, it would be very beneficial to be able to generate a report for merged results. At this time, it appears that you can run multiple instances of the Code Coverage utility to create multiple results. You can sel...
about 8 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 3 Delivered

Block selection and single-keystroke navigation between open source members

Prior to RDi 9.0, you could do the following: - Have two or more members open. - Select a line to move or copy from one member ? ?to another using Alt+L. - Optionally use Shift+Up or Shift+Down arrows to highlight a block of code. - Use Alt+Left o...
about 9 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 3 Delivered

Change member Filter String

I would like to make the size of the filter string in the "Change member Filter String" dialog box expandable Use Case: The "New Filter String" area is not wide enough to completely show the string i.e RWLIB/QRPGLESRC(SUPCURSEL) MBRTYPE(*)
over 10 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 6 Delivered

Rename Filter via "Properties" panel

Minor inconsistency/annoyance: In RSE, a Filter's name cannot be changed via its "Properties" display, even though changing a name is a legal action, and product Help says this is possible. Use Case: 1. In RSE, right-click on a defined Filter, and...
over 10 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 6 Delivered

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