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IBM Host On-Demand

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User wants to access directly to SPL files without generating PDFs (not always)

PDF files require a lot of storage space that could be saved this way
7 months ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Protocol enhancement 2 Planned for future release

HOD FTP need the ability to connect to FTP/S server with Implicit TLS (No AUTH TLS command)

Currently the HOD FTP client is only able to connect to a server that is configured for Explicit TLS (AUTH TLS) which starts with a non-secure connection then converts to a secure connection. Our site has a restriction that there should not be non...
8 months ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Protocol enhancement 2 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.
12 months ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Dependency software 1 Planned for future release

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...
about 1 year 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...
over 1 year ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Dependency software 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

HACP EE 2.2 - Unable to copy and save 3270 sessions

Unable to copy and save 3270 sessions. 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

Implement "Content Security Policy" support in "Host OnDemand"

This RFE is created on request from IBM, in support case TS006023087.Current version of "Host OnDemand" use inline-scripts, in a way that require "unsafe" settings to be used when enabling "Content Security Policy".Changes are needed to support "C...
over 2 years ago in IBM Host On-Demand  / Protocol enhancement 2 Planned for future release