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    Provide a Contemporary "Language" for PRINT FILE Definitions

    With the rejection of providing a way to integrate PDF output into IBM i native applications, this request is to provide a free-format DDS for Print files that works with legacy and contemporary interfaces. Whether this new language syntax based o...
    over 3 years ago in IBM i / Print 2 Future consideration

    Add CCSID Parameter to CPYSPLF when TOFILE(*TOSTMF) Specified

    When copying a SPOOLED File to the IFS (as text or PDF) the CPYSPLF command is normally used. However when TOFILE(*TOSTMF) is specified and the target file does not exists, it creates the file as "binary" or CCSID(65535) when WSCST(*PDF) is used, ...
    almost 4 years ago in IBM i / Print 8 Future consideration

    IBM PowerSC should provide an option to mark a failed compliance rule as exception in the GUI

    The IBM PowerSC Compliance Automation feature allows users to run compliance check. Once the check is complete, the GUI shows the result and displays the failed rules. If at least 1 rule has failed then the compliance status of the LPAR is shown a...
    over 1 year ago in PowerSC 2 Planned for future release

    PDF-A or PDF-A3 creation by CPYSPLF command

    Till now we can create PDF's by the CPYSPLF command. Unfortunately it creates only a simple PDF. Enhanced requirements require the PDF-A format with embedded fonts and so on. Actually must a PDF document converted by Java or similar converted to t...
    over 3 years ago in IBM i / Print 2 Future consideration

    PowerSC Patch Management feature should also manage HIPER ifixes

    The PowerSC Patch Management is an excellent feature to manage security ifixes. There are few customers who want PowerSC to also manage HIPER ifixes. Currently PowerSC only download security ifixes. It would be nice if PowerSC can also download an...
    over 1 year ago in PowerSC 3 Planned for future release

    Transform Services V7R5 Manager socket remains open after abnormal system end or Flashcopy

    Changes were made within the Transform Services code at 7.5.  The changes include a QCTXMGR job in QUSRWRK subsystem and a manager socket server job in the /QOpenSys/QIBM/ProdData/TransformServices/ServerJob directory. The job and socket are ...
    over 2 years ago in IBM i / Print 5 Future consideration

    PDF/A urgently needed!!

    We really urgently need the possibility to create PDF/A documents as defined in ISO standard, because of our huge PDF archive (3500 PDF files daily). If we want to to store PDF documents in archive for 10 years(10y x 270 days x 3500 PDFs), we must...
    over 9 years ago in IBM i / Print 8 Future consideration

    PDF/A with ZUGFeRD

    Due to EU laws, we need the ability to create PDF/A files with ZUGFeRD.
    over 1 year ago in IBM i / Print 2 Future consideration

    Enable *ADD by using CPYSPLF *TOSTMF (*PDF)

    In some cases it would be usefull to merge multiple spoolfiles to one pdf. Please enable in a further release or TR the option *ADD for pdf-creation via CPYSPLF. Thx Use Case: CPYSPLF FILE(AFPPRTF) TOFILE(*TOSTMF) JOB(123456/USER/SESSION) SPLNBR(2...
    over 6 years ago in IBM i / Print 4 Not under consideration

    IBM PowerSC should provide option to do selective apply and undo rules from a compliance profile

    The IBM PowerSC compliance automation feature is used to apply hardening rules. Currently the way it works is - we create a security profile and apply the complete profile on the LPAR. There is no way to selectively apply only few rules from the p...
    over 1 year ago in PowerSC 2 Planned for future release

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