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Status Delivered
Workspace IBM i
Categories System Management
Created by Guest
Created on Apr 30, 2018

Auto-refresh Navigator for i

"IBM Navigator for i" (Nav for i) is positioned as the replacement for the older "System i Navigator" (iNav) tool. iNav has an auto-refresh setting while Nav for i does not. To truly be a replacement, Nav for i needs to incorporate that functionality. Since end-of-life has been announced for iNav, this missing feature is now more of an issue for us.


Use Case:

I have iNav running constantly showing system operators messages (Basic Operations->Messages). I can't count the number of times I've seen an anomaly there that didn't show up anywhere else. Nav for i has a Dashboard feature that shows messages, but it only shows certain messages based on criteria that IBM sets. There are many other messages that are equally important that I can't afford to miss.


Idea priority Medium
  • Guest
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    Oct 8, 2021

    This requirement has been delivered as part of the new IBM Navigator for i GUI interface. Details on how to access and use this new interface can be found at: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6483299

    The support has been delivered on IBM i 7.3 & 7.4 and can be obtained by loading and installing the Latest HTTP PTF Group

    IBM i 7.3 - Group PTF SF99722 level 32 or higher
    IBM i 7.4 - Group PTF SF99662 level 13 or higher

  • Guest
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    Mar 5, 2021

    IBM took a feature away from us, and I'm simply requesting that it be returned.

  • Guest
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    Mar 5, 2021

    This continues to be a big hassle for us. Two years with no activity on the RFE seems to bode ill. :(

  • Guest
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    Feb 18, 2019

    The COMMON Europe Advisory Council (CEAC) has reviewed this requirement and recommends that IBM view this as a “nice to have” low priority feature.

    Background: The CEAC members have a broad range of experience in working with small and medium-sized IBM i customers. CEAC has a crucial role in working with IBM i development to help assess the value and impact of individual RFEs on the broader IBM i community and has therefore reviewed your RFE.

    To find out how CEAC help to shape the future of IBM i, see CEAC @ ibm.biz/BdYSYj and the article "The Five Hottest IBM i RFEs Of The Quarter" at ibm.biz/BdYSZT

    Therese Eaton – CEAC Program Manager, IBM