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Status Future consideration
Workspace IBM i
Categories IBM i Access Family
Created by Guest
Created on Aug 25, 2020

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Ability to move IFS objects from one directory to another on the same system using ACS

Using the Integrated File System option in ACS I would like the ability to select a group of files, right-click or from the menu select Move, and specify a folder to move the files to on the same system.


Use Case:

A system has files in a directory that we would like to divide out into specific sub folders.

We can see the files and sort them by date in the IFS tool in ACS but are unable to move them to another directory on the same system.

Let's say we have 9,000 files in a directory and would like to divide them out by year; each year having 3,000 files. We created folders for 2018, 2019, and 2020. Sorting the files by date and then selecting just the 2018 files I would like to be able to right-click and say move to /2018Files and then repeat the process for the other years.


Idea priority High
  • Guest
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    |     Dec 23, 2020

    additional comment: maybe a tree view in ACS would be great - there is the possibility to mark multiple files and move them with the mouse to a subdirectory in your current directory, but not to a different path starting from / path.
    So having a tree view on the full IFS would make this possible (including the danger someone is working like this on QSYS.LIB *shiver*

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Dec 23, 2020

    The CEAC has reviewed this requirement and recommends that IBM view this as a HIGH priority requirement that is important to address.

    This feature would help to raise the adoption rate of using ACS GUIs as it makes it more intuitive to use.

    Background: The COMMON Europe Advisory Council (CEAC) members have a broad range of experience in working with small and medium-sized IBM i customers. CEAC has a crucial 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.

    To find out how CEAC help to shape the future of IBM i, see CEAC @ ibm.biz/BdYSYj and the article "The Five Hottest IBM i RFEs Of The Quarter" at ibm.biz/BdYSZT

    Therese Eaton – CEAC Program Manager, IBM

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Oct 27, 2020

    The CAAC has reviewed this requirement and recommends that IBM view this as a “nice to have” low priority feature. There are viable alternatives.

    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

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Sep 8, 2020

    IBM has received this request and will consider it for a future code update, though no commitment is made or implied.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Aug 25, 2020

    Hi Matthew,
    Good idea, the Move option.

    As an existing alternative which I am sure you are aware of, we use the Copy / Paste options. We open two IFS windows for the same system, we select multiple files from the source folder, and drag them across to the second IFS window where we have the target folder open.
    Or select multiple files in the source folder, right-click to Copy, and then in the target folder right-click and Paste.
    It does mean you temporarily have two copies of the files until you delete the files from the source folder. I guess though that extra temporary space will be required as well for a Move function.

    Cheers,
    Jozsef

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