Create Your Own Compile Commands in WDSC
by Bruce Guetzkow and Kushal Munir

If you have been using IBM’s application development tool, WebSphere Development Studio client for iSeries, you have probably been using it for everyday development of RPG and COBOL applications. WDSc lets users customize many aspects of development, such as the ability to create or modify compile commands. This article looks at how you can create your own compile commands in WDSc to invoke commands on the iSeries, and retrieve the results of compiles in the iSeries Error List view. READ MORE >

Use Your PDM Options with RSE
Hey, Ted:

Like many other iSeries programmers and operations people, I have for years created PDM options to improve my work life. I was delighted to learn that the WebSphere Development Studio client, which I now use for program development, includes a counterpart to PDM options. In WDSc, they're known as user actions. Here's an illustration. READ MORE >

  Admin Alert: Shutting Down OS/400 User Profiles with Activation Entries
  by Joe Hertvik

Sometimes you may want to set up specific schedules that detail when OS/400 user profiles can sign on to your system. You may have a consultant who is only authorized to sign on during the business day, or you may want to limit customer service or other shift workers to have system access only during their shift. But since unauthorized system access often occurs during off-hours, it's in your best interest to limit user profile access as much as possible. READ MORE >

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