Messages

iSeries™ Access for Web provides support for accessing messages on a system.

A list of tasks that can be performed follows. Any of these tasks can be restricted using the customize function.

• Display messages

  The list of messages in the message queue for the iSeries Access for Web authenticated user can be displayed. The list of messages in the system operator message queue can also be displayed. From the message lists, message text and message information can be viewed. Messages can also be answered and deleted.

• Send messages and announcements

  Text messages can be sent to a user profile or a message queue. The message can either be an informational or an inquiry message. Break messages can be sent to iSeries workstations. Sametime^® announcements can also be sent to iSeries Access for Web Sametime users.

• Message queues

  A list of message queues on the system can be displayed. From the list, message queues can be selected and the messages in a selected queue can be managed. Message queues can also be deleted from the system.

Considerations

In order to send Sametime announcements, the following conditions must be met:

• The Sametime server to use must be identified. Use the Customize > Settings function to configure this information. See the Customize topic for more information.

• Each announcement recipient must have a registered user name on the Sametime server.

• The Sametime User preference setting must be set to the registered user name for each announcement recipient.

• The Sametime client and server code must be version 3.0 or later.

• The IP address of the iSeries server must be in the Sametime server's trusted IP list. If the iSeries server has multiple IP addresses, all IP addresses must be added to the list. To add an IP address to the trusted IP list, edit the sametime.ini file in the data directory of the Sametime server and add the following line to the Config section of the file:

  [Config]
  VPS_TRUSTED_IPS="trusted IP addresses separated by commas"

Restrictions

Messages can only be sent to message queues contained in libraries with nine or fewer characters in the library name.

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