2016 Dec Navigator PTFs

Enhancements and fix details for IBM Navigator for i PTFs. 

For the PTF information please see the PTFs page. 

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The following fixes and updates are included in the December 2016 PTFs:

Overall Navigator for i changes:

Component Enhancements:

1. Subsystem management within IBM Navigator for i has been greatly expanded.  Previously, only the currently active subsystems could be displayed and worked with using Navigator.  A new node for Subsystem Descriptions has been added under the Work Management node.  This displays the subsystem descriptions on the IBM i.  From this list, you can create a subsystem description.  You can also change, start, stop, show jobs, delete, and edit properties for existing subsystem descriptions.  The properties for a subsystem description now allow the user to add/change/remove the following type of subsystem description attributes, without having to know the appropriate CL command:
   -- autostart job entries
   -- work station name entries
   -- work station type entries
   -- job queue entries
   -- routing entries
   -- communication entries
   -- remote location name entries
   -- prestart job entries

2. The Journal Viewer utility has been enhanced with new filtering capabilities that include: ending receiver, ending sequence number, and ending date/time.

3. Bell (4-port Async adapter) has been added to support Async PPP on IBM Navigator for i.

4. Under Add Tape action, a function for making cartridges available has been added. 

5. Display PTF apply information is added to IBM Navigator for i.  This can used to predict if the selected PTFs or PTF group can be applied immediately from *SERVICE.

6. System Monitors daemon job QINAVMNSRV is now running under QLWISVR instead of QSECOFR. Users need to be added to a new authorization list (QINAVMNTR). Public can't access the new Data Queue by default.

7. IFS Symbolic Link Indicator, which can separate symbolic link and real files/directories in order to allow users to determine file structure quicker and easier.

8. Dashboard is a new feature delivered on IBM Navigator for i 7.3. With the Dashboard, users can view key system data in real time.  This provides visual indicators of overall system status and health.  New defaults are set to minimize overhead, Interval (the frequency at which a snapshot of system activity is reported): 60s, Duration (length of time data is collected during the interval): 5s.

9. The AFP Manager function is being added to IBM Navigator for i for V7R3. It is currently part of the System i Navigator client application. AFP Manager lets you work with AFP resources (code pages, coded fonts, font character sets, form definitions, overlays, page definitions, and page segments), font mapping tables, and PSF configuration objects. You can create an AFP resource on your personal computer and save it as an object on the system. This is called importing. AFP Manager also lets you create font mapping tables and PSF configuration objects.

10. More information on changes in Performance Data Investigator

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