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When using Navigator for i (Nav4i) add the function used in the tab name in use by Nav4i in that tab.

Navigator for i is a great tool to manage your IBM i environment. It allows you to use several tabs, but all those tabs have the same name IBM Navigator for i. When having a tab open for: Inquiry messages Custom Charts ARE Console Active Jobs Perf...
8 months ago in IBM i / System Management 3 Delivered

ARE Delayed option

ARE addition of PTF installation *DLYALL option Use Case: ARE is a brilliant product for distributing PTFs and to keep LPARs in sync. The current design is that ARE wil try to install the PTFs when doing the sync and for PTFs which can not be appl...
almost 6 years ago in IBM i / System Management 4 Delivered

Display PTF group name in Summary Details of Application Runtime Expert for i PTF report

Application Runtime Expert for i (5733ARE) Add the PTF Group name in the summary details of a report. Use Case: As of current ARE level, the Summary Details displays "Group PTF SFXXXXX - Level does not meet minimum level...." Would rather know the...
almost 6 years ago in IBM i / System Management 2 Delivered

Enhancements To Navigator For i

In Navigator for i can the following enhancements be made; 1.) A clocking indicator when a task is running so that you know the Navigator is working on the task. 2.) I field can be added to User Maintenance that shows whether the user is enabled o...
over 6 years ago in IBM i / System Management 3 Delivered

SSO f?r den 'IBM Navigator for i'

Add Kerberos SSO to IBM Navigator for i (Web)See PMR listed above Use Case: Using iSeries Navigator on W7 with Kerberos SSO. As moving to Win 10 iSeries Navigator is not supported anymore. Need SSO solution for Win 10 Plattform with IBM Navigator ...
about 8 years ago in IBM i / System Management 3 Delivered

EIM for Navigator for i

IBM has deprecated the IBM i Access for Windows product, including System i Navigator. The successor to System i Navigator is IBM Navigator for i. Unfortunately, IBM Navigator for i doesn't support IBM's Enterprise Identity Mapping (EIM) Kerberos ...
over 8 years ago in IBM i / System Management 3 Delivered

We would like more detail included in the monitor messages in Navigator i, such as Job Name/owner and so on.

We currently have message monitors setup on our IBMi system to track and report when a job goes into MSGW state. The monitor works, but there is no detail in the report/eventlog, can more detail be added, such as Job Number/Owner and so on. Thank ...
over 4 years ago in IBM i / System Management 4 Delivered

Navigator for i shows relevant information

When entering the IBM Navigator for i with a non-existent user or invalid password, it shows information that an attacker could use in a malicious way, since it shows relevant messages:• Check the user ID and password and try again• The system doe...
over 6 years ago in IBM i / System Management 3 Delivered

Make Columns and Actions for Navigator Server Jobs equivalent to Active Jobs

In Navigator for i, the capabilities for active Server Jobs should be identical to those of Active Jobs. I believe the difference is because with Server Jobs you can view jobs that have ended with output. But the active server jobs are far more in...
over 6 years ago in IBM i / System Management 3 Delivered

Requesting that all include criteria be saved as part of the Favorite item definition in Navigator for i

In Navigator for i, we specify include criteria (i.e. - filtering to include only two subsystems on the Active Jobs screen), and then save the resulting screen as a Favorite. After closing the screen and then going back in via the saved Favorite, ...
over 6 years ago in IBM i / System Management 1 Delivered

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