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Status Not under consideration
Workspace IBM i
Categories IBM i Access Family
Created by Guest
Created on Aug 5, 2024

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ACS - HMC 5250 System Console - ability to set a default host code page and also set a default language/country on the "Welcome to Remote 5250 Console" screen.

See this idea on ideas.ibm.com

When using the HMC Probe utility to open a new ACS HMC 5250 system console, the host code page always defaults to 037 even if the default.hod session profile ("<documents>\IBM\iAccessClient\OpCon\Sessions\hmc\<hmc_hostname>\s\default.hod"), have been edited to use anothervalue for host code page.

You always have to manually edit this for the 5250 System Console for every new system and save it. For a dual HMC setup you also have to edit it for each HMC as well. All System console users will also have to do it as this setting is personal.

This is so annoying.

There should also be a way to set a default language/country at the "Welcome to Remote 5250 Console" screen, I guess this sets the keyboard language.

Both these settings needs to be correct to display/enter the right characters.

If you have a requirement to have special characters in password, failure to set this right could mean that you, by mistake, enter the wrong character instead of the right one and the accidental locks your account.

Idea priority Medium
  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Mar 27, 2025
    After further review, we have decided to not make any changes at this time. The default.hod file referenced is not always used for a new console connection. It is only used when we could not find an existing hod file for the selected partition, or, when we do not have enough information to create a specific hod file for the selected partition (within the hmc). As far as selecting a Host Code Page, our suggestion is for you to select that (or confirm it) after the session connects and the first screen appears. You can do that from the 5250 menu at Communication?Configure? On the panel that appears, there is a dropdown box that displays the current Host Code Page with the option to change it. The Host Code Page will be saved in the specific hod file for that partition. If you feel this does not adequately address your needs, please open a case with our Service team so that additional information can be collected about your particular setup.

    IBM Power Systems Development
  • Admin
    Carmelita Ruvalcaba
    Reply
    |     Mar 18, 2025

    The CAAC has reviewed this IBM Idea and recommends that IBM not implement this request.

    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 IBM Ideas on the broader IBM i community and has therefore reviewed your Idea.

    For more information about CAAC, see www.common.org/caac

    Carmelita Ruvalcaba - CAAC Program Manager

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Sep 9, 2024
    Thank you for submitting your Idea to enhance IBM i Access Client Solutions (ACS). We understand the request and will consider it for a future update though no commitment is made nor implied.

    IBM Power Systems Development

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