Re: what is worklight and data studio

I think you may be misconstruing what was said. The only portion of
data studio that does not apply to IBM i is the query tuning features,
the rest of the tool works very well. IBM i has superior ability to
tune DB/2 and the tooling reflects that.

Ahh, now I see what you mean, tuning only.

I am trying to move myself from SEU to RDI and it's a slow process for an old guy. I am doing fairly well using RDI for new stuff, but when fixing old code, sometimes its quicker to use SEU for small changes. Which is more productive? convert RPG III to ile and use RDI? or use SEU for quick change? It often comes down to how busy I am on a particular day and the importance of the program being worked on.

I am aware that RDI is a platform for lots of stuff, but I am just not that familiar with all of it(worklight, data studio). IBM changing the names every so often doesn't help, either.

When products are installed with IBM Installation Manager, one of the
questions is which existing package group you want to install the product
into or if you want to create a new package group. If products are
compatible, they can be installed together in the same package group. e.g.
RDi 9.0 is compatible with RDAIXLinux 9.0/RAD 9.0/RDz 9.0/RBD 9.0/RTC
4.0.3/etc. as well as Data Studio 4.1. When multiple products are in the
same package group, then the functionality is all available in one IDE.
>From the Windows Start menu, under Programs you will see the package
groups. e.g. IBM Software Delivery Platform, IBM Software Delivery
Platform_1, IBM Software Delivery Platform_2.

You can have the same product installed multiple times by using multiple
package groups. With this, you can have different features of the product
installed as well as having it installed with different sets of other
products. Also, you can also have them at different fixpack levels.

While this much flexibility may be normal for window/unix/linux guys, us IBM i guys (especially older ones) are used to all the dirty work being done for us. Here is your product/package/ptf/command, install it and off you go.
I know IBM is selling RDI on many different levels and it may not be practical to customize installs for each type of customer, but a simple standardized install for typical IBM i customers may be something to consider.

Finally, my old PC with a pentium 4 is ok with RDI8 but 9 wants core 2 duo as a minimum. Now I have to buy a new pc and move all my existing pc software. Yes, I am overdue for a new pc and will enjoy a newer, faster one, but it's yet another thing I have to do to get RDI 9 running.

---Dale