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Status Future consideration
Workspace IBM i
Categories Languages - RPG
Created by Guest
Created on Jan 4, 2026

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Create %PROGNAME built in function

We have the RPG built in function %PROC to return the name of the current procedure, I think it is time that we have the same for the name of the current program. By all means we can get this from the program status data structure, it would just be easier to have available in a built in function too.

Idea priority Low
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    Carmelita Ruvalcaba
    Apr 14, 2026

    The CAAC has reviewed this IBM Idea and recommends that IBM view this as a medium priority Idea that should be addressed.
    %PROGNAME is a special character just as %PROC and should be added to RPG.

    Background: The COMMON Americas Advisory Council (CAAC) members have a broad range of experience in working with small and medium-sized IBM i customers. CAAC has a key role in working with IBM i development to help assess the value and impact of individual IBM Ideas on the broader IBM i community and has therefore reviewed your Idea.

    For more information about CAAC, see www.common.org/caac
    Carmelita Ruvalcaba - CAAC Program Manager

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  • Guest
    Mar 19, 2026
    IBM will use this Idea as input to planning, but no commitment is made or implied. This Idea will be updated in the future if IBM implements it. IBM will use votes and comments from others in the community to help prioritize this Idea.

    It is unlikely that all the information in the PSDS would be made available as one or more built-in functions. IBM welcomes further comments about which information would be useful, especially if you provide a scenario where you would use that information.

    - IBM Power Systems Development
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  • Guest
    Jan 19, 2026

    How about mapping more information from the PSDS to a general %BIF like

    pgmName = %psds(*program);
    pgmLib = %psds(*library);
    statemnt = %psds(*statement);
    sysName = %psds(*system);

    The procedure should have a good set of "keywords" at the beginning, and could be expanded/enhanced in future release without adding new %BIFs.

    2 replies
  • Guest
    Jan 7, 2026

    And please include the program's library name, too.
    So in a library list environment, one can distinguish between e.g. Test and Production, where the program has the same name but resides in different libraries.

    3 replies
  • Guest
    Jan 5, 2026

    That would be very useful, e.g. for global error routines. Using %PROC and %PROGNAME in stead of using PSDS info.

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Create a Built-in Function to Retrieve PSDS and JOB Info in RPG IV

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Create a new built-in that accepts a parameter that identifies the information a developer may need. Things like the program name (or library), parms, job type, runtime ccsid, and whatever may be in QUSRJOBI format 400. %PGMINFO(*name | *lib | *st...
3 months ago in IBM i / Languages - RPG Future consideration

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