THIS WEEK: Expert predictions -- How will the iSeries fare in 2003?

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December 16, 2002 >> Receive this email as text  >> About this email   In this Issue >> From the Editor: What's on your wish list? >> Featured Topic: How will the iSeries fare in 2003? >> Expert Technical Advice: * Featured expert: Dwight Beech, programmer tip writer * CHOICE keyword and WebFacing: Your help needed * Using partitions? Apply PTF before upgrading to certain 8xx boxes >> Site Highlights: * Look who won the Tip of the Month contest * iSeries users' favorite products * IT Excellence Award for Scalability  From the Editor: by Michelle Davidson, site editor What's on your wish list? It's the gift-giving season, and many of us have our own personal wish lists. Techno gadgets and toys such as digital cameras, PDAs and MP3 players are often at the top of the IT pro's list. And if you're looking for advice before handing over your credit card, you can check out TechTarget's 2002 Product Guide: Gadgets, gizmos and more. But what about your professional wish list? What do you hope to receive this year? More money in the budget so you can upgrade to a new iSeries? Training so you can add to your skills set? Help getting your legacy apps on the Web? A raise? More understanding users? If you could have one gift for you or your department, what would it be? Send me your thoughts at [EMAIL PROTECTED].  Featured Topic: How will the iSeries fare in 2003? Experts offer their predictions by Michelle Davidson, site editor What does 2003 have in store for the iSeries market? We asked our site experts to look into their crystal balls and tell us what they see happening in the year to come. Check out what they said. Read more about this topic  Expert Technical Advice: Featured Expert: Dwight Beech, superintendent, application support, Cameco Corp. Category: Programmer tip writer As one of Search400.com's programmer tip writers, Dwight addresses such issues as printing techniques, DDS, SQL statements and batch jobs. View Dwight's tip: Enhance reports with highlighted or underlined text This Week: In the forums >> DB2/400 triggering If an application program does inserts/deletes/updates on a database that is set with a trigger, will the application program wait until the trigger program finishes? Users say yes. Click over and read what they wrote. >> Upgrade to V5R1 -- Need to run a reclaim storage? "Allison883" plans to upgrade her 820 from V4R5 to V5R1. She's heard some talk of running a reclaim storage prior to the upgrade, but she hasn't seen any documentation on this. Is this something IBM recommends? "JSpence" responds. >> CHOICE keyword and WebFacing "Webfacingtester" would like to know when WebFacing will support the CHOICE keyword. Also, do you know how to exceed this limitation? Tip of the Week: Using partitions? Apply PTF before upgrading to certain 8xx boxes Thinking about upgrading to an 8xx box? If you have partitions, you need to apply PTF MF26176 permanently to V4R5 secondary partitions before the system is upgraded to certain 8xx hardware. Nick Harris from IBM's International Technical Support Organization details what will happen if you don't apply the PTF, and he helps you determine if you, in fact, need to apply it. >> Read full tip  Site Highlights Look who won the Tip of the Month contest For November Kim Kuras picked up a Panasonic digital voice recorder for a tip that shows you how to secure powerful profiles. Congrats also to our runner-up winners: Jean-Marie Sauvageot, Richard Cranston and Naveen Dronavalli. Read the winning tips What's your favorite iSeries product? We've asked members about their favorite iSeries products for 2002. Take a look at what they picked and why. Read story now IT Excellence Award for Scalability The Chamberlain Group uses integration software to connect iSeries and NT systems Their need: To get the most up-to-date data to its field sales force while maintaining data integrity. Their solution: A scalable data integration system that moves data in real-time between the company's iSeries-based systems while ensuring high-speed operational switching and uninterrupted service round the clock. FREE E-MAIL SERVICES Select newsletters you would like to receive from the list below. Administrator Tips Security Tip Programmer Tips Email:     Not a member? We'll activate your membership with your subscription. Gadget guide Pick out the best holiday gifts with the help of our new gadget guide. Check out reviews on games, odds & ends, notebooks, home entertainment, cameras & tools, wired home and handhelds. Take a look The latest net news Get daily breaking news from the enterprise networking industry -- delivered right to your inbox. 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