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Enhance Licence Manager fixes release

Implement proper version control and provide fix list for each version release of IBM Host Integration License Manager. As en example on fix central you can find: fix pack: HI_v13.0.0_LicenseManger fix pack: HI_13.0_LicenseManager for the product ...
over 5 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Dependency software 1 Not under consideration

LDAP authentication on HOD Licence Manager

Add the possibility to configure Host On Demand Licence Manager to use LDAP as authentication method. Adding options of Administrator and Monitor roles based on LDAP groups.
almost 6 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Dependency software 2 Not under consideration

Implement HACP EE Support for Secure FTP (like HOD)

Please implement Secure FTP in HACP EE similar to HOD Secure FTP functionality.
over 2 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Dependency software 1 Planned for future release

HACP EE support for Thai codepage.

Due to JAVA applet and webstart will deprecate in JDK9. Customer want to change from HOD to HACP EE. But current HACP EE not support Thai codepage. Please consider to add support for Thai code page (838).
about 1 year ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Dependency software 3 Planned for future release

HoD files processed before they are full generated

Greetings, The files from HoD are processed via Docpath before all the information was store in the files by HoD. Please, make sure only files .spl with the full information are in the destination folder.
10 months ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Dependency software 1 Planned for future release

Allow for SFTP and Tectia server

Tectia Server in IBM Z/OS use file transfer to MVS dataset (FTADV – File Transfer Advice String) using SFTP protocol in the Mainframe. HOD Dev team investigated the code including on the mainframe end. After discussion with the Development manager...
about 1 year ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Dependency software 1 Planned for future release

GET a message on HOD logs or a Popup

HOD :Server presented a certificate that was not trusted (Comm 662)
over 2 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Dependency software 2 Planned for future release

Host Graphics support in SWT Beans

Host Graphics support has been added to HOD but it is also required in SWT Terminal for use by the Host Connect Emulator in RDz.
over 8 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Dependency software 4 Not under consideration

Create latest HOD package in Docker Container

Bureau of Fiscal Service is currently upgrading Host On Demand implementation and moving from AIX to RHEL and to the latest version of HOD.
almost 4 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Dependency software 3 Planned for future release

An increase in the max session limit is needed

We have HOD session sets set up for the Command Center(Operations) with have icons for all the systems within a specific data center, Operations would like to open at least 1 session with each lpar/system in that session set but currently the max ...
over 2 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Dependency software 1 Not under consideration