• Creating And Using i Project

  June 19, 2013 Susan Gantner

  In my previous tip, I introduced i Projects and some ways in which I use them in my development life. In this tip, I’ll show you how to create and populate your projects, and how to make use of them. Let’s first create an i Project. The easiest way to get started is to go into the i Projects perspective that is built in to RDP. WDSC also allows for the use of Projects, only they are called “iSeries” Projects. If you’re new to the tool and haven’t mastered opening a perspective, there are many ways to do it.

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• Away With The SQL Slash Separator

  June 19, 2013 Michael Sansoterra

  One potentially confusing aspect of programming SQL in DB2 for i for non-IBMers is the use of the forward slash character to qualify an SQL object with a schema. IBM i devs don’t have a problem with the slash because we recognize it as the character we use when qualifying objects while tooling around the i/OS green screen. Others database devs may wonder what sophisticated function the slash serves. However, in IBM i 7.1, IBM introduced a change in DB2 Group PTF SF99701 Level 15 that is worth noting. When using the system naming convention, developers can now

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• Removing Members From And Deleting An i OS Group Profile

  June 19, 2013 Hey, Joe

  We’re cleaning up some of our IBM i operating system user groups and we need to remove 100 users from a group profile. Is there a way to do that without having to go into each user profile and individually remove their group memberships? We also need to delete some of the group profiles themselves. I’m on i 6.1. –Jack This is really easy to do if you use the System i Navigator (OpsNav) program that comes with IBM i Access for Windows V7R1M0. Here’s how to use OpsNav to: 1) remove a group of users from an IBM i

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• Information Builders Bolsters Data Asset Management Strategy

  June 18, 2013 Alex Woodie

  Information Builders is in the process of overhauling its iWay data integration tools as part of a new focus on data asset management. With the new strategy, the company is looking to tie the disciplines of data integration, quality, and master data management (MDM) closer together. The new iWay 7 suite is the result of this strategy, and will be rolled out over the next 18 months. The market for data integration tools has changed dramatically over the years, according to Dennis McLaughlin of Information Builders. Instead of trying to hook together disparate databases or utilize application-level adapters–as was traditionally

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• LANSA Unveils Free Mobile App to Audit GS1 Product Data

  June 18, 2013 Alex Woodie

  Ensuring that real-life products in the consumer goods supply chain match their digital GS1 records can be a time-consuming and error-prone job. To speed up the task of executing data quality audits, LANSA last week unveiled DQ Inspector, a free mobile iOS app that streamlines the work of recording physical attributes of goods and verifying that they match GS1 records. The GS1 organization is dedicated to helping businesses and consumers by driving standards into processes. In the consumer goods supply chain, the organization sets standards over the use of Global Trade Item Number (GTIN) and the synchronization of related product

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• Tributary Updates VTL Software’s LTO Tape Compatibility

  June 18, 2013 Alex Woodie

  Tributary Systems last week announced a new release of Storage Director, its storage virtualization software used to create virtual tape libraries (VTLs) in IBM i environments. With version 4.1, Storage Director can now input data into the VTL through new LTO-5 and LTO-6 emulation connections. It also gained support for outputting data to LTO-6 drives and NFS repositories. Tributary markets Storage Director as an “any-to-any” storage virtualization tool that can move data from practically any computer in the data center to just about any form of storage. Loaded onto a VTL or disk-based backup appliance, Storage Director can speed up

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• Zend Server Gets a Seat on the IBM SmartCloud

  June 18, 2013 Alex Woodie

  Organizations that tap IBM for private cloud services will be able to get the PHP runtime from Zend as part of the bargain, the companies announced this month. The expanded partnership has the companies working together to load Zend Server on SmartCloud Application Services (SCAS), IBM’s platform as a service (PaaS) offering that includes Linux, WebSphere, DB2, SAP business applications, and Rational’s Collaborative Lifecycle Management (CLM) tools. A new pattern, dubbed the Zend Server V6 Application Pattern for PHP, provides SCAS customers all of the capabilities of Zend Server 6, the latest PHP stack from the Cupertino, California company. The

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• FalconStor in New OEM Deal with IBM for VTL Appliances

  June 18, 2013 Alex Woodie

  FalconStor is teaming up with IBM once again to get its virtual tape library (VTL) software preloaded onto IBM servers. The X64-based appliance, called the FalconStor VTL IBM Series, will be marketed heavily to IBM’s midrange customers, including IBM i shops who want a backup system that is faster and more reliable than tape, and which offers deep support for the IBM i OS. Mellville, New York-based FalconStor previously had a distribution deal with IBM, but ended it several years ago after IBM launched its ProtecTIER family of data de-duplication appliances. However, ProtecTIER is simply too much tech and costs

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• Velocity Nabs Another JD Edwards MSP Firm

  June 18, 2013 Alex Woodie

  Velocity Technology Solutions grew its managed service provider (MSP) hosting business for JD Edwards with its acquisition of iXtend this month. The deal broadens Velocity’s services for JD Edwards World and EnterpriseOne customers. Founded in 2001, iXtend provides a range of technical services for both JD Edwards ERP systems, including hosting, extended support, integration, training, project management, and CNC administration, among others. The Greenwood Village, Colorado-based company also provides Red Stack hosting of EnterpriseOne on Oracle Sparc servers in its data center, where it also runs customers’ World and EnterpriseOne apps on the Blue Stack from IBM. The acquisition

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• m-Power Can Now Extract Emails to Database

  June 18, 2013 Alex Woodie

  Developers who use mrc‘s m-Power tool can now use email to pull data into applications, the company announced. This can provide advantages in certain types of applications, such as help desk apps, CRM systems, or any other application that depends on workflow. Chicago, Illinois-based mrc laid the groundwork for email enablement with a recent update to m-Power that gives developers the capability to generate event-triggered messages from an m-Power app. This feature could be used to automatically send an email or a SMS message when a certain event occurs on the system, such as completion of a form on

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