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Status Submitted
Workspace IBM i
Categories Core OS
Created by Guest
Created on Feb 4, 2026

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Have more, if not all, of iACS populate CLIENT_PROGRAMID

In an attempt to discover what versions of IBM i Access Client Solutions (iACS) are currently attached to our systems I am running the following SQL:

SELECT ji.job_name, GJI.V_AUTHORIZATION_NAME, GJI.V_CLIENT_PROGRAMID, GJI.V_CLIENT_IP_ADDRESS
FROM TABLE(QSYS2.JOB_INFO(
JOB_STATUS_FILTER => '*ACTIVE',
JOB_USER_FILTER => '*ALL'
)) JI,
lateral (SELECT V_AUTHORIZATION_NAME, V_CLIENT_PROGRAMID, V_CLIENT_IP_ADDRESS
FROM TABLE(QSYS2.GET_JOB_INFO(ji.job_name))) GJI
WHERE GJI.V_CLIENT_PROGRAMID LIKE('%acsbundle.jar%');

However, on a system with numerous people using 5250 and and parts of iACS I am only seeing one job, my QZDASSINIT job, populating Client_programid. Sometimes one other developer.

If more jobs were to populate this then would be able to see this value, like the sample returned from the SQL above:

file:/C:/Users/Public/IBM/ClientSolutions/acsbundle.jar | Version: 1.1.9.11 | Build id: 6021 | 2026-01-07 15:33:38

Idea priority Medium
  • Guest
    Feb 17, 2026

    If implemented, this enhancement would enable centralized reporting of the ACS versions used to connect to the server. Currently, only certain connection types—such as ACS Run SQL Scripts—send this information to the host. It would be beneficial for 5250 sessions and other ACS connection types to report the same details. In addition to the ACS version found in V_CLIENT_PROGRAMID, other columns such as V_CLIENT_WRKSTNNAME, V_CLIENT_APPLNAME, V_CLIENT_ACCTN, V_CLIENT_IP_ADDRESS, and V_CLIENT_USERID contain valuable client‑side information that could also be leveraged for reporting and analysis.

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  • Guest
    Feb 4, 2026

    I guess it is currently filled by the JDBC driver of IBM i ACS... not by the ODBC driver of the Windows AP.

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