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Status Future consideration
Workspace IBM i
Categories IBM i Access Family
Created by Guest
Created on Oct 23, 2024

RELATED IDEAS

ACS Run SQL script and prompting for statement variables. Support predefined and default values.

In ACS version 1.1.9.2 support for prompting statement variables with the use of ? or a variable name starting with : was introduced.

Ref: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/ibm-i-75-tr2-enhancements

This is great.

Prompting for a statement variable will bring up dialog for the input values as a dropdown list. However the only available options in the dropdown list is the option to type in a value (default) or null.

I am missing a few features, besides typing in a value or null, it would be very useful if you could specify a list of predefined values and also a default value.


Edit: I have received feedback from a few people and I see that I need to clarify the request.

The request is not meant to change the format or anything in the actual SQL statement.
I was thinking it could be implemented in the comment section the same way as the key word
-- Description:
have been implemented in the comment section

And implementing this could look like this, but it is up to IBM to decide. The comment with -- Values is used to parse the values for the :STATUS statement variables and the first value is the default value:

-- Description: List User that are disabled/enabled
-- Values: STATUS('*DISABLED','*ENABLED')

select * from QSYS2.USER_INFO where status = :STATUS

Idea priority Medium
  • Guest
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    |     Oct 29, 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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