General Discussion & Announcements

I am new to the Rocket forums but am interested to collaborate with others using SB Client to interface with Epicor's Avante.  Can I get some direction on the best or appropriate forum to join.  Thank you in advance.------------------------------EricISSPRO, Inc.OR United States------------------------------

Hi Forum members,You may have seen this announced on the home page, but I wanted to offer a little more information on what's happening and what it means to you as a member.What's HappeningThe forum login and registration will be disabled on Monday the 12th. Get your questions posted Friday or over the weekend if you are looking for rapid response, or know you'll need to wait until Tuesday if you want to comment, ask a question, etc.We are merging the forum user list with our crm records. This gives the forum better 'line of sight' to your Rocket business relationship, your support cases, etc., with the goal of delivering a better user experience. As an example, a goal of mine is to allow you to seamlessly move between the support portal and the forum. This change gets us a step closer to that.What to Expect in the Short TermOverall, your experience won't change on Tuesday the 13th. You will start to see different information on your profile page, coming from your crm record. For examp

There's a prevailing misconception that “legacy” systems and applications are outdated in today’s business environment—including IBM® i. The result? The platform and its applications often end up in a CIO’s crosshairs in a push for greater IT efficiency or competitive superiority. As surprising at it may sound, I've found many CIOs and senior technologists don’t realize that IBM i is a vibrant platform and, despite popular belief, continues to have significant market and competitive strength, having evolved to work with the latest technologies including cloud computing and open-source tools. Here are three ways modernizing IBM i applications help you meet today’s business needs without disruptive, and often unsuccessful, replatforming projects:   Delivering unmatched ROI on your legacy infrastructure Using IBM i, you can streamline business processes and workflows by improving user experiences, reducing processing times, and cutting training times. You can maximize the ROI on y

A few members have asked how to get their site profile to 100% complete, so I'm sharing what is required for a bio to be considered completed. Head to your profile page to follow along. Click on the pencil and/or action buttons to update. Profile Picture Contact Details (see the left rail below your picture and badges) First Name Last Name Job Title Company City (also requires country and state/province selection) Bio Rocket Software Products used ------------------------------Dave AndrewsHead of Customer EngagementRocket SoftwareSouth Salem NY United States------------------------------

The new forum is live after a few hiccups on Friday. I invite you to check out the streamlined design and navigation, and to login to see your personalized dashboard. The dashboard provides a central point for all your forum activity allowing you to get more done, more quickly.Once you've had a chance to experience the new forum p lease consider taking the survey in the announcement area on the home page and tell us what you think. ------------------------------Dave AndrewsHead of Customer EngagementRocket Software------------------------------

Guy, engineering director for Rocket's z/OS analytic products, helped launch the latest IBM Expert TV channel - z/Action - last week. Check out his recommendations for setting up an environment to understand performance and availability, and how to analyze this data to quickly derive actionable insights.   Providing a positive customer experience starts with performance and availability data. There's no shortage of RMF data to analyze -- but what data can be contextualized and shared with stakeholders in a simple, meaningful fashion? In this episode, you'll learn z/OS customer approaches on RMF data analysis; examples of useful KPIs and their associated use cases; and why ease-of-use, visibility, automation, and actionable metrics should be top-of-mind when choosing an analytics solution. Rocket experts will be featured regularly on IBM Expert TV so I encourage you to subscribe to them here. Let us know below if we can answer any questions on the video or the subject of

Every year at Rocket we get the opportunity to pitch an idea for a technical project and do a bit of inventive hacking. We call this fun event Rocket Build 🚀.This year I wanted to find out if there is any value in using a Machine Learning sentiment algorithm to scan our huge mass of support comments to identify whether contacts (clients/users etc..) were happy (aka satisfied) with their support experience or not, so we could take remedial action. (We already do this of course - but only if we can identify it)On average we get about 15% survey responses on closed support issues (cases), which is a pretty good result. So we have a significant sample of data where the contact personally identifies whether they were satisfied or not with the experience AND we could use this sample data to train an sentiment algorithm on the remaining 85% of cases. - but would it really work?It seems that some people like replying on case surveys, but most don't. So a lot of those survey could be bias by t

Emulators are everywhere there's a mainframe or midrange platform, and used by IT pros and application end-users alike. How can we make the Rocket Terminal Emulator (formerly BlueZone) better for you? Take this quick survey and let us know if you'd be willing to talk to us about your responses. If you talk to us we'll even send you a pair of Rocket flannel pajama pants!Use this link to take the survey and also be sure to join the Rocket Terminal Emulator forum if you haven't already.------------------------------Dave AndrewsHead of Customer EngagementRocket Software------------------------------

The forum is getting a facelift that's a bit more than skin-deep. As I always tell members there's more to see and do when you log in, and the new design brings much of that to the forefront. I think what you'll discover will improve the overall value you get as a member, as well as make the site easier to use. The look is cleaner as well, which should improve readability and usability. Here's a sneak peek: We're roughly 2 weeks away from going live so wanted to provide a little notice, as well as open the floor again for any suggestions on improving the site or the content we're delivering to you. Let me know below what would improve your overall experience and the value you get, and we'll do our best to deliver it. Additionally, I'm looking for members to test the new site - likely at the end of next week - so comment below if you'd be interested in helping us out in that way.Cheers! ------------------------------Dave AndrewsHead of Customer EngagementRocket Software-----------------

As a forum member you've likely seen posts by @Andrew Simpson on a variety of topics, but his specialty is helping organizations automate processes to improve speed and accuracy. Come learn about the best practices in this area from Andrew - you may be surprised at what's possible on a mainframe! ------------------------------Dave AndrewsHead of Customer EngagementRocket Software------------------------------

Hi folks,We are trying to create a shared repository/folder for our product's customers, something similar to Eclipse's p2 shared repository. Let's say user A is consuming some specific configurations from a repo. for his/her product installed on the machine. Another user (unaware of any config. details) - a novice one, installs the same product on his machine. Now what we are planning to do is if we could provide some shared repository(having all the latest config files) to the user so that he/she could just use that repo, and should easily be able to install it on top of its product. And it should then have the same config. just like user A or any other user(s) for that matter. Basically to create a centralized repo. which the users could access. Also, whenever the shared repo. gets updated with some new config. files/changes, ALL the users of that product should receive a notification that the repository has some new changes/updates, and they could fetch them from the shared repo.

I'm researching methods for collecting, curating and sharing technical product knowledge and would like to know what you find works for you.My experiences so far..I'm aware of and have used various software products such as MS OneNote, Evernote, Wiki, SharePoint even PowerPoint and Excel etc. for capturing files, lists, links, audio, video and screengrabs, but these are the tools not the 'method' however you may have found ways to make them perform for you. I've also tried making mind-maps, which are great fun but time-consuming and not easy to edit or maintain or share, even when using Coggle because technical info keeps changing.I want to avoid the dangers of just hoarding one-off info-bites, or spending too long fiddling and formatting data that I won't use again, and instead try to find a way to classify and order the info so it can be found, enhanced and shared. One popular method is to let a search feature do the work (google it!), then trawl through search hits to find the first

I am retired IT person who programmed in PIopen, Universe, etc. for twenty years and am interested in doing some part time work. Can be free if for non profit. What are the possibilities?

I was actually searching for some gaming content (per last week's post) and ran across this humorous presentation by a guy who bought a used mainframe for $200, just because he could. I don't think he had gaming in mind, or really anything it seems from the story. It got a good deal of press at the time and Connor did land a job with IBM, so some of you may know the story already. Here's a video IBM made about his story a year or so later. ​------------------------------Dave AndrewsHead of Customer EngagementRocket Software------------------------------

Retro gaming won some new interest in 2020 as people looked for ways to entertain themselves during lockdowns. Being a modern, 20-something gamer spoiled by my hand-built PC, RTX2060 OC, and Ryzen 7 2700X processor, I was surprised to learn that there are games built exclusively to play on the mainframe, mostly created when it was one of the only computer platforms in existence (check out this Wikipedia link for context). Outside of Pong and Tetris, I can't say I've thought much about the history of video games before now.Mainframe Defender was super popular last year and simulates the play of the early systems, and I've since learned one of my childhood-favorite remakes, Oregon Trail, likewise started as a mainframe game in 1971. After some internet stalking, I was able to get my hands on code for Yahtzee and have even heard of people figuring out how to play Ms. Pacman on a mainframe...  So forum members, I'm wondering if you have experience with or interest in mainframe ga

The conversation around modernization is an old one: do you stay on your IBM® i or IBM® Z platform and enable modern technologies, or do you spend the resources to move to a distributed system? If you haven't really investigated the question you may be surprised by the findings of a recent IDC survey of modernizers and replatformers. @Jeff Winter will be discussing these findings with TechChannel on March 24th. Register here.  ------------------------------Dave AndrewsHead of Customer EngagementRocket Software------------------------------

The forum is built for you, and designed primarily to help you get the most from your Rocket products. In April we'll introduce a range of experience improvements to help you locate content, get engaged, and connect with other members like you. We are also working on improvements to the sign-up/sign-on experience, making it easier to access to the various web properties and content you use as a client.What sort of improvements to the Forum would be the most valuable to you? Don't limit your comments to site usability - tell me about the types of content you want, the experiences/engagements that will help you get more from our products, and the topics you are interested in. This type of feedback is so helpful to me. Thanks, Dave ------------------------------Dave AndrewsHead of Customer EngagementRocket Software------------------------------

Hi Folks,I have been trying to deploy a product(QMF - Query Management Facility) on AWS(Amazon Web Services). But all the efforts are seemingly going in vain. Could be due to my lack of knowledge in deploying on AWS, and then executing it. Here's what I have done till now:*) I have a setup.exe of the latest build ready with me*) Created an EC2 instance using the IAM account *) Provided all the neccesary  polices, roles to the instance*) Placed the .exe file on the S3 bucket(secured)*) Unable to access the S3 bucket from my EC2 instance, using the AWS CLI tool, so that it could be installed on the EC2If anyone over here happens to go through this complete post, would be great if you could guide me into the right direction so as to successfully deploy and run the product on the AWSThanks and Regards,Ashish------------------------------Ashish RamtriSoftware Engineer - 1Rocket Software------------------------------

I am trying to compute pointwise mutual information PMI RMP training using wikipedia as data source. Given two words, PMI defines the relation between two words. The formula is as below. pmi(word1,word2) = log [probability(number of times both words appears in a document together)/probability(word1)*probability(word2)]. Hence to compute PMI, I would need joint and individual probabilities of word1 and word2. I looked at the wikipedia miner relatedness score between two words. They are implementing a Milne and Witten algorithm. However, for defining topic similarities, PMI is a better score. Does any one know how to compute PMI score for two words using dbpedia or wikipedia miner or any other software.------------------------------navya srisoftware developerhkr trainings------------------------------

While the Rocket Forum was only launched officially in September 2020, it received nearly 10,000 visits from users who read more than 66,000 pages! Much of our success is due to members who are engaged in conversations on how to achieve specific outcomes using Rocket tools, or are part of beta programs to evaluate the latest product features. Both our partners and end users/clients seem to be getting a lot of value from the dialog and experiences offered on the site, and today I'm recognizing specific individuals for their participation. While their actions are helping them scale the Forum leaderboard, I'm certain they are also improving their skills and knowledge as they work to achieve success and help other members do the same. So here's to our 2020 top contributors - be sure to congratulate them when you see them online. You may want to check out their profiles as well and connect - anyone notice a theme?@Walter Kiess   @Derek Hayse   @Alfonso Martinez Pelaez  @Manu Fernandes  @Ja

Welcome Rocket Forum members!I'd like to formally introduce myself, and give members an opportunity to make their introductions. I'm Charles Dane, the Community Manager and Admin for the Rocket Forum. I've been involved in or managed online communities going back to the late 90s, in both the video games and technology fields. I'm looking forward to making connections between members, sharing news and information, and guiding the Forum through its growth.As my bio states, I study and train in historical fencing, practice and teach Yoga, and will take my road bike out for random rides. I'm a bit of a nerd, my games collection is in steady competition with Lego builds and an expanding hat collection.Now, on to you. Make an introduction, share a bit about yourself, and connect with one another!------------------------------Charles Dane Rocket Software------------------------------

Today we announced the acquisition of WebConnect terminal emulation and ConnectiQ mainframe RPA from ActiveOps. We’re excited to bring these two leading technologies into the Rocket family.   ConnectiQ  ConnectiQ is a Robotic Process Automation (RPA) tool for mainframe environments. Its customers, many of whom are in the healthcare payer industry, have achieved mind-blowing efficiencies by automating the most-repeated, most labor-intensive functions in their claims processes, saving millions of dollars.    RPA serves as another option on the spectrum of choices for mainframe and IBM i leaders. Whether you want to revamp the user experience, streamline the user processes, access the data or automate an entire domain, we have the solutions to help you in your journey.     WebConnect  We’ve been delivering enterprise-class terminal emulation solutions for decad

I'm excited to introduce and welcome you to the formal launch of our new Rocket Forum: your virtual headquarters to discover, learn, engage, stay informed, share knowledge, and build relationships with other members and Rocketeers alike. Let's discuss what's going on with Rocket products, your experiences, and the ways we can change the world around us. We'll celebrate successes, find solutions to challenges, and share the best practices we've discovered. Become a member, dive in and explore all the Rocket Forum has to offer. Join the conversation in the various product communities by replying to a message or starting a new thread. Learn more about your fellow members through their profiles and make new connections.  We look forward to connecting with you.------------------------------Andy YounissPresident and CEORocket Software------------------------------

Last month, I announced the first phase of a content migration from the old Rocket Software community, and the second phase would take place this month.Phase two initiated Wednesday afternoon and completed this morning. During phase two, approximately 45 posts and replies found new homes in this Forum. Unfortunately, not all members of the old community created accounts here, and since we could not map content to its author, a large number of posts and replies are attributed to an "Archive User".The old Rocket Software community has been decommissioned, and the domain reassigned to this Forum. If using the old domain (forum.rocketsoftware.com) results in your navigating to the old community, it may be necessary to clear cache and cookies.------------------------------Charles Dane Rocket Software------------------------------

I started in MV January 8, 1982 after a major layoff at Novell. Prime Information at a Salt Lake City, Utah/Birmingham, Alabama based trucking company. I worked mostly with small-ish companies most of my career until I became the IT Manager for Kingsdown Mattress in Mebane, North Carolina in the early 90's. That was part of my involvement with bedding manufacturers, supporting software by one Paul Anderberg (a long-time friend and a co-worker at a couple employers pre-MV and during).Serta Mattress licensees were our biggest customers. Ultimately (no, no pun), I took the position of IT Manager at the Salt Lake City Serta plant not to long after Paul moved to Idaho and left the business.Then to Colorado for a couple years and Texas for a dozen (finishing up a stint in Texas at Neiman Marcus as their UniVerse DBA and then securing a Development position at Rocket Software) landing finally at E*Trade Advisor Services in Centennial, Colorado (formerly Trust Company of America) where I antic