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IBM i

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    Allow means to display multi-line clickable hot spot links in ACS 5250 emulation.

    Despite the intent for many to move to web based UIs, many products still have 5250 interfaces and many customers continue to want to use them. It is useful for 5250 outputs to display a hyperlink to get to web help, do searches, etc. (e.g. starti...
    3 months ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 1 Not under consideration

    Add support for the BOOLEAN SQL data type to IBM i Access ACS Windows Application Package

    According to the ServiceLevel\readmesp.txt in the Windows Application Package it has last been updated in May 2024. So i guess the support for the BOOLEAN SQL data type isn´t implemented in the included ODBC Driver. This results in Errors when a B...
    3 months ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 2 Functionality already exists

    Add "Tape Library" or "Location" to the STRMNTBRM command.

    The STRMNTBRM command currently lacks parameters for explicitly specifying a tape library or BRMS location. In environments with multiple tape libraries, each mapped to distinct BRMS locations, this limitation results in incomplete tape initializa...
    3 months ago in IBM i / BRMS 1 Needs more information

    netserver substitution variabiles in share declaration or exit program for dynamic mapping

    In many system is possible and common to connect to a logical share that then get mapped do different physical directories according to substitution variable in the share declaration. for example accessing via SMB \\server\home maps to the connect...
    3 months ago in IBM i / IFS (Integrated File System) and Servers 2 Not under consideration

    Better Visibility/Logging

    It would be a great help to provide logs to allow end users the ability to triage issues.
    4 months ago in IBM i / PowerHA 0 Submitted

    Crash Support/Recovery for VE Diagrams

    Similar to Crash Recovery for SQL scripts, I would absolutely LOVE to have something similar for VE Diagrams. Too often , I keep VE Diagrams up of statements that I plan / want to review..but very frequently, my PC will reboot due to an update tha...
    4 months ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 1 Future consideration

    Allow date formats to be configured for property dialogs in RSE

    Allow date formats to be configured for property dialogs in RSE so dates are easier to read. Personally, I prefer shorter dates.
    4 months ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 1 Future consideration

    OLEDB error messages from ACS package V11.28.00 are not properly returned to Access VBA

    We are using Access 2019 VBA to connect to an IBM i (S914) database via OLEDB. Previously, we used "IBM i Access for Windows 7.1.1500" (IAW OLEDB), and error messages were returned correctly to Access VBA. Now, we are testing with "IBM ACS Applica...
    4 months ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 3 Is a defect

    Add option to change the command that uses the Access Client Solutions change password plugin(pwchange)

    Add option to change (or change) the command that uses the Access Client Solutions change password plugin(pwchange) from CHGUSRPRF to CHGPWD or make it check the values so it meets the QPWDLVL and other systems values requirements for the password...
    4 months ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 1 Not under consideration

    RCVJRNE support journal entries QJORDJE5 Record Format (*TYPE5)

    System monitoring for many audit journal type to got relate IP information to determinate security issue
    4 months ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Needs more information

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