Hi All,
I am a very popular person where I work. Please let me explain. My large
company has merged with an even larger company, now this larger company has
via a simplistic prototype program (RPG400) that I put together discovered
how easy it is for them to write Java programs that call (remotely through
the IP network) my tiny RPG400 AS400 programs that then interface with
massive legacy programs that derive information from the workhorse AS400
systems and hand all kinds of nifty information back to their Java program
callers. This larger company is quite impressed with how this works, and
this type of processing is going to take off where I work.
I hope I explained the scenario well, as I have a few issues:
When the remote Java programs initiate a call to the AS400, the jobs
enter the AS400 as Prestart Jobs in the QUSRWRK subsystem named QRCSRVS
under user QUSER. Why is it under QUSER when the Java programmer
actually uses a different userid to gain access to the AS400 via their
Java program? I actually used the RTVJOBA from the program I wrote in
hopes of identifying the actual caller by their userid, but was
perplexed as to only retireve the QUSER userid.
>> AS others have explained so well, part of the Toolbox session start
is
>> to exchange userid and password with the server. The server job
>> switches to that profile before running the job or command so all
>> the restrictions you place on those users still apply.
If these Java call jobs enter the AS400 under QUSER and not the userid I
assigned to the caller then I lose control of actually limiting a
specific users access, any suggestions?
The Java programmer on the remote side uses a software called (Weblogic
App Server) and this permits him/her to start one or several openings or
portals to the AS400 system which appear as active prestart jobs on the
AS400 system named as above, and then the Java program fires these
calls to my RPG400 interface programs through these openings or
portals, so to speak. So am I right in my description when I say the
Weblogic software allows the Java programmer the ability to create one
or multiple openings/portals remotely to the AS400, these
openings/portals appear as active jobs and then repeatedly call my
program through these openings/portals.
What I want to find out from this distinguished group is this:
Is my terminology in the third bullet point above correct, or does my
description sound goofy?
Does anyone have any words of caution or advice or things to be aware of
when doing the process I describe above, as this is going to TAKE OFF
big time where I'm at and I am the alleged 'professional' that everyone
wants to talk to about this and I still feel like a relative novice?
Please give any advice, I will appreciate all responses.
Thanks so much!
Tim Truax and Caleb 7 yrs? but divorced now.
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