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IBM i

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    add support for windows server core to IBM i Access Client Solutions windows package (driver)

    current situtation (working): windows server 2016 core with SQL Server and IBM i Access Client Solutions Windows drivernew situation (not working): windows server 2022 core with SQL Server but IBM i Access Client Solutions Windows driver can not b...
    over 2 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 2 Future consideration

    screen designer print in preview + read only

    Cannot choose print when in preview or read only. Use Case: Since one can only use the indicator settings when in preview mode it would be a nice feature to print a screen modification mock up with all a appropriate conditions set.
    almost 14 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 5 Not under consideration

    Report Designer - easier, more intuitive way to add a record

    The steps to add a new record format to a printer file are not very intuitive in Design mode. I got tired of having to add the record format in Source mode and had to watch a video to understand how to do it in Design mode. Before watching the vid...
    almost 14 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 2 Not under consideration

    SSL/TLS Secure connection indicator for other apps in ACS

    The 5250 Emulator shows the SSL/TLS Connection and cert information, it would be nice to have the same type of indicator for the other ACS apps. Run SQL Scripts, Printer Output, etc.. Just an added warm and fuzzy to see and ensure the connection i...
    over 2 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 1 Not under consideration

    Different Systems grouped in Taskbar ACS

    Hi, we want to seperate our different Machines in different symbols in the Taskbar in Windows 10. We have 3 symbols, one for the Austrian System, a second one for the Hungarian System and the third for our testing machine. When i click the first s...
    over 9 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 2 Not under consideration

    BRMS : RMVMEDIBRM - 68/5000 create a parameter to have the choice of a specific library

    objective: to be able to select a single library Remove BRM support info (RMVMEDIBRM)                           ...
    almost 7 years ago in IBM i / BRMS 3 Not under consideration

    ARE sync PTF Coverletters when available

    Always sync PTF coverletters when doing a PTF sync with ARE Use Case: When doing a PTF sync from an image catalog with PTF iso images PTF coverletters are transferred to the target system from the CS. When instead of an image catalog PTF savefiles...
    almost 7 years ago in IBM i / System Management 4 Future consideration

    RDi option to open member/file by URL or other external trigger (command line)

    The option/feature, to open a member or IFS file in LPEX via an external trigger like - clicking an URL- a command on client side (Win/Mac/Linux)- a command on server side (IBM i) Use Case: Integration in SCM systems and/or inhouse-tools
    over 4 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 1 Future consideration

    Change the QGYOLJOB API so that when I job is not found and Job information status = 'L' that the prior entry from a QGYGTLE call isn't copied to the not found record.

    When using QGYOLJOB API and the QGYGTLE API to read a list of jobs, if one of the jobs requested to be returned is not found, the returned data includes the Job Info Status value of 'L' meaning the job was not accessible. However the remainder of ...
    over 2 years ago in IBM i / Work Management and Messaging 1 Future consideration

    Keep multi-line DCL-S lines together when sorting

    The "sort" command does not take into account DCL-S code spanning mutliple lines even though we have to key the semi-colon as the line end marker. Unlike the previous D-specs in fixed form it "seems" like it should be easier to determine ALL the d...
    over 11 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 3 Not under consideration

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