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iACS Schema view sort database view language dependant

when using "schemas" window and open a schema, the possible selections / object types is sorted by its english name. In german language "Auslöser" (trigger) is listed at bottom as well as "Ansichten" (views).Only a little thing but sometimes confu...
about 6 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 6 Delivered

Add PRTMOVBRM to the BRMS Enterprise reports you can run.

We need to send the Tape Operations Team a daily report with the tapes that they need to move. In order to do that we have a scheduled job to submit the report. It would be nice to be able to do it from BRMS Enterprise as we do with the rest of th...
almost 5 years ago in IBM i / BRMS 4 Delivered

IBM i Access Client Solutions 5250 Session Emulator - Expand Window Size when changing Display Mode to 132 x 27

When using 5250 Display Emulator that is configured with display size 132x80... When you display a screen that uses 132 x 80, the size of the application window should expand, like the previous emulation program (IBM Personal Communications iSerie...
over 8 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 1 Delivered

Navigator for i Message Monitor - ignore a message ID

I want the ability for specific messages to be ignored by the Navigator for i message monitor. Use Case: I set up a message monitor for QSYSOPR inquiry messages. It sends me emails and a text if one occurs. I want it to ignore CPA7025, however, an...
over 7 years ago in IBM i / System Management 5 Delivered

ACS SQL formating using generate SQL

ACS generate SQL does the SQL formating completly different than earlier versions of client access.The "old" formating was much better than now. I attached a description as pdf file and two sql-files as example. Use Case: make the SQL's more reada...
over 8 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 7 Delivered

Provide ACS Session Icons, making session switching clearer

Allow Icons to be set for each 5250 session, as Client Access had.I currently have:Version: 1.1.6.2Build id: 7031 Use Case: For users that have connections to multiple systems, having unique icons per session makes switching between sessions/syste...
over 8 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 3 Delivered

Create SQL Service that produces a list simliar tp dsppgmref

develop sql service that does a similar role to dsppgmref. Use Case: In modernizing our system, I wrote a program that uses this command, populating a file with program references, display files, files etc. For a report. I was surprised to see tha...
over 8 years ago in IBM i / Db2 for i 3 Delivered

Changeable java heap size used in ACS

Sometimes ACS has displayed OutOfMemory, so we want to change Java heap size used in ACS. Only when I use the command, look like (java -Xmx 1024mb -jar acsbundle.jar), we can change heap size. But when we have clicked the .hod file to start acs se...
over 7 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 4 Delivered

Expand RPG Outline as soon as possible

When opening up a source in the LPEX editor, the outline immediately shows "Global Definitions" and "Subprocedures" in a collapsed mode. It's not until it finishes resolving everything before it auto-expands the Subprocedures list. This means that...
over 11 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 8 Delivered

Table "Files" should contain entries for all the known types used for source file members by default and not only a subset.

When opening a stream file in the IFS with the LPEX editor, then the LPEX editor has to determine if the stream file contains text or binary content. This will be done by the extension of the stream file name and the content of the table "Files" i...
over 2 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 2 Delivered