Computer Keyes

kLink has built in security to prevent hacking and to allow easy transfers of private content to and from the appropriate authorized end user.

For Employees, kLink adheres to standard IBM resource security for the IFS.  For all users, kLink will only access the directories that you specifically configure for them to use.

kLink uses its own built in security to share public and private content only to the correct users.

To simplify and speed the registration process, you can set up kLink to allow online registration. New users are led through a series of validation and security questions so that they can be automatically authenticated. With online registration, users can add private Links to their accounts only after the server's validation program verifies their answers.

The kLink accounts can also be maintained by an administrator within your company.

kLink Extensions are programmable buttons that provide automated mobile communications between a company and its users (employees, customers, agents).  Each Extension that is configured will add a button to the top of the user's screen while browsing with kLink.  In the example below three Extensions have been added titled: Outstanding Invoices, Sample Online Orders, and Sample Extension.

Extensions are configured by defining input and output objects to appear on the user's screen. The user fills out or selects items from the screen before submitting it.  Prefill programs and Exit programs are used to prefill screens and process the input data coming from your users.  The programs return messages back to the user, as it monitors their progress.  Any external process can be called for or triggered by the Prefill and Exit programs to prefill and validate the users input, save the input data, process an order, or to perform any desired process.

You will define up to 3 different validation questions to be asked of new users to authenticate them. A customized program is used by kLink to verify the answers to your questions, by checking the answers against data found in your own master files. This program will only allow the appropriate users to register new accounts and to add Links to their accounts.

KeyesPDF, KeyesMail, and KeyesArchive all have the capability to automatically burst spooled files, generate PDF documents for each part and store the results in the appropriate private directories in the IFS. Files can also be placed manually onto the IFS for distribution.

Hardware

Any model IBM i (i5, iSeries, AS/400 (RISC only)) Computer

Software

OS/400 Version 5 Rel 3 or higher

12/09/2015 - Add a Date Picker

A new type of input field has been added to the kLink Extensions.  A Date field will allow a user to select a date from a calendar.  As of this writing, this new input field type is supported by Chrome, Opera and iOS.  Other browsers will hopefully add this support some time in the near future.

10/21/2015 - Shows the Full Path for Employee Server

The full IFS Path will be shown on the kLink Browser screen for the Employee Server.

08/18/2015 - Added Screen Codes for Extensions

Screen Codes can be used to create a series of screens for an Extension.  You may code as many screens as you wish, by specifying a one or two character Screen Code for each of the additional Extension screens.  A new field called Next Screen is used to specify which screen, in the series, to display next.  You can set the Next Screen code as you define each screen and can change the Next Screen programmatically, using Exit Programs.

08/18/2015 - Added Prefill Programs for Extensions

You can create Prefill Exit programs for your Extension screens.  This will allow you to programmatically set Default values for Input fields or change entire Object Lines to different values.

08/18/2015 - Added Buttons, Files and Graphics Object Types to Extensions

New Object Types can be defined for your Extension screens.  Buttons can be used to define your own processing buttons on the screen.  Files can be used to display multiple columns of data across the screen.  Graphics can be used to display images on the Extension screens.

With these new object types it is easy to generate any type of Order Processing screens with kLink.

06/09/2015 - Increase Maximum Size of Uploaded Files

The maximum size of Uploaded files, through the kLink server, has been increased.  The previous maximum size was 16Mb.  Now, you can upload files much larger.  The new maximum size of uploaded files will be the size that you set in the Employee or Customer Server setup, in the "Max Uploads" parameters.

04/22/2014 - Edit Program for submitted PDF data

Source code for an Exit Program that can be used to edit PDF Forms data, has been added. The program will perform a live edit of the PDF Forms data as it is submitted by a user. If the data is rejected, it will not be recorded. The user will be able to correct the Form and resubmit the data to the kLink Server.

03/24/2014 - Receive submitted PDF Forms data

The kLink server will accept submitted Interactive PDF Forms data from your users. The data will be placed in a Source file that allows for easy processing on the IBM i. An .FDF file is also saved in your IFS. This allows you to open the original PDF with all of the Interactive fields filled out - just as the user had submitted the Form data.

12/17/2013 - Modify Upload Capability

The Upload feature has been moved from Extensions and placed in the base system. This will make Uploading data much easier to implement and control. The Upload capability can be turned ON or OFF for individual Employees and Customers.

12/04/2013 - Add Delete Capability

The ability to delete files from the IFS has been added. Each of the two servers (Employee and Customer) can have this function enabled or disabled in the kLink Setup. If Enabled, Employees or Customers will only be able to delete files that are within a directory that they have been given access to. The Delete capability can be turned ON or OFF for individual Employees.

11/15/2013 - Employee Server Log File

A Log file has been added to Log file viewing and file upload activity for the Employee server.

11/15/2013 - Employee Server Directory Enhancement

More options have been added that will allow a company to set different Root Directories for each Employee to access the IFS.

11/15/2013 - Fonts made 50% bigger

All of the fonts that the kLink server sends to browsers and mobile devices have been enlarged. This was done to make the display on small mobile devices easier to read.

09/06/2013 - Add Upload Files Capability

A new Object Type has been added to kLink Extensions. The new Object type allows you to add the ability for a user to upload files to the IFS.

08/07/2013 - Add Two Purge Programs for IFS

Add two purge programs that crawl through the IFS removing old files from Customer or Employee directories. These purge programs can be used to clean up the IFS directories used to disseminate documents through kLink.

08/02/2013 - Add Sort by Date to kLink

Add the ability to sort the IFS files by Date or by Name. Each user may select either sort order. Date order will put the newest entries first.

07/17/2013 - Add Extensions to kLink

kLink Extensions are used to provide automated mobile communications between a company and its users (employees, customers, agents). Each Extension that is configured will add a button to the top of the user's screen while browsing with kLink.

Extensions can be used to create an on demand system for delivering documents and data or they can be used to get additional information from users.

06/18/2013 - Add Home Directory Substitution into Employee Paths

You may code ¬H within the Root or Default Path for the Employee Server. This will be replaced with the Home Directory as it is recorded in the employee's user profile as they sign onto the kLink Employee Server. For example, if you coded "¬H" in the Path - kLink will start the employee in their own Home directory.

06/04/2013 - Do not allow QSYS to be accessed

The Employee server does allow the setup to select the Root directory in the IFS for display. QSYS is accessible from the Root directory. We have altered the Employee server so that it will not display or work with the QSYS directory from the IFS.

05/28/2013 - Add User-ID Substitution into Employee Paths

You may code ¬U within the Root or Default Path for the Employee Server. This will be replaced with the User-ID of the employee that signs onto the kLink Employee Server. For example, if you coded "/Home/¬U" in the Path - kLink will start the employee in their own directory within the Home directory.