This Week: Oracle good for JDE users?

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Published by Search400.com  September 13, 2004 >> Receive this e-mail as text  >> About this e-mail   In this Issue >> From the Editor: Oracle good for JDE users? >> Featured Topic: Best Web Links on managing your iSeries >> Expert Technical Advice: * Featured Expert: John Blenkinsop, application development * In the Forums: Reusing deleted records * Programmer Tip: Name that constraint >> Site Highlights: * Live expert webcasts on CL enhancements * Guide to FREE iSeries Educational Resources -- Part 2 * Free Book Excerpt: Exploring IBM eServer iSeries, Eleventh Edition  From the Editor: by Kate Evans-Correia, senior news editor What does an Oracle takeover of PeopleSoft mean to JDE users? A federal judge's decision late last week to rule in favor of Oracle Corp. in its quest to takeover PeopleSoft could have some interesting implications for JD Edwards (JDE) customers. While this most recent ruling doesn't mean it's a done deal, the threat that Oracle will take over PeopleSoft, which purchased JDE just over a year ago, is that much more real. Now, users are facing the very real possibility that their ERP apps will soon be owned by Oracle. There are only a handful of people who know what will happen then -- and they're not talking. As a JDE/PeopleSoft user, does this latest ruling concern or affect you? Has this 18-month legal battle prevented you from moving forward with purchases of PeopleSoft applications? Will last week's ruling change any of that? While we wouldn't ask you to predict the future, we would like to get a sense of what you think is down the road for you as a JDE customer. Would a takeover by Oracle be a good or bad thing? Are you taking a wait-and-see approach or are you taking action -- looking for new vendors? And finally, how do you think a takeover would affect IBM's relationship with Oracle and would that have any impact on you? Please share your comments with us. Send them to me at [EMAIL PROTECTED]. Then take our poll: If Oracle takes over PeopleSoft . . . Read more Judge rules in favor of Oracle in takeover case PeopleSoft users will need reassurance, but damage may be done  Featured Topic: Best Web Links on managing your iSeries by Deb Tart, assistant editor Looking for helpful advice to administer your systems but don't have a lot of time? Don't worry, we've searched the Web and gathered the best links available. Read more about this topic  Expert Technical Advice: Featured expert: John Blenkinsop, senior programmer, NYK Logistics & Megacarrier Category: Application development Meet Search400.com's newest site expert. John has 24 years' experience with IBM midrange products and is very familiar with RPG II, III, IV, ILE and CL. Read answers to past questions or submit your own question This Week: In the forums >> Reusing deleted records "Gwidmer" is trying to determine whether to reuse deleted records. He's looking for information on performance issues or other useful information. "RMalloy" talks of one known "gotcha," and he provides a link for more information. >> Backup tape copies Search400.com member Ryan Ferreri writes, "In preparation for a business continuity test, I would like to make two extra copies of our option 21 full-system save. DUPTAP would work, but I have only one 1/4-in. tape drive. Is there a way to create two extra copies of a tape without doing two extra system saves?" Do you know? >> Printing from the iSeries to a printer in Windows "Macreitz430" wondered if there was any way to print from the iSeries login ID to a printer listed in Windows. Thankfully, "JTaylor" was on hand and knew just what to do. Tip of the Week: Name that constraint by Paul Tuohy I am a big fan of Referential Integrity -- both Referential Constraints and Check Constraints. They remove a lot of code from my programs and provide the added benefit of ensuring that the constraint rules will be applied to any other applications that "need" to access my database. But there is one annoying detail with using Referential Integrity in RPG programs. A constraint violation is notified as a file I/O error, but it does not identify which constraint caused the problem. So let's review a couple of methods for having your RPG program provide a meaningful message to the user when there is a constraint violation. >> Read tip  Site Highlights Live Webcasts: Enhancements in CL Part 1: Improvements to the CL compiler When: Sept. 14 at 2 p.m. EDT (18:00 GMT) Speaker: Guy Vig, senior software engineer, IBM Rochester iSeries customers have been asking for a long time for extensive CL enhancements, and IBM has finally listened. This presentation will explain the enhancements delivered in V5R3 and how you can use them in your CL application programs. Guy will return for Part 2: Improved CL command documentation, on Sept. 21 at 2 p.m. EDT (18:00 GMT). These are two webcast that you won't want to miss! Pre-register today Guide to FREE iSeries educational resources -- part 2 Here's the second list of FREE educational resources that will help you to improve or maintain your iSeries skills. We've found a ton of links to online courses, tutorials, webcasts, white papers, tips, articles and much more. And best of all, they're all FREE. Check it out Free Book Excerpt Exploring IBM eServer iSeries, Eleventh Edition Log on and download for free an excerpt from Chapter 6 of Exploring IBM eServer iSeries, Eleventh Edition written by Jim Hoskins and Roger Dimmick and published by Maximum Press. This chapter, "iSeries and Your Business," helps you understand how to introduce an iSeries into your environment. 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