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IBM i

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Add db2 direct connect (db2 CLI) to be part of ACS app package for windows

application access for MS PowerBI would benefit from db2 cli direct connect. Faster performance and less data transfer off of ibm i system.
about 1 year ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 1 Not under consideration

Allow Plug-ins for ACS RunSQL Scripts

RunSQL Scripts within ACS is good, but it would be nice if we could integrate our SQL iQuery Script tool into ACS RUNSQL Scripts so that our scripts could be run from within it. To do this, we need to be able to add a plug in to ACS. To add a plug...
about 7 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 1 Not under consideration

Pressing Alt+key to execute macro sets focus to File in the Tools line

After opgrading to 1.1.7.1 an irritating thing has started when executing macros. I have defined macros to be executed when pressing ALT+F1, ALT+F2 etc but now it executes the macro and then focus is at the "File" option in the Tools line so when ...
about 7 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 4 Is a defect

Suppress CPIB319 in QSECIDL processing

Can CPIB319 message "Profile already disabled" be made optional for QSECIDL processing? Use Case: We have some procedural hurdles to actually deleted profiles. We disable them regularly, though. When the QSECIDL jobs run checking for inactive prof...
about 6 years ago in IBM i / Security 3 Not under consideration

Increase size of hover over box in RDI

When hovering over a variable in RDi (example RPG source) a box shows up containing the definition of the variable, however this box is too small to see the actual definition which requires pressing F2 and resizing it manually. Use Case: When hove...
about 4 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 2 Planned for future release

BRMS NOCMTBDY option to be ignored for Q libraries

BRMS *NOCMTBDY save-while-active option should not drop Q* libraries as it becomes unusable. Instead, Q* libraries should still be included but *NOCMTBDY to be ignored. Use Case: Without the change, 1 backup done with *NOCMTBDY for *ALLUSR is requ...
about 4 years ago in IBM i / Save and Restore 5 Not under consideration

Extend RunSqlScript functionality

With ACS, when running SQL scripts and extracting a file in XLSX format, it would be very useful if the system could save the SQL statement used (in a different sheet).
about 1 year ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 1 Not under consideration

Pass SQL statement from RPG to "Run SQL Scripts"

I would like to pass a sql statement (SELECT) from RPG to "Run SQL Scripts" (Access Client Solutions ). The "Run SQL Scripts" application should execute this statement and present the result set in a separate window. Use Case: Execute predefined s...
about 6 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 8 Not under consideration

make landscape PDF display as portrait

Request to a product of a IBM i Access Client Solutions(ACS).Outputting PDF with ACS (Java Printing Service) and opened with PDF viewer, even landscape orientation files are always displayed vertically.We request making landscape oriented PDF file...
about 6 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 1 Not under consideration

Tabbed formatting in report headers, footers

I need to be able to set tabs in the headers, so I can align information correctly. Currently, I have a need to put a location name to the left, a field description to the right on a right tab, and a field total on a decimal tab on the right. IA d...
about 7 years ago in IBM i / Db2 Web Query 6 Not under consideration