iSeries Access for Web V5R2 and WebSphere Host Publisher V4.0

26 iSeries Access for Web V5R2 and WebSphere Host Publisher V4.0

The iSeries Access for Web Main Page link provides additional product information. The

navigation bar is also displayed on the side. The navigation bar allows you to quickly access

various functions. It contains the functions shown in Figure 3-4, starting with My Folder. Each

individual function contains a link in the navigation bar.

Figure 3-4 Navigation bar

We explain each of these functions in the following sections.

3.2.1 My Folder

My Folder contains items that have been placed in the current user’s personal folder. The

current user or another user may have placed the items. You may access My Folder by typing

the following URL:

http://systemname/webaccess/iWAMyFolder

My Folder may contain items with the following information:

 Item description

 Status

 From

 Date/Time

 Size

A column labeled

Actions lists the available actions for the items in the folder, which may

include:

 Open

 Delete

 Rename

 Mail

 Mark

 Opened

In Figure 3-5, the My Folder icon on the left contains

unopened items as indicated by the *

character in the top right-hand corner of the folder. The My folder icon on the right contains all

opened items.

Tip: You can place output from Print, Command, and Database in the folder.

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Figure 3-5 My Folder with unopened items

Users may also be notified via e-mail when new folder items are placed in their personal

folder. You configure this function by customizing My Folder. Figure 3-6 shows an example of

configuring e-mail notification. You must also perform general Mail customization for this

support to work. Refer to “Setting up Mail” on page 29.

Figure 3-6 My Folder e-mail notification

You can restrict My Folder by setting the My Folder policy to Deny for a user or group profile.

Placing output in multiple personal folders

iSeries Access for Web has the ability to specify the destination of output. You can specify to

place this output in multiple personal folders. The following steps explain how to send a PDF

file to multiple personal folders:

1. From the navigation bar, click Print-> Printer Output (see Figure 3-13 on page 31).

2. On the Printer Output page, select a spooled file and click PDF in the Action column.

3. On the PDF Output Settings page, locate the Destination field, click the drop-down list,

and select Personal folder.

4. Click Settings. Then you see the Personal Folder Settings page as shown in Figure 3-7.

Figure 3-7 Personal Folder Settings