What's new for V5R4

 

For V5R4, iSeries™ Access for Web contains numerous new functions.

 

New Web application server environment support

The following information describes the new support in the Web application server environment:

 

New portal environment support:

The following information describes the new support in the portal environment:

 

What's New as of June, 2006

  • The servlet environment supports WebSphere Application Server V6.1 for i5/OS. New configuration examples have been added to Configuring iSeries Access for Web in a Web application server environment.

  • The portal environment supports Workplace Services Express V2.6. New configuration examples have been added to Configuring iSeries Access for Web in a portal environment.

  • The print function in a Web application server environment has several enhancements:

    • Printer output: Several preferences have been added or modified.

      • The Printer output list view and Printer output list filter preferences have been added. They let you control which spooled files are displayed in the printer output list.

      • The Restore original printer output status setting has been added to the Default PDF output settings preference. This preference controls whether printer output status is changed to Saved after viewing printer output as a PDF document.

      • The Bypass PDF output settings page setting has been added to the Default PDF output settings preference. This setting controls whether to bypass the intermediate PDF output settings page. When this setting is enabled, requests to view printer output as a PDF document automatically display the PDF file in the browser window with default settings.

    • Output queues: The Output queue list filter preference supports a new special value, *USRPRF. When this value is specified, only the output queue that has been specified on the Output Queue (OUTQ) parameter of the authenticated user's i5/OS user profile is shown.
    These changes are reflected in Print as appropriate.

  • iSeries Access for Web configurations must be removed before removing any application server instances or portal instances used to run it. See Configuring iSeries Access for Web in a portal environment, Configuring iSeries Access for Web in a Web application server environment, and Deleting iSeries Access for Web for details.

 

What's New as of October, 2006

  • The servlet environment supports the integrated Web application server environment. New configuration examples have been added to Configuring iSeries Access for Web in a Web application server environment.

  • The portlet environment supports the IBM WebSphere Portal V6.0 environment. See Configuring IBM WebSphere Portal V6.0 for instructions to configure an existing WebSphere Portal 6.0 environment.

  • When working in the integrated Web application environment, note the following:

    • Database functions

      Data source connections are not available in this environment. If you need data source connections, consider configuring a WebSphere Application Server environment where WebSphere data source names can be used to create database connections.

    • Web application server authentication

      iSeries Access for Web will perform user authentication. If you require a single sign-on (SSO) environment, consider configuring a WebSphere Application Server environment where application server authentication options are available.

  • Information about working with Import Query has been updated in Database, Database considerations, and Database restrictions.

 

What's New as of December, 2006

 

How to see what's new or changed

To help you see where technical changes have been made, this information uses:

  • The image to mark where new or changed information begins.

  • The image to mark where new or changed information ends.

To find other information about what's new or changed this release, see the Memo to users.

 

Parent topic:

iSeries Access for Web

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