•InterFormNG2 require Java Runtime Environment 17. This is embedded in the Windows release, but on the IBM i platform and on Linux you need to ensure that Java 17 is installed.
•The minimum hardware configuration is: Dual core machine with 8 Gb RAM and 20 GB free disk space (after installing the operating system).
•Cookies are used for authentication and authorization of logged in users, so cookies must be enabled in the browser.
•Please check out the limitations regarding support for certificates.
•As a user you need to accept the license agreement.
•For installation on IBM i there are these prerequisites:
•Please check out the prerequisites for the Java configuration.
You should only install InterFormNG2 on newer AS400 / iSeries/ IBM i, which means Power 8 processors or newer as old IBM i machines are not executing Java as efficiently as newer machines. If you however want to use InterFormNG2 on an older IBM i (V5R4 or newer), then you can install only the Spool2XML core on the IBM i and monitor IBM i output queues from another platform.
OS400 version | InterForm400 (newest version, that can be installed) | InterFormNG2 on IBM i | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
V5R3 | 2012.M20 | N/A | InterFormNG2 require at least V7R1 and Java 8 |
V5R4 | 2013.M13 | N/A | InterFormNG2 require at least V7R1 and Java 8 |
V5R4 | 2014.M16 | N/A | InterFormNG2 require at least V7R1 and Java 8 |
V5R4 | 2015.M12 | N/A | InterFormNG2 require at least V7R1 and Java 8 |
V5R4 | 2016.M12 | N/A | InterFormNG2 require at least V7R1 and Java 8 |
V5R4 | 2017.M08 | N/A | InterFormNG2 require at least V7R1 and Java 8 |
V6R1 | 2018.M09 | N/A | InterFormNG2 require at least V7R1 and Java 8 |
V6R1 | 2019.M06 | N/A | InterFormNG2 require at least V7R1 and Java 8 |
V6R1 | 2020.M13 | N/A | InterFormNG2 require at least V7R1 and Java 8 |
V7R1 | 2021.M07 | From 3.2.0 to 3.4.3 | InterFormNG2 versions up to 3.4.3 require Java8. InterFormNG2 version 3.5.0 and future version require Java 17, which cannot be installed on V7R1. |
V7R2 | 2022.M05 | From 3.2.0 to 3.4.3 | InterFormNG2 versions up to 3.4.3 require Java8. InterFormNG2 version 3.5.0 and future version require Java 17, which cannot be installed on V7R2. |
V7R2 | 2023.M01 | From 3.2.0 to 3.4.3 | InterFormNG2 versions up to 3.4.3 require Java8. InterFormNG2 version 3.5.0 and future version require Java 17, which cannot be installed on V7R2. |
V7R3 | 2023.M01 | From 3.2.0 to 3.4.3 | InterFormNG2 versions up to 3.4.3 require Java8. InterFormNG2 version 3.5.0 and future version require Java 17, which cannot be installed on V7R3. |
V7R4 | 2023.M01 | From 3.2.0 | InterFormNG2 versions up to 3.4.3 require Java8. Version 3.5.0 and future versions required Java 17. |
V7R5 | 2023.M01 | From 3.2.0 | InterFormNG2 versions up to 3.4.3 require Java8. Version 3.5.0 and future versions required Java 17. |
•Also on the IBM i platform: The password for the user profile, IFORMNG2 should not expire, it should not be disabled and the user profile must have limit capabilities=*NO.
•Javascript must be enabled in the browser.
•Internet Explorer is not supported. Mobile phone browsers are not supported.
•Supported browsers: The latest version of Google Chrome is the reference browser for InterFormNG2, which is guaranteed to work. Most other browsers does also work.
Port used | Description |
20 | Used for FTP via rstlibpc.exe on IBM i, but you can also upload without FTP. |
21 | Used for FTP via rstlibpc.exe on IBM i, butbut you can also upload without FTP. |
25 | |
80 | Generate test license, AWS (Amazon Web Service) |
137 | Samba protocol |
138 | Samba protocol |
139 | Samba protocol |
443 | Used by eSignAnywhere |
445 | Samba protocol |
446 | IBM i Port: drda |
448 | IBM i SSL Port: drda |
449 | IBM i: as-svrmap |
465 | |
515 | LPD printing |
587 | |
631 | Internet Printing Protocol |
1414 | WebSphereMQ |
1433 | SQL server database |
3306 | MySQL database |
5432 | PostgreSQL database |
5672 | RabbitMQ |
5679 | TOOLSHED2 jobs. Default port number used by the TOOLSHED2 jobs on the IBM i platform. |
8086 | Default user interface |
8110 | Default port for Preview client (no longer included) |
8282 | Notifications, help pages and tutorials |
8470 | IBM i Port: as-central |
8471 | IBM i Port: as-database |
8472 | IBM i Port: as-dtaq |
8473 | IBM i Port: as-file |
8474 | IBM i Port: as-netprt |
8475 | IBM i Port: as-rmtcmd |
8476 | IBM i Port: as-signon |
8574 | License server port |
9100 | Printers |
9470 | IBM i SSL Port: as-central |
9471 | IBM i SSL Port: as-database |
9472 | IBM i SSL Port: as-dtaq |
9473 | IBM i SSL Port: as-file |
9474 | IBM i SSL Port: as-netprt |
9475 | IBM i SSL Port: as-rmtcmd |
9476 | IBM i SSL Port: as-signon |
61616 | ActiveMQ |
•The authority of InterFormNG2 is based on the user profile, IFORMNG2. The user profile, IFORMNG2 is running the InterFormNG2 jobs, so this user profile need to have access to the objects, that you want to access in InterFormNG2. You can e.g. consider to add a group profile to the IFORMNG2 user profile, that provides the required authority.
•In order to print ZPL on ZPLII compatible label printers the printers must be compatible with the Zebra firmware nn.14.nn or newer (firmware nn.14.nn was introduced over 15 years ago). The alternative is to try driver print as the mime type, if InterFormNG2 is running on Windows.
•If you manually have created the library, IFORMNG2 e.g. as described in this section, then you will need to rename or delete the IFORMNG2 library before you install InterFormNG2 on the IBM i.