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IBM i

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Hotspot Funktion

In the Option "HotSpots" you can define, that function Keys and URL are shown as 3D-buttons.Is it possible to make it look better and not ugly like now?Or Make it possible to configure the border/text-color/background-color. It would be better if ...
about 8 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 5 Delivered

Shortcut keys on ACS Data Transfer dialog

In the current ACS Data Transfer function, when closing the main window after completing a transfer, the Inquiry Message dialog "Do you want to save this transfer request?" does not provide shortcut keys for the Yes/No buttons. Use Case: 1. Open t...
about 8 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 2 Delivered

Add parameter to RSTOBJ command

In the RSTOBJ command parameters it would be great to let you filter by attribute as well (FILEATR), in case you select *FILE would also specify the type (*PF, *LF, *PRTF, *DSPF, etc.) OBJTYPE > *FILE FILEATR > *PF Use Case: We usually have ...
about 8 years ago in IBM i / Save and Restore 3 Delivered

Add Support to See List of Returned HTTP Headers

The Transport C APIs of the integrated web services client currently allow a program to retrieve the status code, response data, and individual HTTP header values from a web service response. Unfortunately, there is no way today to determine which...
almost 7 years ago in IBM i / Application Development 2 Delivered

Multiple conditions on a breakpoint on RPG/COBOL programs

As we can do with C programs Use Case: To debug quickly
almost 14 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 4 Delivered

Expand a *BNDDIR object to see the entries

In RSE, the ability to expand a *BNDDIR object to see the entries (*SRVPGM and *MODULE objects) and/or a "Show in table" option Use Case: Without that we have to use the WRKBNDDIRE command on a 5250 screen
almost 14 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 5 Delivered

Add 7.4 support to the list of PTF's

Add 7.4 to document N1021943 athttps://www.ibm.com/support/pages/access-ptf-cover-letters Use Case: service and support
over 5 years ago in IBM i / PTF and Service 1 Delivered

Access Client Solutions - Hot spot - no message when file not found

If you have a screen with a hotspot and the file does not exist then you don't get a message that the file does not exist. For example then you click on the hotspot:FILE://myServer/drawing.pdf and drawing.pdf does not exist on myServer you are not...
over 8 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 3 Delivered

Support for bcrypt - password hashing

In order to create password hashes we need the bcrypt algorithm which is currently not supported by the Qc3EncryptData API. Alternatives like SHA-512 are not suited for password hashing. We would like this API (or a new one, or a callable C-functi...
about 7 years ago in IBM i / Security 8 Delivered

Update RSTUSRPRF functionality restore Password

Currently when single user is restored using RSTUSRPRF the password is not restored . Password Restore only wotk when restoring *ALL profiles We are IBM i Security ISV and we have multiple customer wanting ability restore the password when single ...
almost 3 years ago in IBM i / Security 1 Delivered