IBM i (AS400) Connector Release Notes

Feature: Added the ability to refresh format file if It has been updated

Feature: Added support for action on errors those occur on failed mapping with format file(Format Exception Action) at Read Data Queue and Data Queue Listener level: DISCARD, PLACE_BACK_INTO_QUEUE

Feature: Added support for CCSID and DBCS parameters for Program Call operation

Feature: Added support for dynamic format file definition for Read Data Queue operation by setting starting position for format file name(Format File Name Position) and format file library(Format File Library Position) in Data Queue message

Feature: Added the ability to reset Library List on each Program Call execution

Fix: Improved performance for Program Call operation if it executed with Library List

Fix: Fixed Command Call output to retain the input payload

Feature: Added support for new Infoview connector license management tool, while maintaining backward compatibility with existing license formats.

Feature: Added support for Library List for Program Call operation

Feature: Added support for mode of adding user libraries to library list(Library List Mode) at configuration and program call level: ADD_FIRST, ADD_LAST, REPLACE

Feature: Added support of job metadata in attributes.as400JobMetadata

Feature: Nested data structures for program call operations.

Fix: Issue with reading files from S3 and FTP.

Fix: In some cases, the Library list is not properly initialized when auto-recoverining the connection for Program Call or Command Call operations

Fix: Do not end and restart the connection after Program Call fails due to time out

Fix: When running in Debug mode on Mule runtime 4.4.0, the Mule log shows error message when logging the input parameter values

Fix: Implement program call auto-retry in case of any I/O exceptions during the call (previously the program call auto-retry was specifically implemented for Connection Dropped exception only)

Fix: Changed the Data Queue Listener default connection retry interval from 60 seconds to 1 second to ensure near real time recovery for interrupted connections

Ability to reference external license instead of packagin with Mulesoft application, supporting FILE, HTTP / HTTPS, AWS S3, FTP, SMB, CLASSPATH transports

Added Reconnection period and retries specifically for DQ Listener to better control the reconnection behavior

Added Call timeout to Program call operation

Fix: secure connection could not be established without defining tls configuration

Fix: removed reconnection attempts for Data Queue Listener when the data queue or library is not found

Added Transport Layer Security (TLS) support to provide secure connection between Mule and IBM i / AS400

Jt400 library updated to v10.3. This library release includes a fix for the issue where program call method does not accept more than 35 parameters for OS 7.3 and higher. JT400 upgrade now allows up to 255 parameters to be passed as part of the remote program call.

Data Queue Source shutdown timeout was adjusted from 30 min to 5 sec to ensure a correct connection closure

Added socket timeout, number of retries, and max time to live to connection configuration

Enabled standard reconnection strategy and notifications in case of connection failed events

Added explicit Data Queue entry and key length to support writing into remote (DDM) keyed Data Queue

Added debug logging of the host server job executing program or command call

Program Call Reconnection fix - depending on OS version and PTF level, some customers may experience issues with socket timeout. Implemented "hard" connection reset in case of the program call socket timeout or connection interruptions.

Added "procedure name" field to Program Call operation to support calling Service Program Procedurs directly from Mule application

Added External Structure support to Data Queue Listen, Read and Write operations, to further simplify exchanging the data between Mule application and IBM i back-end programs via data queues.

Program Call operation / processor that has no limit on the number of parameters, supports most RPG data types (including date / time / timestamp), as well as data structures and arrays

Secure TLS communications with IBM i (AS400) is now supported

Blank library list in Connection definition caused connection issues for IBM i OS versions 7.2 and 7.3

Due to Anypoint Studio behavior the parameter definitions added via connector GUI may be out of sequence after the Mule application changes are saved. Developers must go to XML view of the Mule code and confirm / update the parameter sequence to match IBM i program parameters.

Works with keyed and non-keyed data queues

Enables "peek" functionality to read message without removing it from the queue

Automatically recovers stale connections