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>> From the Editor: The benefits of being a Search400.com member
>> Featured Topic: 20 ways to ensure a smooth OS upgrade
>> Expert Technical Advice:
* Featured Expert: Vicky Legaspi, application development
* In the Forums: How to write a footer in RPG IV
* Administrator Tip: Time-saving tips for finding the right command
>> Site Highlights:
* Programmer Tip: How to give users what they need, not what they asked for
* Security Resources: Is your system as secure as it could be?
* Psst! Pass me your cheat sheet

 From the Editor:

by Tom Pappalardo, site manager

The benefits of being a Search400.com member

Tips, white papers and webcasts. Oh my!

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 Featured Topic:

20 ways to ensure a smooth OS upgrade
by Michelle Davidson, editor

So, you want to upgrade your operating system. Whether you're moving to V5R1 or the latest V5R3, we have tips and suggestions for making the transition smoother.

Read more about this topic

 Expert Technical Advice:

Featured expert: Vicky Legaspi, application development manager, Encompass Group LLC

Category: Application development
With eight years' experience in developing software for the iSeries, Vicky can help with nearly any application development question you have.

Read answers to past questions or submit your own

This Week: In the forums
>> How to write a footer in RPG IV
"Frustrated21" wanted to know how to write a footer and how to do a page advance in RPG IV. He was using an overflow indicator: PRTFILE O F 167 PRINTER OFLIND(*INOF) FORMLEN(68) FORMOFL(68). He ran into a problem because he didn't have an exact count of the data for each facility. Thankfully, "CKelly" was on hand to offer some advice.

>> Breaking up a program into modules
"ISCITDept" needs to break up a huge entry/maintenance program into smaller modules. He's going to rewrite his purchase order entry/maintenance and has never really gotten off the ground with modules or procedures. He's getting frustrated with the lack of information on modules. Have you worked with program modules? He could really use your help.

>> Adding a new disk to ASP1
"Ramonu" wondered what the best method was to add a new disk to ASP1 and balance it using V4R5. Search400.com member "Loopee" had a few suggestions.

Tip of the Week:
Time-saving tips for finding the right command
by Ron Turull

Effective use of commands is essential to the efficient use of OS/400. But with well over 1,000 commands in the base operating system alone, finding the right command is sometimes an arduous process. Over the years we have all developed techniques to make this process less laborious. Here are a few of my favorites.
>> Read full tip

 Site Highlights

Programmer tip: How to give users what they need, not necessarily what they asked for
To avoid the unpleasantness of unhappy customers, you must get them to explain precisely what they need. Search400.com member Bill Cressy outlines 10 things you can do to improve your ability to deliver what is needed.
Read tip

Security resources
Security is always an issue -- especially now with Sarbanes-Oxley compliance deadlines. Keeping up on the important issues helps you to be proactive when managing your system's security. We can help make this task a little less time consuming. Check out these resources below to keep your systems secure and running smoothly.

Top 10 security tips
Testing resource security
Best Web Links: Security
Ask Carol your security questions
Psst! pass me your cheat sheet
Share your shortcuts

When it comes to working with the iSeries, many of you have shortcuts or cheat sheets that you use religiously to help you with your routine tasks. We're compiling some of these cheat sheets to publish an online guide for all of our iSeries users to use. We're looking for anything that helps make your day run a little smoother.

Send your cheat sheets to Assistant Editor Deb Tart and include a brief description of what the sheet consists of and how it saves you time. Here's one of our own to get you started: Common iSeries commands

The first 10 people to send in their cheat sheets will receive a Search400.com hat.



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