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Status Future consideration
Workspace IBM i
Categories Db2 for i
Created by Guest
Created on Sep 6, 2024

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This idea has been merged into another idea. To comment or vote on this idea, please visit IBMI-I-1921 DSPPGMREF with SQL.

SQL Table function for DSPPGMREF Merged

For health checks of application test and production environments.

Preventing level-check errors depends on verifying the file format level ids as stored in compiled programs match the ones of referenced files in the library list for an application.

To report mismatches, I have several utilities in place.
All of these use the old style method of running DSPPGMREF into an outfile and then using that outfile in a SQL query against the format level-ids of the corresponding files in the librarylist for a test- or production environment.

It would be much easier if a SQL table function were made available with the same output as the DSPPGMREF produces.
Can you maybe add this to the existing set of IBM i SQL Table functions?

best,
Djurre Postma

Idea priority Low
  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Sep 28, 2024
    Your request is a duplicate of IBM Idea IBMI-I-1921,
    https://ibm-power-systems.ideas.ibm.com/ideas/IBMI-I-1921

    Any votes on this Idea will be transferred to the one this is a duplicate of.

    Db2 for i development team
    IBM Power Systems Development
  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Sep 24, 2024

    Note that there is no API to provide this information. So a quick SQL UDTF isn't likely. However the internal-use only Macros that are leveraged by DSPPGMREF may be able to be integrated into a external UDTF solution. 

    Pending that, using the PGMREFS table function (written in SQL/PL for i and wrapping up the DSPPGMREF OUTPUT(*OUTFILE) CL command is a good interim solution.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Sep 7, 2024

    Great idea!!!

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Sep 6, 2024

    Good idea.

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