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Thank you for submitting your Request For Enhancement. We understand the value of this RFE, but higher priority items have taken precedence. We are keeping this on our list for consideration in the near future.
IBM understands this request and will consider it for a future code update, though no commitment is made or implied.
This requirement is for spool file delivery to a single vendor in UTF-16. Changing the properties within ACS Config would impact all downloads. Is this assumption correct? Changing configs at the user level is not a viable solution. Ability to alter ACS config is restricted to limit functionality. The preferred solution would be ability to select additional encoding at the individual download level.
There is already a solution for this using a property which will enable Host Print Transform (HPT) for ACS printer output. Set the following property in AcsConfig.properties:
com.ibm.iaccess.AlternativeTxtSplf=true
That will cause ACS printer output to use the HPT EBCDIC to ASCII conversion tables defined by default at /QSYS.LIB/QWPDEFAULT.WSCST. The default IBM i conversions are defined here:
https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/ssw_ibm_i_74/rzalu/rbaqbmst226.htm
If using the system default conversions are not sufficient and you would like to customize your own *WSCST, we could provide an option for you to specify the location of your own customized *WSCST object.
If neither of these solutions will suffice, please provide us with additional details: CCSIDs, target code pages, and why neither of the above solutions will suffice.
The CAAC has reviewed this requirement and recommends that IBM view this as a high priority requirement that is important to be addressed. Usability is an important feature for ACS to support, as well as compatibility with diverse targets.
Background: The COMMON Americas Advisory Council (CAAC) members have a broad range of experience in working with small and medium-sized IBM i customers. CAAC has a key role in working with IBM i development to help assess the value and impact of individual RFEs on the broader IBM i community, and has therefore reviewed your RFE.
For more information about CAAC, see www.common.org/caac
For more details about CAAC's role with RFEs, see http://www.ibmsystemsmag.com/Blogs/i-Can/May-2017/COMMON-Americas-Advisory-Council-%28CAAC%29-and-RFEs/
Nancy Uthke-Schmucki - CAAC Program Manager
IBM has received this requirement and is evaluating it. A response will be provided when evaluation is complete.