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Status Not under consideration
Created by Guest
Created on Sep 19, 2017

Include file type DIF for AS/400 HOD File Trandfers

Allow DIF file type for HOD File Transfers for AS/400's. Users can get around this deficiency but only with additional file modifications. Attachmate provides this file type and it works perfectly.

Idea priority High
  • Guest
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    Feb 1, 2021

    REJECTing the RFE as we did not get the requested information.

  • Guest
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    Oct 16, 2019

    This request lacks sufficient information for us to evaluate it. It might not be considered further until it has been revised and clarified.

    Can you please provide more information about this?
    1. Recreation steps
    2. Additional modifications that are required for this to work in the current version of HOD (as mentioned in the description)
    3. Can Binary transfer mode be used as there will not be any changes done to the file content?
    4. Any other information that can help understand the issue