Creating Pivot Tables on the iSeries
by Bruce Guetzkow

If you've ever used spreadsheet software, there's a good chance that you've created a pivot table. Pivot tables allow you to convert rows of data into columns of data, which may be more meaningful to the end user. Creating pivot tables on the iSeries can be a complicated process. The commands demonstrated here will greatly simplify that task. READ MORE >

File Members and the Library List
by Dominic Lefevre

What happens when an RPG or COBOL program opens a file? For one thing, the system has to find the file. And where does it look for the file? Everyone knows the answer to that question. The system searches the libraries in the library list, beginning with the system library list, proceeding through the product libraries, the current library, and finally the user libraries. The system selects the first file it finds of the desired name, right? Not necessarily. READ MORE >

   Admin Alert: Configuring Windows Desktops to Use SSO
   by Joe Hertvik

In recent issues, Admin Alert has been covering how to configure and use IBM's Single Sign-On technology (SSO), which allows Windows domain users to automatically authenticate and authorize themselves to use i5/OS applications without entering an OS/400 user profile and password. While prior columns have covered server configurations, this final article completes the process by discussing how to configure your Windows desktop machines to use SSO. READ MORE >

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