What's new for V5R4

New Web application server environment support

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

Supported Web application servers: The iSeries Access for Web licensed program supports the following Web application servers for logical partitions running on i5/OS^® V5R3, or later. For the latest information about this support, see the IBM^® iSeries Access for Web home page.
- WebSphere^® Application Server V6.0 for OS/400^® (Base, Express, and Network Deployment Editions)
- WebSphere Portal for iSeries V5.1.0.1
- Workplace™ Services Express V2.5
- WebSphere Application Server - Express for iSeries V5.1
- WebSphere Application Server V5.1 for iSeries
- WebSphere Application Server - Express for iSeries V5.0
- WebSphere Application Server V5.0 for iSeries
- WebSphere Portal for iSeries V5.0.2
- ASF Tomcat
Single Sign-on: Prior to V5R4, iSeries Access for Web used HTTP basic authentication to retrieve the iSeries user profile and password from the user. This profile information could not be shared with other iSeries Web-based applications. Sometimes, this resulted in the user being prompted multiple times for the same information by different applications. In V5R4, iSeries Access for Web also supports the WebSphere security model to provide single sign-on support among WebSphere Application Server applications. This support is referred to as application server authentication in the iSeries Access for Web documentation.
Style sheets: The look of the iSeries Access for Web page content is now controlled by external style sheets. Users that have customized templates being displayed by iSeries Access for Web will need to modify their templates to include the new style information. Users can provide their own style sheets if they desire a look different than the default iSeries Access for Web look.
5250 function: There are several enhancements to 5250 sessions support, including Bypass signon, HTML keyword support, and hotspot support.
Customize function: You can now transfer configuration data. This enables iSeries Access for Web administrators to transfer 5250 sessions and macros, saved commands, database requests, My Folder items, and policies from one user to another.
Database function: This function has several enhancements:
- Open Office: Run SQL and Copy Data to Table now have support for the OpenDocument spreadsheet format.
- WebSphere Data Sources: Customize now supports using WebSphere data source names to create database connections. Data source connections can be used with any of the iSeries Access for Web database functions.
- Integrated File System Destination: Run SQL now has support for storing SQL results in the iSeries integrated file system.
- Import Query: Import Query support allows customers to import Query for iSeries and DB2^® UDB for iSeries Query Manager query file contents into iSeries Access for Web database requests.
- Find Record: Find record provides a way to search for a record in a database table and display the contents of that record. Find record is available as an action of the Tables functions.
Removal of HATS LE support: Host Access Transformation Server Limited Edition (HATS LE) is no longer being bundled with the 5722-XH2 iSeries Access for Web product. For customers that wish to continue to use this type of functionality, the standalone HATS product will need to be purchased. Refer to the HATS Web site for more information.

New portal environment support:

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

Database function: The Database function has new support for iSeries SQL Requests and the iSeries SQL Results - Viewer portlets.
File function: This function has a new iSeries Zip portlet to create, add to, and extract from zip files.
Other function: The iSeries Credentials and data store portlets have new functions.
iSeries Data Store: iSeries Access for Web Data Store displays a list of data, such as database requests, which are stored by iSeries Access portlets. From the list, items can be renamed and deleted. The access to stored data items can also be changed.

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

The portlet environment supports the Workplace Services Express V2.6 environment. For instructions to configure this environment, see these topics:
- See Configuring Workplace Services Express V2.6 for instructions to configure a new Workplace Services Express V2.6 environment.
- See Configuring Workplace Services Express V2.6 for instructions to configure an existing Workplace Services Express V2.6 environment.

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iSeries Access for Web