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IBM i Access Family

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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 FRO...
6 days ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 1 Submitted

Integrated File System tool: Allow us to change the size of the font

In ACS's Integrated File System tool the font is too small. I want to be able, like I can in other ACS tools, adjust the size of the font.
6 months ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 2 Not under consideration

Add SSH auto-tunneling to ACS so we can use a bastion server

Please, add an automatic tunnel or transparent proxy option so we can connect to IBM i using a bastion server or SSH port. This could help developers or PoC users to connect to cloud or hosted LPARs (IBM Power Virtual Server or any other) without ...
about 2 months ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 2 Submitted

In RUN SQL Scripts enable common font resizing methods

Although Run SQL Scripts does support font resizing, the controls are difficult to access quickly and do not align with common or expected methods for changing font size. This slows me down, particularly when sharing my screen during conference ca...
6 days ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 0 Submitted

Run SQL Scripts: Remove redundant variable prompting

When prompting for multiple substitution variables with same name, only prompt once.
5 months ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 5 Future consideration

in RUN SQL SCRIPT to have the ability to run scripts from GitLab

We have a GitLab, and all our SQL scripts are stored in this GitLab. To run them in RUN SQL SCRIPT, we first need to download them to our PC. Would it be possible to have access to a URL to open the script directly in GitLab?
26 days ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 0 Submitted

IFS: Please add the box "Apply update to all files in selected folder and any subfolders" that is available in Properties to also Permissions.

Please add the box "Apply update to all files in selected folder and any subfolders" that is available in Properties to also Permissions.
3 months ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 2 Future consideration

Run SQL Scripts: Remember previous prompted variable values

Related to IBMI-I-4640, when using prompted variables, have iACS RSS remember the previous values and present them in a combo box for each variable. This would make running the same query multiple times much easier when you can select previous val...
4 months ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 2 Future consideration

Add ability to open SQL scripts from github

Hello, We store a lot of our custom SQL scripts in Github nowadays, we would find it useful to have ability to open scripts from Github repository. Run SQL Scripts > File > Open > PC File / IFS Stream File / Source Physical File + Github ...
4 months ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 2 Not under consideration

ACS - Spool Files Component - Allow defining outque residing in IASP library

We have outque libraries that reside in SYSBAS as well as in the iASP. But using the ACS Spool Files component, we cannot get to our outque libraries in the IASP. Only in the SYSBAS libraries. Even though we created the spool files that are put in...
about 2 months ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 0 Submitted