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IBM i

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ACS: Add SSL/TLS support for Linux ODBC connections

The iACS ODBC driver for Linux does not support SSL/TLS connections. Please add SSL/TLS support to match the Windows version. Use Case: Encrypting connections to our IBM i partitions from Linux servers that use ODBC to connect to the database.
about 4 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 7 Delivered

Would like to put the "Quick Filter" controls at the bottom of the Object List view.

The "Quick filter" controls are too wide when placed on the left or right side of the Object List view when the Object List view is tall and skinny. I run with the Object List view oriented vertically along the right-hand side of the RDi window, j...
11 months ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 2 Delivered

ACS - Warning should be given to the user logging in if CAPS LOCK is activated

If CAPS LOCK is activated I would like to have a warning in the window where you give the user ID and password just like it is done in Windows. I assume that it is not possible in the 5250 screen but at least the small GUI window should do it. Use...
over 4 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 5 Delivered

Change Open Source Member to Edit/Browse Mode

Currently if a source member is open in Browse mode, if I want to make a change, I have to close and re-open it in Edit mode. It would be nice if I could just use the right click menu to set Edit Mode. This would make a trip to the host to lock th...
almost 8 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 4 Delivered

Access Client Solutions (ACS) - missing IFS "Open with" (Microsoft Windows)

Within ACS we can open the "Integrated File System" support application. This tool is very fast and handy for navigating through the IFS and performing file operations (copy, delete, etc...). While navigating through directories small icons in fro...
about 7 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 2 Delivered

See the return value for a procedure in the debugger

A developer needs the ability to interrogate a subprocedure return value. For more information, see CAAC requirement AD0183 at https://www.ibmilug.ihost.com/commonag/treqs.nsf/9c76f872792db457862573af004e1b49/15e2bf03abc04e6486257611000cc6cd?OpenD...
almost 6 years ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 8 Delivered

Flexible sender email address

Have the option to have a flexible sender email address a CL command with which I can send email. Use Case: Customers require us to have more flexibility when sending email from IBM i. In not all cases the job with which we send email can be run u...
over 5 years ago in IBM i / Networking 12 Delivered

DB2 for i Service to retrieve jobdescription JOBD information

We would like to have an IBM i db2 service to retrieve information about job descriptions - in particular which jobdescription uses which libraries Use Case: Many applications use jobdescriptions to define which library is used to access data. Dur...
over 6 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 1 Delivered

QSH and QCMD shell directly in ACS

Provide ssh : sshfs, sftp, qsh and qcmd shell directly in ACS for fast administrative access. Use Case: Avoid to configure and work throuth a 5250 terminal and menu session first. Improve to access support of SSH setup. Efficent work from any java...
about 8 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 6 Delivered

Bring Node 8.x on IBM i

For going on with modern development on IBM i and to bring more developers and ISV's to the platform it will be very important to bring the latest LTS Release from Node(js) - Version 8.x - to the Platform as you did last year with Version 6.x. Use...
almost 7 years ago in IBM i / Open Source and PASE 1 Delivered