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Status Not under consideration
Workspace IBM i
Categories IBM i Access Family
Created by Guest
Created on Apr 3, 2017

RELATED IDEAS

IBM i ACS Task Pane Should be Customizeable

In the Java Version of ACS (Currently at v 1.1.7.0) the Task pains on the leftside of the main ACSLaunch window are not configurable nor are they moveable. This means they are laid out the way the last programmer who worked on it felt it was convenient for them. The items in these task pains and the order of each group needs to be configurable via drag/drop.


Use Case:

I use 5250 emulation and RUN SQL all the time. Those two options are on separate task pains and the 5250 is so far down the list that it is actually below the screen on my laptop and I have to drag the entire window up to find it before launching a session. In addition, when you exit and relaunch the app, any modifications to the task pains (currently they only support collapse and expand options) are lost.


Idea priority Medium
  • Guest
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    |     Apr 12, 2017

    Thanks for making the request. At this time, we do not plan on providing the ability to move options around on the main panel. Consider the other options already mentioned in a previous post. Reference the GettingStarting document in the products Documentation folder. See sections 9.1 More command-line Options and 9.5 Customized Packages.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Apr 4, 2017

    You can always create short cuts to the specific plugin you want by following the getting started guide section 9.1 More command-line Options or locking down plug ins you don't want selected by modifying the 9.5 Customized Packages.

    Examples of a short cut command to the 5250 plugin and Run SQL Scripts.
    C:\IBM\ACS\Start_Programs\Windows_i386-32\acslaunch_win-32.exe /PLUGIN=5250 /SYSTEM=server /NAME=xxxxx /WIDE=true /kerberos /sso=true


    C:\IBM\ACS\Start_Programs\Windows_i386-32\acslaunch_win-32.exe /PLUGIN=rss /SYSTEM=servername /DATABASE=?IASP?

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Apr 4, 2017

    Why not add additional shortcut keys to the hub application for the 5250 Emulator, Run SQL Scripts, as well as the other functions, similar to Ctrl+I for Integrated File System? Then we could access all ACS functions from the hub with just a key combination based on what's allowed by the configuration file. The shortcut keys shouldn't work if the function is blocked by the configuration settings.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Apr 3, 2017

    Attachment (Use case): Illustrates the area of the ACS Launchpad that I am referring to.

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