=============================================================== SEARCH400.com | Administrator Tip Jan. 8, 2003 =============================================================== Essential explanations, tools, and code for the iSeries administrator. More tips: http://search400.techtarget.com/tipsIndex/0,289482,sid3_tax2f8,00.html
=============================================================== In today's technical advice roundup you'll find tips, expert answers and input from your peers on the following iSeries administrator questions and concerns: Today's Featured Administrator Tip: -- Abbreviated commands save precious time Answers to Other Technical Questions - Use CRTDUPOBJ to create a copy of the RUNQRY command - Create dynamic commands in a CL program using QCMDEXC - Replace Performance Monitor commands in OS/400 V5R1 - Retain changes from the default CRTPRTF command Important Announcements and Links - Webcast Premier: DB2 UDB for iSeries -- V5R2 enhancements - Tips Exchange: December winners announced - December 2002: Search400.com Month in Review - Monthly Newsletter: Top Expert Advice _______________________________________________________________ ****************** Previous Webcasts Archives **************** Take a look at these informative transcripts from previous webcasts: FTP Fundamental, Security, and Source Control Management tools. http://search400.techtarget.com/onlineEvents/0,289675,sid3,00.html =============================================================== Today's Featured Tip =============================================================== Abbreviated commands save precious time By Ron Turull No matter what your role, if you work on an iSeries or AS/400 you have to type a lot of commands. WRKACTJOB, WRKUSRJOB, WRKSPLF, DSPPFM ... the list is nearly endless. Most folks aren't perfect typists, and simple logic dictates that the longer the command name, the greater the possibility of mistyping it. Also, clearly, the longer the command name, the longer it takes to type. This time is probably minimal for just a single command, but add up the times for hundreds of commands a day and you will have a substantial chunk of time. Why not abbreviate those commands to something that's easy to remember and fast to enter? >> CLICK here to view the complete tip: http://www.search400.com/tip/1,289483,sid3_gci872269,00.html =============================================================== Answers to Other Administrator Questions =============================================================== Use CRTDUPOBJ to create a copy of the RUNQRY command Do you often use the RUNQRY command to look at data in a file? Do you often have to use record selection when doing so? If the answer is yes, use CRTDUPOBJ to create a copy of the RUNQRY command. http://search400.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid3_gci752242,00.html Create dynamic commands in a CL program using QCMDEXC Most of us have used QCMDEXC to execute a CL program from an RPG program, but you can also use QCMDEXC to execute a command from a CL program. At first glance that sounds silly, but by using QCMDEXC you can dynamically execute commands that your CL program doesn't have to know about at compile time. http://search400.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid3_gci763450,00.html Replace Performance Monitor commands in OS/400 V5R1 When IBM released OS/400 V5R1, it replaced OS/400's Performance Monitor feature with a new Collection Services function that is configured through the Management Central capability of iSeries Operations Navigator. That means many shops migrating to V5R1 must learn to put aside the old green-screen commands that start, stop, end, add and change performance collection data under the Performance Monitor and opt instead for the mostly graphical configuration capabilities that come with Collection Services. Unfortunately, there's a problem with this setup. http://search400.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid3_gci835077,00.html Retain changes from the default CRTPRTF command Tami Winn wondered if there was a way to change the default settings when you use a CRTPF command, and have those settings remain when recompile the object. Thankfully, a lot of Search400.com members responded with some good suggestions. Read what they had to say. http://search400.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]@.ee84636/1711 _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ ::::::: DON'T MISS THESE IMPORTANT MESSAGES AND LINKS ::::::::: =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= WEBCAST PREMIER | DB2 UDB for iSeries -- V5R2 enhancements Guest speaker: Doug Mack, DB2 UDB for iSeries Product Marketing, IBM Log on to get updates on DB2 UDB for iSeries, including enhancements in V5R2, and how those enhancements relate to an overall strategy. Also learn about current data management trends. >> LISTEN to broadcast: http://webevents.broadcast.com/techtarget/search400/121002/index.asp?loc=01 >> DOWNLOAD the slides from the presentation: http://search400.techtarget.com/search400/downloads/Doug_Mack-DB2_UDB.ppt =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- DECEMBER WINNERS ANNOUNCED | Search400.com tips contest Please join us in congratulating Naga Rajan. Naga's tip, "Better way to compare source codes," takes top honors in the Search400.com December tip contest. Naga won a Garmin eMap GPS and was added to our Hall of Fame for his tip. http://www.search400.com/tip/1,289483,sid3_gci870801,00.html We'd also like to congratulate our runner-up winners: David Turner, Herb Bujak and Pankaj Rawat. And a special thanks to all of the Search400.com members who submitted tips this month. 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