Rocket DevOps, MX, API, iCluster® – Solutions for IBM i™

We are interested in automating our use of LMi.  We do regular deployments at the QUA level twice a week and PDN level once a week in our organization.  What were interested - and some other products allow - is for the developer to put in a scheduled promotion request.  As in, the developer adds a promotion request for a specific date, aprovals are then requested / gathered in lmi, and then on the scheduled date and time, assuming all approvals are present, the task promotes and deploys automatically.  Is there any capability of this in Lmi?------------------------------John WeirichSoftware Architect for IBM iNelnetJacksonville TX US------------------------------

For many good reasons, the cloud, refactoring, and microservices are on everyone's minds, but application modernization can be a bumpy road. Success is more often achieved via thoughtful, data-driven approaches that help teams achieve early wins and build confidence with leadership and their internal customers. Join @Jeroen Van Dun on October 19th to explore the approaches and tools organizations should consider to drive successful modernization initiatives.Register here.  ​------------------------------David AndrewsHead of Customer AdvocacyRocket SoftwareSouth Salem NY US------------------------------

For many good reasons, the cloud, refactoring, and microservices are on everyone's minds, but application modernization can be a bumpy road. Success is more often achieved via thoughtful, data-driven approaches that help teams achieve early wins and build confidence with leadership and their internal customers. Join @Jeroen Van Dun on October 19th to explore the approaches and tools organizations should consider to drive successful modernization initiatives.Register here.  ​------------------------------David AndrewsHead of Customer AdvocacyRocket SoftwareSouth Salem NY US------------------------------

When preparing for an LMe (or any Rocket|Aldon product) upgrade, there is a step in the Installation/Upgrade Guide to verify the state of the database prior to running the actual upgrade.  This step exposes any potential data issues that might roll back an upgrade or cause delays.For LMe, the customer will run the AFFTVALCST command interactively to validate the constraint status'. Output will contain some of these typical messages:  AFF1519 Missing trigger APP_BU                                        on file AFFTCTL.APP_BU AFF1519 Missing trigger ARCIINS_BU                                        on file AFFTCTL.ARCIINS_BU AFF1519 Missing trigger ARCPDEF_BU                                        on file AFFTCTL.ARCPDEF_BU ……..   AFF1519 Missing trigger VPSET_BU                                        on file AFFTCTL.VPSET_BU AFF1519 Missing trigger VPSETXVP_BU                                        on file AFFTCTL.VPSETXVP_BU Press ENTER to end terminal session. These messages may seem

We recently heard from one of our Rocket DevOps customers on IBMi. They were seeing well over 5 minutes passing after startup before they were able to log in to RDOp. So they were wondering: Are there any further performance tuning tips or recommendations available ? We found that they had plenty of memory (12G RAM) and sufficient processing on their server which was dedicated to hosting RDOp and RDOi.   After local review of newer system options, we identified the configuration item that was causing the bottleneck for java processing on startup. Below is the excerpt now included in our installation guide for notes on the issue and the steps to resolve. ------------------------------ Jiqing Fan (Rico)Rocket Internal - All Brands------------------------------ Rocket DevOps portal - Performance considerations on startup Startup performance of Rocket DevOps on IBM i could be affected by the sharing mode on your logical partition. LPARs with shared processors can have a sharing mode of CAP

I am mostly certain that I used option 15 to set my programs to allow debug. I have verified this in *DEV and ITG. Now the program in QUA is not showing the debug source.  What am I missing? Yes, I can recompile for QUA into a temporary object, but I guess this means I would not be able to debug on the PROD system if that came about.   Is there a better solution to know I will always have the debug option?------------------------------David TaylorSenior DeveloperRange Resources CorporationFort Worth TX US------------------------------

I wanted to define this UDF as all SQL to make it easier to use with external platforms like SSRS. Is there a hard limit of one SQL UDF per source member?  See attached.  When I did the single, it worked and CREATE passed.  When I tried various ways to code more than one UDF in the same source member, it failed every time.  I await the wisdom from my companions on the journey. ------------------------------David TaylorSenior DeveloperRange Resources CorporationFort Worth TX US------------------------------

We have had times when we wanted to review the documents for a deployment set.  Now, I am sure there is a better way, but at the time I was new. We took this simple command and wrapped it in a CL to be able to pass in the deployment set.  Then we added a command--THISDEPLOY--to be able to call the CL quickly.  Now, when we want to see what is happening or has happened, we type THISDEPLOY 000000 where 000000 is the number for the deployment set WRKSPLF SELECT(ALDONCMS *ALL *ALL &DEPLOY)------------------------------David TaylorSenior DeveloperRange Resources CorporationFort Worth TX US------------------------------

Hello. I have a customer that we are migrating to iCluster from iTera. We have access to their source system and have created a new source (To be source) system and target (to be target) on our servers. We were planning to migrate them by pointing the current source system to our two systems. Theirs will be called system A, our to be source is B, and our to be target is C. Original thought was to Point A to both B and C. Then we would roleswap or shutdown A, and then modify B to point to C and be done. But while setting up the groups, this did not seem to be the way to go. Using *HADR did not seem like it would work (the only way I saw to point to two different systems). We opened a ticket with support, and they suggested A to B, and B to C. But that also brings up questions about how to do the switchover and get B to be the new primary and leaving out A. Currently we do not have access to the iTera target, so we cannot use the preferred method of Old Source to

I'm pleased to announce the release of Rocket DevOps portal & test v 10.1.3 Rocket DevOps is the next evolution of Rocket Aldon ALM. Rocket DevOps portal is a management and orchestration console that provides an easy-to-use web interface for Rocket DevOps operations. It supersedes Rocket Aldon Ops portal and provides a common interface for other new and planned modules. New dashboard capabilities and a consolidated Report Manager are included together with remote system status monitoring. Highlights of this release include: New audit report scheduler Enhanced audit report parameters Email server configuration support Fast download of Task reports New dashboard shortcut options Safari browser support Rocket DevOps test v 10.1.3 UI supports these additional features**:  Create, edit, view, report test cases Extract & obfuscate test data from production systems Record and playback interactive sessions Submit & monitor batch jobs Execute and monitor remote commands on IBM i

We have inherited an SQL file definition from previous developers.  At the time, they made a good decision to move a file from DDS to DDL.  This file is a reference file and has many, many fields. When we go back into the source member to change a set of fields from 9,0 to 12,0 we end up with "SQL statement too long or complex."  The source member is a *TABLE/SQL.  I tested using ALTER TABLE from STRSQL and that all worked.  Now, what type of object do I create in Aldon so I can list all the fields to be updated with the new definitions and be able to run that source member tied to the original file. Yes, the problem is the CREATE TABLE failing.  When I tried to pull the LABEL statements out, it still failed. ------------------------------David TaylorSenior DeveloperRange Resources CorporationFort Worth TX US------------------------------

One of the first tricks I learned as a newbie System/38 developer was from Jim Sloan at a COMMON conference in the 80's  (whoa...talk about "way back"!). The tip was this: "If you need a program to process a database file that just needs to exist for the life of the job, create that file in library QTEMP. Once the job ends, the OS automatically deletes this library as well".  Super-slick. So, what's the challenge? The challenge is compiling this program. You have to create the file in your interactive session's QTEMP and then compile your program interactively (not in batch) in order to find that file in that same job's QTEMP library. That's not an impossible challenge, but what if you have LMi and you need to move your program up the workflow using LMi's promotion? These all get submitted to batch! We get this question quite often, so I thought I'd give everyone some ideas. My best idea it this: create all of your "QTEMP files" in a special library, e.g. LMIQTEMP. Now add that library

Attached 4 minute video illustrates how easy it is to use more of your browser space in a web application created with Rocket MX Web.An often heard question from our customers converting from Rocket MX Desktop edition (LegaSuite GUI) to Rocket MX Web is: "How can I use the extra space that my browser has?"One easy way to use this extra space is to use the canvas layout (which is default used in a GUI to Web conversion) and set the anchor points.This short video will illustrate how easy this can be done.A screenshot is added to show the menu to be accessed with the right-mouse menu button to access this submenu. #MXWeb #RocketModernExperienceWebedition​​ #GuiToWeb #MX #LegaSuite #layout #ReponsiveWebDesign ​​​​​​​​​​------------------------------Roger van ValenSenior manager, software engineeringRocket SoftwareDordrecht, The Netherlands------------------------------

So you've got the new Rocket DevOps and you really like using it, but, let's face it, sometimes you forget where you stored that bookmark to get to the URL. Did you know that you can hot link to it right from the comfort of your LMi Main Menu? Some time ago, we added Option 15 "Report Manager" to the main menu. This is basically just a URL that you can click on to launch in your default browser. The sneaky bit is that we don't care what URL you put in there, we'll launch whatever you give us. So, why not put the link to your RDOp in there. To be fair, that's where Report Manager is anyway, right, so it's not really cheating. :)Here is a sample of how you set the data area:CHGDTAARA DTAARA(ACMSCTL/ACMSRMURL *ALL) VALUE('http://SYSTEMA:8890/page/login')If you kept the default port of 8890, you will probably just need to replace "SYSTEMA" with the name of the IBM i where you've hosted LMi. Now when you take Option 15: Report Manager, from the LMi Main Menu, you will see something like thi

I'm thrilled to announce the first release of a brand-new Rocket product – Rocket DevOps test. Not only is this a new Rocket product, but it's also a completely new IBM i product! Rocket DevOps test (RDOt) is the second new IBM i product that we've launched this year and follows in the footsteps of Rocket DevOps portal (RDOp). Both are core components designed to support the evolution of Rocket DevOps - formerly known as Aldon – and demonstrate our commitment to the IBM i community. Rocket DevOps test offers integrated testing functions built right into the RDOp platform, and includes automated unit, integration, and regression testing capabilities. The key features for this release are: Create, edit, view, report test cases Extract & anonymise test data from production systems Record and playback interactive sessions Submit & monitor batch jobs Execute and monitor remote commands on IBM i, Windows, and Linux systems  You need to be on the latest versions of LMi (8.6) and/or

I am starting to use the GoAnywhere RUNPROJECT command in a CLLE.  When I try to compile within the tool formerly know as Aldon, I get a compile error as the command is not in the standard library list.  I cannot use a qualified call for RUNPROJECT because the command is not in the same library on the development and production systems, GACLIENT vs GOANYWHERE.  How do I get around an object, in this case a command, not being in the standard libraries. No, I cannot simply move the commands to QGPL. ;)------------------------------David TaylorSenior DeveloperRange Resources CorporationFort Worth TX US------------------------------

Did you know that LMi 8.6 can help you to reduce the downtime associated with making structural changes to database files by up to 99%? Changes that required over 9 hours of downtime required less than 4 minutes in our recent testing. Please read my announcement on the forum for details. ------------------------------Chris White Principal Product ManagerRocket Software------------------------------

With the release of Rocket DevOps Portal v10.1.1, we've provided updated api support for external application calls to Rocket LMe and LMi.Our updated v2.1 Rocket LM plugin for Jenkins takes advantage of the api updates with these enhancements and updated gui options: * Full build support for all environments via new SCM options to pull non-resident parts* Support for customizing "ald command parameters" for get, copy and import* Provide path wildcard support for ald import target (artifact) directoryWe can manage just the build artifacts (with source for build from git, svn, etc...) and deploy them or can use LMe repository to manage source.To show a quick overview of the basic functionality, for existing LMe users, we can use our AldonDemo application contents.  Here's a quick demo (attached) showing the use of a new LMe Build release to perform a pull of INV environment source, build with ant and then import the build artifacts into LMe for deployment to a server.We'd love to hear fr

I have a CL program that is used to change the DDM/DRDA user password for iCluster replication processes. I generate a random 25 character password and then use that variable to update the password on the production system, which will replicate over to the target system. I also need to change the server authentication entry, and if the program is run on system A, the CHGSVRAUTE command needs to be run on the target. I tried the following, but it didn't work... DMSYNCCMD CMD(CHGSVRAUTE USRPRF(user_profile) SERVER(QDDMDRDASERVER) USERID(user_profile) PASSWORD(&PWD25)) GROUP(SYSTEM)When the &PWD25 variable gets expanded, it gets surrounded by single quotes, and generates the error CPD0020 error...Character 'S' not valid following string '' DMSYNCCM'. (S is the first character of the generated password.) I updated my CL to construct the entire command into a variable...CHGVAR VAR(&RMTCMD) VALUE('CHGSVRAUTE USRPRF(user_profile) SERVER(QDDMDRDASERVER) USERID(user_profile) PASSWO

We have a process on our iSeries that retrieves a customer bill image as a PDF document and stores the file on the iSeries in the IFS. The URL of the iSeries and the folder containing the PDF documents is controlled by values in the LWM:PDFIP HTTP ://xx.xxx.x.xxx/LEGASUITE andPDFIFSLOC PDF_FOLDER. We open the PDF using the following command from our script: URLOpen(gPdfUrl) where gPdfUrl = PDFIP + PDFIFSLOC + file.PDF. (NOTE: the name of the PDF file (file.PDF) is passed to the iSeries from our GUI script). Question: Is there a way to issue a command from the GUI scriptto delete this file from the IFS? Thank you in advance for any suggestions! Jim

I found the clean up document that tells me to clean up *CRTNONRES objects manually.  We have not done it for a long time, maybe never.  Has anyone found a submitted way to do this?  For example, delete from I all *CRTNONRES objects with a create date older than 90 days. I can dig through the screens and find the files to create the SQL to feed to program to delete the objects, but why reinvent the wheel.------------------------------David TaylorSenior DeveloperRange Resources CorporationFort Worth TX US------------------------------

PowerUp is the IBMi event in North America this year. We're hosting a dinner for Rocket customers on Tuesday night and we'd love for you to join us. Send me a private message or reply to this thread if you'll be in NOLA and are interested in attending.Come see us in booth #601 and enter a raffle for a drone!Rocket is presenting 4 sessions - feel free to ask your related questions in the forum if you can't make it to New Orleans.May 23 4:00 CDTBack-up to the Cloud with IBM Storage Solutions for IBMi May 24th 2:45 CDTIncorporating Continuous Testing into IBMi Development CyclesMay 26th 9:15 CDTHyperautomation: Why it's not all hype and how you can take advantage of itMay 26th 9:15 CDTHow to set-up your IBMi system and applications with a layered security defense using MFAFor those of you in Europe, look out for similar posts/invites for i-UG UK and the Common Europe Congress in June.Regards,Dave​------------------------------David AndrewsHead of Customer AdvocacyRocket SoftwareSouth Sale

PowerUp is the IBMi event in North America this year. We're hosting a dinner for Rocket customers on Tuesday night and we'd love for you to join us. Send me a private message or rely to this thread if you'll be in NOLA and are interested in attending.Come see us in booth #601 and enter a raffle for a drone!Rocket is presenting 4 sessions - feel free to ask your related questions in the forum if you can't make it to New Orleans.May 23 4:00 CDTBack-up to the Cloud with IBM Storage Solutions for IBMi May 24th 2:45 CDTIncorporating Continuous Testing into IBMi Development CyclesMay 26th 9:15 CDTHyperautomation: Why it's not all hype and how you can take advantage of itMay 26th 9:15 CDTHow to set-up your IBMi system and applications with a layered security defense using MFAFor those of you in Europe, look out for similar posts/invites for i-UG UK and the Common Europe Congress in June.Regards,Dave​------------------------------David AndrewsHead of Customer AdvocacyRocket SoftwareSouth Salem

In case you missed it, April saw the second release of Rocket DevOps Portal (RDO or RDOp) v10.1.1.  We're continuing to build on the application and have included some great new features with this new implementation of our Portal. This improved replacement for existing Rocket Ops Portal continues to provide LMi and LMe customers with access to key Release Management functions and reporting from a single, consistent, & modern interface.The Rocket DevOps portal 10.1.1 highlights include: Updated portal support for Rocket DevOps Plugin with Atlassian Jira Dashboard performance Improvements RDOi Multiple Language Support (Italian, French, Spanish, & German) Support for Rocket DevOps test Beta 10.0.1 (available shortly) For this release, we've included some additional functionality and extended the existing API support from Ops Portal to the new RDO Portal.  For our customers, this means leveraging existing Jira Plugin functionality with a new version 3.0 that provides:  UI Impro

So you are using OAuth and perhaps also an identity provider for authorization and authentication, and you are using services that need authentication through this OAuth2 token.How to set this up with Rocket MX Web?This example shows how an OAuth2 token can be used to collect user information from the APIs from Keycloak. Keycloak is a tool that can be configured as identity provider (OpenID) as well as OAuth2 server. The examples given are indicative as the actual code can differ based on the OAuth2 server and/or Identity provider used, and it's configuration.To start, either in index.htlm or in the index.jsp the code for the client of your OAuth2 server needs to be included.In this example this is keycloak.js and is obtained directly from the authorization and authentication server in use (a local Keycloak instance on port 8080): In this example we initiate the authorization object on start of the web client. When the user is already logged on and has a token, the OAuth2 code from Ke