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Status Not under consideration
Workspace IBM i
Categories RDi (Rational Developer for i)
Created by Guest
Created on Nov 27, 2018

RELATED IDEAS

Redirect CPA (inquiry) messages for jobs submitted by client

RDi submits CHGPF to batch on IBM i. If a column is dropped by the operation, CPA32B2 is issued and replied to with a 'C' automatically. When executed in a 5250 interactive session, an inquiry message is sent to the workstation where the user can decide whether to continue, or cancel the command. Since the command is submitted to batch by RDi, the command default is taken. It is probably not safe to just change the default from 'C' to 'I'. It is probably just as unsafe to mess with the system reply list. The best way to deal with this is to provide some way for these inquiry messages issued by client jobs to be redirected back to the client where they could be answered by the user from inside the client. This would allow RDi developers to code a dialog to reply to inquiry messages resulting from CHGPF, and ALTER TABLE operations which suffer the same issue.

For more information, see CAAC requirement AD0405 at https://www.ibmilug.ihost.com/commonag/treqs.nsf/9c76f872792db457862573af004e1b49/c2d61886a8ba03ee86257e60004684b8?OpenDocument


Use Case:

Current workaround: Run CHGPF from PDM, it can't be done using RDi.

Proposed resolution: Need a way for batch jobs submitted by clients such as RDi to redirect inquiry messages to the client so that the client can handle them. This could be an additional parameter indicating a data queue or something to receive the redirected inquiry message. RDi then needs to use this feature to receive these inquiry messages, and display a dialog that would allow the user to answer the inquiry message, and send the reply back to IBM i. I don't think CHGPF is the only candidate for this, it just happens to be my current pain point.


Idea priority Medium
  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Dec 3, 2020

    This RFE is a duplicate o RFE104085. See https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/rfe/execute?use_case=viewRfe&CR_ID=104085 for current status.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     May 19, 2020

    Although the theme of this request is consistent with our business strategy, it is not committed to the release that is currently under development.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Apr 17, 2020

    Due to processing by IBM, this request was reassigned to have the following updated attributes:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - Programming Languages
    Product - Developer for Power Systems
    Component - RPG/COBOL Development Tools
    Operating system - IBM i
    Source - COMMON

    For recording keeping, the previous attributes were:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - Power Systems
    Product - IBM i
    Component - Application Development
    Operating system - IBM i
    Source - COMMON

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Mar 22, 2019

    The CAAC has reviewed this requirement and recommends that IBM view this as a medium priority requirement that should be addressed. RDi may, in effect or for real, submit commands like CHGPF, but it is essentially an “interactive” environment, and the typical response to CPA32B2 is to ignore it, to ignore the possibility of data loss.

    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 RFEs on the broader IBM i community, and has therefore reviewed your RFE.

    For more information about CAAC, see www.common.org/caac

    For more details about CAAC's role with RFEs, see http://www.ibmsystemsmag.com/Blogs/i-Can/May-2017/COMMON-Americas-Advisory-Council-%28CAAC%29-and-RFEs/

    Nancy Uthke-Schmucki - CAAC Program Manager

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