The Midrange Dynamics i-Can-Do-It Blog


Tips, opinions, tutorials and more from our IBM i modernization experts

Tech Tip: Customize Your Favorite Views

MDOpen has a cool little feature that lets you include your favorite right-click options on the line where you work the most. For example, you can update the object request line: Anytime you see the list of requested objects in tasks or RFP views, you are actually seeing the format presented in the…

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Missing LF Members? We Can Help

A handful of our customers have encountered an intermittent issue with the last OS releases when adding members to a logical file. After researching the “missing member” issue, we determined that there is a known problem in the operating system. The issue occurs when creating logical files in a…

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Scott’s Corner – OPTIONS(*CONVERT) Keyword

On December 2, PTFs were released that added some new features to RPG.…

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Pick the Right Modernization Project

Modernization and updating to next-generation application development can be a daunting task. After all,…

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3 Key Objectives for Digital Transformation: Part 3

The Self Service Phenomenon In Part 1 of this series of three articles The Right Architecture was covered. Part 2 then discussed the primary business objective to Digital Transformation: Continuous Delivery. In this final part we will look at an objective that plays potentially the most significant…

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3 Key Objectives for Digital Transformation: Part 2

Continuous Delivery In Part 1 of this series of three articles The Right Architecture was covered. Part 2 discusses the primary business objective to Digital Transformation: Continuous Delivery The last 15 years has seen economic and business dynamics increasing to an unprecedented level. In this…

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3 Key Objectives for Digital Transformation: Part 1

The Right Architecture Drawing upon our own experiences and lessons learned in the global field of digital transformations over the last 5 years, this three part article covers three key objectives that any organisation needs to include in their Digital Transformation strategy/plan. When comparing…

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Let Business Modernize IT, not IT

To IT, modernization means DDS to SQL, RPGIII to RPG Free, 5250 to Web, Web to Mobile, or any technology specific milestone or objective. To business, modernization means quicker to market, more market feedback, more sales channels, better buying power, lower operating costs, real-time performance,…

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