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View print job button is not working as expected

The view print job button appears disabled when trying to click it (see image attatched)
12 months ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Front End 1 Not under consideration

QoL enhancements for HoD

As a enhancement for the HOD product, we would like to have implemented the following things: Print all selected documents at the same time Flag in a different color the pdfs that has been printed/opened before Auto refresh the document list every...
12 months ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Front End 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

Thai Code page support for HACP EE

Thai customers need support for thai code page in HACP EE
about 1 year ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Front End 1 Functionality already exists

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).
over 1 year ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Dependency software 3 Planned for future release

Add a "real" keepalive functionality for HOD Printer Sessions

Using HOD 14.0.5 (and also on 12.0.6) cached client, there is a problem that printer sessions seem to disconnect silently after about 5 minutes, probably because of some networking component cutting the idle connection. The "keepalive connection" ...
over 1 year ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Protocol enhancement 1 Planned for future release

Modify the iOS (iPad) virtual keyboard for HACP Extended Edition so that it does not cover the 3270 emulator session.

HACP Extended Edition is being evaluated a replacement solution to legacy handheld scanners used to connect to mainframe 3270 emulation sessions. In the current state, the iPad virtual keyboard covers portions of the ISPF 3270 session, making it d...
over 1 year ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Front End 1 Planned for future release

Download all PDFs generated at once

In the View Print Jobs screen, have the possibility to download (and/or open in the browser directly) all the generated pdfs, at once.
almost 2 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Front End 1 Planned for future release

HACP EE Key Mapper - There is no Key Repetition tab to turn it on or off.

When editing a dataset or program or on a CICS screen, holding down the tab or New Line key does not continuously proceed to the next line or editable value. (You must keep pressing the key to go down the page.) In HACP EE key mapper, there is no ...
about 2 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Protocol enhancement 1 Planned for future release

Unable to create macros that are mapped to a hot key.

Mapping keys to Macro functionality is present in HACP EE whereas Menu Command execution is not yet supported in HACP EE. This RFE is being opened per HACP EE Development Team request.
about 2 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Protocol enhancement 1 Planned for future release