Have you ever wished you had a self-cleaning AS/400? A query library can become cluttered with physical files and one-time queries if users build database files with Query/400 so they can subsequently query them or join them to other files. Most users cannot delete their own physical files, and it's too much work for you to constantly delete them yourself. Placing these files in QTEMP is not effective because QTEMP is deleted when the job ends.
To solve the problem, build a library called QRYTMP or TMPLIB, and instruct your Query/400 users to build temporary database files there. They can even use the library for one-time queries that they do not want to save. Configure the OS/400 job scheduler to automatically run the CLRLIB command on that new library each night.
-Dave Jackson
Business users want new applications now. Market and regulatory pressures require faster application updates and delivery into production. Your IBM i developers may be approaching retirement, and you see no sure way to fill their positions with experienced developers. In addition, you may be caught between maintaining your existing applications and the uncertainty of moving to something new.
IT managers hoping to find new IBM i talent are discovering that the pool of experienced RPG programmers and operators or administrators with intimate knowledge of the operating system and the applications that run on it is small. This begs the question: How will you manage the platform that supports such a big part of your business? This guide offers strategies and software suggestions to help you plan IT staffing and resources and smooth the transition after your AS/400 talent retires. Read on to learn:
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