IBM Navigator for i - PTF Update Details

Objective

• Dashboard
• - Make use of “display name” - On connected-to system (upper right)
  • Added an option to Properties to specify whether to use Host name or Display name.
  • Additional column for disply name is added to multi-system operator messages
  • OS release added, updates to table view
  • Username in navigator header matches system currently managed
  • SQL button added
• Search keywords updated for latest additions
• Bookmarks updated – link to PowerHA GUI added
  • Go to Bookmarks > Manage and select Actions > Restore shipped bookmarks to get updates
• Error message details – message help text is now available under the details for the error message
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• Table Filter Enhancements – 
  • Select all pertain only to the visible (filtered) rows
  • Preserve filter and sort for columns when table is refreshed
  • Saving with favorites – still in progress
  • Allow selection of filter action
• IFS
  • Refresh and reload icons implemented
  • When you change authority to a *DIR object, a checkbox for propagate the authority change is provided (RFE)
    • Change the objects within the subtree if the object specified is a directory or a library
  • Permissions panel – defaults to Revoke
  • Upload and download actions 
  • Large folder expansion - 
    • Open in new tab – on request and QSYS.LIB by default
  • IFS warns user when deleting a folder in IFS to make user more aware of implications of delete actions (RFE)
• Network > TCP/IP Servers
  • ObjectConnect Server over IP > Properties
  • Netserver Disabled column now included in table when viewing disabled Users - default view (RFE)  
    • Netserver disabled columns is moved next to status (relabeled “Profile Status”)
    • If you have set your columns, use Reset Defaults to see this added . 
  • DDM actions > Properties
  • FTP properties action implemented
  • DNS servers – configure, reload view log, server jobs
    • Enhancements and fixes from last months version
  • Telnet properties
  • VPN – defaults updated
  • IP Policies > Packet Rules – property values enhancements
  • Find the jobs running under Network > Connections
    • Additional actions here – tasks, properties
  • System Debug - Start and Stop Instances for: 
    • IDE Debugger Server – QB5ROUTER
      • STRDBSVR/ENDDBGSVR
      • RDI connects to it today, now requires TLS
    • Debug Service – new service built on top of qb5
      • Environment variables: DEBUG_SERVICE_KEYSTORE_FILE and _PASSWORD
      • Runs startDebugService.sh and stop
      • Creates job QP0ZSPWT
    • System Debug - (already there STRDBG ACS)
      • Access now through RSS > Run > System Debugger
• System
  • System Status panel – 
    • Lightened blue bar for better readability
    • New Properties view to view all data and copy from this page (export button)
    • Type of processors will properly show dedicated partition or type in text (may show ‘null’ previously)
    • Interactive performance changed to a percent (without bar) so 0 will show up more clearly.  Same for Large and Very Large when 0.
• Exit Programs – Add Exit Program dialog will allow edit of exit point name and format
• Monitor - Include thresholds on Performance Data Investigator (PDI) charts for monitors 
• Security
  • Cryptography work completed – keystores: export key record wizard
• Spoolfiles – download as zip option added 
• Work Management
  • Allow name change on prestart job entry
    • From Active subsystems and Subsystem Descriptions > Properties > Change
    • And from Active Prestart Jobs > change prestart job entry
  • Active Prestart Jobs table has expanded columns
  • Active Jobs – launch to Performance Data Investigator (PDI) in new tab always
    • Also from subsystem jobs – launch to job waits in PDI in new tab 
  • Job Log – increase number of messages viewable  
  • History Log – changed to Lazy Load for better performance
  • Active Prestart Jobs – expanded information – Initial jobs as default
    • All others available in columns... selection
  • Active Jobs – ORDER BY added to make up for change to ACTIVE_JOB_INFO (may have been noticed with specific PTFs that affected default order for ACTIVE_JOB_INFO).
  • Working with Subsystem > Properties – all columns of data available are not provided (previously was limited to 3)
• Users - will now also include Groups and will include a profile type to indicate Group or User
• QSYSOPR message radio button selection is now saved in user preferences.
• Printers - Added Include function so user can specify a subset of printers to work with.  This filter is saved with the user preferences.
• AJS - Job Controls/Applications tab under AJS Properties