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Status Delivered
Workspace IBM i
Categories IBM i Access Family
Created by Guest
Created on Jul 29, 2019

RELATED IDEAS

ACS Select System by description not name/IP

On main ASC screen the drop down to select a system, provide an option to select by System Description instead of name.


Use Case:

If System is configured via IP address and not DNS name, the Select a System drop down is not very useful.


Idea priority Medium
  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Jul 31, 2019

    Once you have selected the system you want, you can also launch to the specific function you want directly from the System Configurations panel without having to go back to the main GUI.

    Marking this as Delivered since the existing features meet the requirement.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Jul 31, 2019

    That will work. I see that I can sort by description, select the system and then close the System Config screen and the correct system is selected on main screen. Not ideal but it works.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Jul 30, 2019

    You can also launch to a specific feature of ACS from the System Configurations panel (available from the main GUI by selecting System Configurations). Changes were made in version 1.1.8.2 so that the System Name and Description are next to each other on this panel. Select the Name or Description. Then launch to a specific feature of ACS using either the menu bar or the context menu via right-click.

    Does that meet the requirement?

  • Guest
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    |     Jul 30, 2019

    I proposed something similar but it was declined… https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/rfe/execute?use_case=viewRfe&CR_ID=126938

    I feel that a user should be free to determine the name... otherwise the "description" is useless if it is not shown in the drop-down.

  • Guest
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    |     Jul 30, 2019

    Have tried creating a host name record via DNS or hosts file?

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