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Status Not under consideration
Workspace IBM i
Categories IBM i Access Family
Created by Guest
Created on May 2, 2025

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Request for 「No conversion」 Data Transfer Support in ACS Data Transfer

In PCOMM and IBM i Access for Windows data transfers, it was possible to specify "No conversion" as the file type. However, ACS does not support unconverted transfers.
Could you please consider adding support for unconverted transfers in ACS as a feature enhancement?

Idea priority Medium
  • Guest
    May 21, 2025
    We have no plans to add the requested support. If sftp is not an acceptable solution, you can use the ActiveX support in the optional ACS Windows Application Package that is similar to what was available in the legacy IBM i Access for Windows product. Here is an article that may help:
    https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/old-school-data-transfer-ibm-i-access-client-solutions-windows-application-package-activex

    IBM Power Systems Development
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  • Guest
    May 14, 2025

    It is assumed that non-converted data transfer will be implemented as a daily business operation, rather than using it for temporary data migration.

    We also considered using FTP, but since more than 200 patterns of CSV, TEXT, and non-converted data are mixed in daily data transfer operations, it is desirable that data transfer between hosts and PCs be standardized to ACS's data transfer method, considering the maintenance load after operation starts.

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    Carmelita Ruvalcaba
    May 13, 2025

    Have you considered using SFTP or SCP for the transfer? This would be the recommended way to do a data migration.

    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

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  • Guest
    May 9, 2025
    Please explain why using either of the following 2 options will not provide the needed functionality:
    1. Secure ftp (sftp)
    2. Data Transfer Active X support (in the ACS Windows Application Package) via a VB script

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  • Guest
    May 9, 2025

    We are considering the migration from a third-party host computer to IBM i. On third-party hosts, it is possible to set the file type to "No Conversion" during data transfer between the host and PC. While it was possible to set the file type to "No Conversion" with PCOMM and IBM i Access for Windows, ACS, which we intend to use, does not support "No Conversion." Therefore, we would like to utilize "No Conversion" for data transfer with ACS as well.

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