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When changing the IBM i hardware: Renew the license for the product Spool-A-Matic (2A55SAM), if installed

If the option "AFP-SPOOL conversion (Gumbo SPOOL-A-MATIC)" is installed, then the license for this product must also be renewed.

The product has a grace period of 30 days, so it will run for 30 days after the machine change, but then it will end with a license error.

Please check if the software is installed:

1. GO LICPGM, selection 10, F11

2. Scroll forward: does the license program "2A55SAM" appear?

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If yes, please send an e-mail with the installed release to licenses@toolmaker.de!

Note: The license for Spool-A-Matic is not included in the Toolmaker license files, but must be entered with the commands ADDLIBLE SPLAMATIC, CHGSAMAUT AUT(...). The email with the license also contains these commands.

Notes on licensing

directmail can be used in different expansion stages with more or less functionality. The functionality is realized by license models. By entering the appropriate license, the function is activated.

After the first installation directmail can be tested for a maximum of 30 days without licensing.Further information can be found on the page Lizenzdatei.

Show active licenses and options

Which licenses and options are active on your system is displayed with these commands:

ADDLIBLE DIRMAIL
DSPLICINFO *FULL (from version 5. In previous versions the command was called "DSPLICINF")

API for for using the batch and SPL APIs : Call functions as well as to create e-mails directly from your applications

ARC archive interface

BASE License for the low-cost basic version with limited functionality

CRY Enables the encryption of outgoing e-mails according to the SMIME standard as well as the encryption of PDF files.

DIST License for activation of the e-mail inbox BASE

EML Full version without limitation of mailboxes. EML also includes the e-mail inbox wizard (option DIST)

LIT License only for sending e-mails with only 1 (one) mailbox (Lite version)

IFS Support IFS monitor.

MBX license to control more mailboxes with BASE version

OBJ license to control command SNDOBJEML if no APIs are available

PCL Convert PCL5 spool files

XMA Append - append XML file to PDF file

XMR Retrieve - evaluate PDF/A-3 files with XML data (FeRD)

Available features (options) for directmail

Directmail is licensed in 3 different basic versions:

• Full version with all basic features

• BASE - version with limited features

• LITE - only one mailbox

To these basic versions you can license different options according to your needs:

Licensing of integrated third-party products

SplAmatic - Convert AFPDS/IPDS-SPLF

The manufacturer provides a license key to be entered with these commands:

1. ADDLIBLE SPLAMATIC

2. CHGSAMAUT

The license key depends on the SplAmatic version. This must therefore be made known when the license is requested and must be updated after a SplAmatic version change.

• Determining the SplAmatic version: GO LICPGM, selection 10, F11, scroll to product 2A55SAM

Option CRY - Cryptography with Cryptlib

The manufacturer provides a key to be entered on the last page of the CFGDIRMAIL command, in the CRYPTLIC parameter.

PDFLIB

The manufacturer provides a key to be entered in the PDFLIBLIC parameter on the last page of the CFGDIRMAIL command.

Uninstalling the IBM i software

If you no longer want to use directmail on your system, you must first stop all activities with directmail

If you have entered the library name DIRMAIL in job descriptions (JOBD) or system values (e.g. QUSRLIBL), remove it there

Then log off and log on again as QSECOFR. With the following command

ADDLIBLE DIRMAIL
ENDSBS DIRMAIL
RMVDML

will start the deletion of the directmail objects and the library DIRMAIL located in the system

The deletion is only successful if no job uses the DIRMAIL library (exit menu before!).

Backup, mirroring and high availability - please note

Short term locks in IFS

Please note that during your backup there will be temporary locks on files in DIRMAIL and IFS. This can lead to errors when running programs. It is therefore recommended to stop the activities of directmail before backupand restart it afterwards (ENDEMLMON, STREMLMON).

License code backup in case of high availability, mirroring

The certificate file (e.g. License_DIRMAIL_05_65481XX.txt) is stored IFS directory /Toolmaker of your IBM i. Since the file name contains the serial no. of the associated system, no special action is required here during mirroring. The license files of the production and backup machine can be placed in the same /Toolmaker directory.

Work data from directmail in IFS

The IFS directory /Toolmaker/DirectMail400 also contains important directmail data, depending on the configuration and your usage habits Please take this into account for your daily backup.