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IBM i

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RPG: Do not send RNF7031 (variable not referenced) for fields in template ds

For data consistency we use our reference file to define internal fields like so: dcl-ds omsref ext template end-ds ; dcl-s myObject like ( objc ); The reference file contains a boatload of fields. Because we do not use the majority of these field...
3 days ago in IBM i / Application Development 0 Submitted

WRKPTFGRP vs. DSPPTFGRP

The service below requires the user to be authorized to the WRKPRTGRP. But the service only list information not changing anything, so why not only require authorization to DSPPTFGRP? Improvement suggestion to IBM… SELECT CURRENT SERVER CONCAT ' i...
14 days ago in IBM i / PTF and Service 0 Submitted

Implement a %DTAARA built-in function in RPG IV

A %DTAARA built in function would be used to : When used as an lValue (left side of an =) Change the content of the data area. When used ias an rValue (right side of the = sign, or in compare opcodes) it returns the content of the data structure T...
15 days ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 0 Submitted

Add %HEX (or %TOHEX and %FROMHEX) built-in functions to RPG IV

Utilizing the cvthc and cvtch functions for converting to and from hexadecimal notation is a valuable tool in RPG land. However, in the context of RPG development, we must rely on our own prototypes since IBM does not provide standard prototypes w...
19 days ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 0 Submitted

Moving load source concurrently

The idea is based on the ability to be able to copy (and thus move) the load source from one disk to another without the need for downtime. The operating system is already capable of initializing and moving data from one disk to another without do...
about 1 month ago in IBM i / Storage 1 Submitted

Add a way to associate a Binding Directory with a Subprocedure Prototype

When using /INCLUDE to pull in Prototypes, RPG developers also have to remember to specify the BNDDIR or BNDSRVPGM keyword on the CTL-OPT spec in order to include the related component that contains the procedure. This request would enable the dev...
15 days ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG 0 Submitted

ADD in QSYS2 TABLES a new table to know wich programms use an exported porcedure from à service program

Hi, QSYS2 functions and tables allow you to know:- What procedures are exported by our service programs.- What programs use our service programs. But it is not possible to know which programs use which exported procedure. This is a pity because it...
about 2 months ago in IBM i / Application Development 2 Submitted

Modify Navigator to allow for Import and Export of Functional Usage

Currently making sure multiple systems have the same settings in relation to Functional Usage is a manual process. A good idea would be to allow for the export and import of the settings between iSeries systems. An even better idea would be to mak...
9 days ago in IBM i / System Management 0 Submitted

Using IBM I ACS ( Access Client Solutions ) Add more Helpful Hints in Visual Explain by Color Coding deficiencies

When using Visual Explain in IBM ACS to look at query performance. When using the Side Panel with Atrributes and Values, can ACS Highlight worrisome results. For Example we learned that Percent Selectivity is a good metric to highlight. Can ACS hi...
9 days ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 0 Submitted

Add user to SEP parameter so we can target another users job with that SEP

With the recent release of SEP support for Merlin and VS Code, it seems that they made it just use the user you connected to the IBM i with. In my product, we rarely (dare I say never) want to set an SEP on our current user. We need to 'catch' the...
4 months ago in IBM i / Application Development 1 Submitted