RE: RPG III - Object to Source DE-Compiler

Hi Rick,

The scenario you describe is very real world, that is a company without a dp
mgr using the as400 to run its business. Such a setup is not going to have a
change mgmt system in place.

The answer has to come from IBM. OS400 should retain the full source code
used to create an object.  Store it within the object itself and provide a
retrieve command to get it when it is needed.  With all the dasd available
today, this would have no impact on system performance.

Steve Richter

-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-admin@midrange.com
[mailto:midrange-l-admin@midrange.com]On Behalf Of Rick Rayburn
Sent: Friday, October 04, 2002 7:14 AM
To: midrange-l@midrange.com
Subject: RE: RPG III - Object to Source DE-Compiler


Steve -

Running that monthly job is certainly not a bad idea but:

A: this occurred LONG before I hit the scene and

B: running, and following up, change management problem identification jobs
are usually instituted by organizations that have a complete IT
infra-structural department in place...rudimentally speaking, one or more
managers, P/A's, operation people...my experience has found that "shops" run
by consultants usually do NOT have daily change management routines in place
as there is no real staff there on a daily basis to handle, or to be
assigned, those types of tasks. Still, this kind of daily routine would
surely benefit anyone who might be concerned about maintaining source-object
integrity.

Thanx.

Rr