NEWS MINOS Web

Presentation of the version V4R2

The version V4R2 of MINOS Web (product 2MINOSW) follows the version V4R1M1 (product 2MINOSW).

The minimum version of OS400 required for installation of MINOS Web is now V5R2.

The new functions are the following:

File transfers

• Support of columns with 492 and 493 type (BIGINT) in SQL file transfers.
  
  
• Transfers to IFS : Inherit parent directory rights when a subdirectory or destination file is created.
  This function was not any more supported by OS/400 since the V5R3.
  
  

Screen session management

• In the general management, it's now possible to use F4 function key on fields GIF or JPG file if customized 'sign on' and GIF file if customization of icons
  
  

Spool management

• HTML and PDF file generation
  The 'html' or 'pdf' extension will be automatically added if it has not been captured by the user in the destination filename.
  
  
• Attached file and Confirmation required flags in LM0293 program entry plist are now used in the case of a non batch call.
  
  
• MinosWeb Spool Installation
  It's now possible to not launch Systray configuration, while executing the process at the end of the installation.
  
  

Screen session launch scripts

In the templates associeted with specific accesses (source file TEMPLATE, members BASE_x, HOME_x, DEMO), the APPLET tag has been changed into OBJECT tag, in order to force use of Sun plugin, which is mandatory since the V4R1.

The old templates have been preserved, and et renamed with _OLD suffix.

News introduced in V4R1M1 and not documented in general chapter for V4R1:

Spool management

• Taking into account of the spoule CCSID du spoule (if fixed) when printing and converting the spool
  
  
• SPOOL Command
  View 4 (F13=View 4) displays the spool CCSID at the end of the line.
  
  
• The HTML processing of a spool (stream, generation, mail) produces now Unicode HTML contents (UTF-8 encoding).
  
  
• The spool printing is also processed in Unicode (MinosWebSpool version = 4.1.003).
  
  
• Support greek characters when processing spools to PDF format (font Symbol will be used).
  
  

Mails management

The subject and the body of the mails are now encoded in UTF-16. Thus, it's possible to capture specials characters (greek for a job with the greek CCSID) in these two fields when sending spools by mail, or sending basic mails.

Presentation of the version V4R1

The version V4R1 of MINOS Web (product 2MINOSW) follows the version V3R1M4 (product 2MINOSW).

The minimum version of OS400 required for installation of MINOS Web is now V5R1.
Microsoft virtual machine is no longer supported by the applet.
The minimum Java version required is version 1.4

The following new functions are available:

File transfer

API for request and administration

The transfers can be maintained via API which can be called by RPG or COBOL programs, and via the CONFIG command (request and delete only).

The following APIs are available:

• Reading settings of a transfer for an environment, a client and a profile.
• Reading specific settings of a SQL transfer to a PC for an environment, a client and a profile.
• Reading specific settings of a SAVF transfer to a PC for an environment, a client and a profile.
• Reading specific settings of an IFS transfer to a PC for an environment, a client and a profile.
• Reading specific settings of a PC transfer to an IFS for an environment, a client and a profile.
• Reading specific settings of a PC transfer to SAVF for an environment, a client and a profile.
  
  
• Deleting a transfer for an environment, a client and a profile.
  
  
• Creation or update of a SQL transfer to a PC for an environment, a client and a profile.
• Creation or update of a SAVF transfer to a PC for an environment, a client and a profile.
• Creation or update of an IFS transfer to a PC for an environment, a client and a profile.
• Creation or update of a PC transfer to an IFS for an environment, a client and a profile.
• Creation or update of a PC transfer to a SAVF for an environment, a client and a profile.
  
  
• Display of the transfer list for request, for an environment, a client and a profile or all profiles.
• Display of the transfer list for transfer selection, for an environment, a client and a profile or all profiles.
  
  
• Entry of an order for automatic transfer within a dataqueue linked to a client workstation.

Interfaces for request and administration

The command CONFIG (option 13 of the menu Configuration of the Transfer sessions) allows now:

• Listing of the transfers for a profile or all profiles.
• Deleting transfers
• Requesting the settings of a transfer request
• Sending an order for automatic transfer within a dataqueue linked to a client workstation.

Interactive Transfer Session

New functions:

• Delete a PC file
• Delete a PC directory
• Delete an iSeries object
• Delete an IFS file
• Delete an IFS directory
• Create a PC directory
• Create an IFS directory
• Rename a PC file
• Rename a PC directory
• Rename an iSeries object
• Rename an IFS file
• Rename an IFS directory

Each functionality added has prompted to enter an authorization maintained on client level and/or profile level. (Authorizations 236 to 247)

Ergonomics and ease of use:

• Use of the system colors within the displayed screens
• Improvement of the readability within the tabs
• Change of the toolbar icons and the displayed elements within the lists
• Display of the size up to a value of 999 999 999 999 bytes
• Modification of the Destination tab for a better management of the directory name and the file name.
• Modification of the mouse management within the tables (Windows conform)
• A button Details of the request... has been added in the Transfer tab
• Double-click within the Origin tab for a transfer type PC to SAVF iSeries.
• Double-click within the tabs SELECT, ORDER and HAVING for a transfer type SQL to PC.
• Enter and F3 are now supported in the confirmation screen on session exit.

Various modifications:

• Send of received USRDTA in the URL to server program.
• Support of single signon

Automatic transfers via the Systray module

The Systray module can now process requests of automatic transfer.
The use of a client in automatic signon mode is compulsory.
Possible settings:

• Notification of the transfer end with a Windows dialogue box (for each transfer type)
• Execution of a command to be launched for each received file (for transfers with destination client workstation)

User data (256 caracters) are available and written to the dataqueue. They are given to the exit programs pre and post transfers.

Exit programs pre and post transfer

An exit program can be called Before and After the execution of a saved transfer.
The transfer code within the exit program pre transfer can be modified and data exchange between the two exit programs is possible via an exchange zone of 256 caracters.

Maintain mails

Now you can submit the executed mail sending either by spool sending or by simple mail sending.
Submission is maintained by complementary settings of the mails at server level: There are different settings for the spools and for the simple mails.
The interactive interface recommends to send the mail with submission using the command key F16.
The user interface of the mail sending (LM0293, LM0294, batch mode) accepts a new code processing for the sending with submission.

Spools management, SPOOL command

Inactivation of MinosWeb Spool installation

The settings for inactivation of the MinosWeb Spool installation is now possible at each client.
If no value is indicated at the client (Inactivation = ' '), the settings at server level are used.

Deletion of spools in piles

The functions of the spool deletion has been completely revised.
In the previous version, spools where deleted as follows:
After validation with Enter, each single spool deletion had to be confirmed: n deleted spools, n confirmations.

This has been changed into a confirmation in piles, with the same functionality as the WRKSPLF command.
After validation with Enter in the Spool list screen, the required operations on each line are added.
When the first deletion request is found (option 4), a confirmation screen is displayed and takes the list of all spools waiting for deletion.
After validation of this screen with Enter, the spool deletion is launched without another confirmation.

Management of subfile options

The management of the applicable options to the spool list has been extended by several functions:

• Configuration of a user option
  Option U=xxxx is available for a user configuration at server level, which allows to determine the text code for option, library and the program to be called and the processing type.
  This option can be processed in group mode (as option G) or in standard mode (as option 6)
  
  
• Management of option authorizations
  All available options (including user option) are now managed by authorizations at general server level or profile level.
  The group profile is considered if the SPOOL commande is startet in a Minos Web session (identification possible of a client).
  If the option is not authorized, it will not be displayed in the possible option lines.
  
  
• Configuration of the option lines formatting
  The options (1=, 2=...) where arranged fixed on 3 lines above the spool list.
  The authorization management on the options leads to a dynamic formatting of the options, i.e. the options are shown in single file and with a line break in case of overrun. This configuration at server level prevent blanks between the options when interdictions are managed for the options.

Various

• The type of default appendix of sent spools can now be configured with the general mail configuration.

Screen sessions 5250

Ergonomics and graphics:

• Specific icons are added for radio buttons, check boxes and scroll box (fixed places and not configurable)
• Conversion of the command keys into buttons.
  Display of the popup menu on right mouse click within these buttons.
  Configuration of the text color, background color and the font within the color configuration screen. The installation procedure affects a default configuration on existing color configurations.
• Modification of the font height for the 132 columns mode, for a better readability of the displayed content.
• Adding a frame type (framed or color gradation) in the background color configuration of the toolbar
• Adding a Gradation type in the configuration of the message foot frame type
• Adding a Gradation type in the configuration of the screen background type
• Modification of HTML password maintained frames to set a gradation if the screen background configuration use the Gradation type.
• New icons in the toolbar
• Font smooth according to user settings
• Adding fonts to the color settings
• New mouse settings in the scroll boxes
• The entered value in Profile is retained if the signon validation generates an error (prevents from re-entering)

Various:

• Detailed messages at signon in case of errors CPF1296,CPF1133,CPF1107,CPF1394
• Clearer message in case of error when starting a Javascript
• Adding information in case of error of a HTML password
• Call-up of the Javascript method EndMWSession in the HTML page during closure (depends on the client settings)
• Adding several MinosWeb variables to be accessed by program LM0209L call up:
  • MinosWeb.PASS128
  • MinosWeb.CALLENDMW
  • MinosWeb.SSOKEY
  • MinosWeb.LOCALNAME
  • MinosWeb.LOCALIP
• Support of single signon
• Adding the getMWProperty() method to be called up for the HTML page

Support of passwords of 128 caracters

Command CONFIG:
The configuration screens of the screen sessions and transfers have been reset to be able to enter a password for automatic login with 128 caracters.
The configuration of the automatic login is now done with the command key F9. According to the password management level, the user is prompted on an entry screen for 10 or for 128 caracters.
The message "This client is automatic login supported" is displayed at the bottom of the basic screen.

Signon screen:
The signon screens (session and transfer) allow to enter a password (case sensitive) of 128 caracters according to the iSeries configuration.

Single-signon

A single signon procedure can now be set from a WebSphere Portal.

Example programs library

These example programs apply:

• the use of new APIs linked to the transfer management
• the application of the user option in the SPOOL command
• the application of already existing service programs from previous versions

Only sources are delivered (CMD, CL, RPG, DDS).
An option in the CONFIG command allows to compile them into a specific library.
The objects can then be executed with a command launching a menu.

Various

• Systray Module
  The menu of the Systray module is loaded dynamically and selecs the menu translated in FR, US, or DE according to the forced language code or the language code of the client.
  
  
• Launching a transfer session via the CGI
  The USRDTA parameter may be indicated. It will only be used during the execution of a transfer with storage.
  
  
• Possibility to manage specific templates (with SEU editor), whose name must have the prefix U.
  All templates with the name Uxxxxxx will be stored and restored during the installation of a version.
  
• Correctives:
  The duplication problem of a client which does not duplicate the general IP address authorisations is redressed. (Session + Transfer)