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    Correct or Enhance the "System Name" on which SPOOLED file is created.

    When a SPOOLED file is created, the "System Name" is assigned as an attribute to the SPOOLED file. The documentation says this is the System Name where the Job that created the SPOOLED file ran. However it is NOT a "System Name". It appears to be ...
    over 2 years ago in IBM i / Print 1 Future consideration

    SMTP timeout and message for Infoprint Server

    Our business uses Infoprint Server to create PDF files of order, packaging and shipping information. Intermittently, spooled files will remain in PRT status and all emails stop sending until the writer is ended and restarted. The issue has been id...
    almost 5 years ago in IBM i / Print 2 Future consideration

    Add report overview for Quantum Safe Scanning

    currently in the new version the quantum safe scan option is only able to display results for each system, would be great to have a massive overview for big server farms.
    4 months ago in PowerSC 0 Submitted

    Provide an official and paid support line for the Opensource ClamAV with PowerSC

    Customers in MEP, especially the Qatari banking sector, are looking for fully supported Anti-malware solution on IBM Power systems.Currently, it is doable via PowerSC with the Opensource ClamAV. However, ClamAV does not have official support chann...
    11 months ago in PowerSC 1 Submitted

    Add SPOOLED FILE NAME to Input for QUSLSPL API

    The QUSLSPL API allows the User Profile, User Data, OUTQ, FORMS type, but for some reason doesn't include the SPOOLED FILE NAME as an input parameter. The WRKSPLF command has this, as should the QUSLSPL API. Please add it. Use Case: The need to re...
    over 4 years ago in IBM i / Print 3 Not under consideration

    Enhance QGYOLSPL or QUSRSPLA to Find Last SPOOLED File

    Today with Print Server Jobs, Threads and SQL Server Jobs, the QSPRILSP is all but useless in these environments.This request is to enhance either the QGYOLSPL or the QUSRSPLA API so they have the ability to retrieve the identity of the Last Creat...
    over 4 years ago in IBM i / Print 7 Future consideration

    Allow CPYSPLF to create PDF in Landscape format. Now only Portrait is possible

    Right now, CPYSPLF does not reflect Rotation and Page size values on the PDF created by the command. Use Case: We have invoices created in landscape format. If we output the spool in PDF format, we have to rotate the PDF by 90 degree.If we take th...
    over 8 years ago in IBM i / Print 3 Future consideration

    Create an QUSDSPLF (Delete SPOOLED File) API that can be used in a thread-safe or thread-tollerant way

    Today the only way to delete a spooled file is to use the DLTSPLF CL command. We need an API that can be called from C/C++ as well as RPG IV to delete SPOOLED files using the SPOOLED File Name and Number and Job, or the Internal SPOOLED File ID. R...
    about 2 years ago in IBM i / Print 2 Future consideration

    Allow Security Events from non-UI Agent sources

    Provides a single point of information for security events
    over 1 year ago in PowerSC 2 Planned for future release

    More Recent Version of PDF

    5722IP1 (V5R3) with an IBM i V7R3 is using an old version of PDF = 1.4 (Acrobat 5.x). Use Case: The produced PDF document are uploaded for a e-signature process and the PDF created are too heavy with this version which generates frequent incidents.
    about 6 years ago in IBM i / Print 5 Future consideration

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