Re: Cool stuff that you may not have known was in i

Rob,

That is a nice one. Time after time I find that my
coworkers don't know a lot of things that in this list we
take for granted, so I don't think very much about them.
Maybe you and Scott ("Classic Traps") should write a book
together :-).

Some that come to mind:

GO SECTOOLS
You can do a lot with this menu: Disable User IDs according
with its activity (or lack thereof) in the system.
Enable/Disable users according to a work schedule. Check
any "default" passwords, etc.

CPYTOIMPF:
Did you know that is *VERY* easy to create a TAB delimited
file, put it in the IFS and have it accessed by your users
as an EXCEL file?

iSeries Nav (maybe it should be No. 1)
The easiest way to interface with your Sistem i's admin
functions. You can even create a direct access links to
your desktop (with right button) in many (if not all) of
the iSeries Nav's functions. Giving your users access to
their spool files, for example, allow them to just "drag
and drop" them as text files on their PCs.

I have found that many people (even old Admins) don't know
about the performance agents found in Management Central.

Visual Explain:
Easiest way to know why your SQL sentences aren't as fast
as you would like.


Hope this helps,
Regards,

Luis Rodriguez


--- midrange-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

message: 4
date: Thu, 3 Apr 2008 08:07:04 -0400
from: rob@xxxxxxxxx
subject: Cool stuff that you may not have known was in i

For a LUG meeting I am looking for "Cool stuff that you
may not have known
was in i". Target audience will have a mix of
developers, administrators
and 1 or 2 who make their living in sales. I am not
looking so much for
programming tips and techniques. I am looking more for
stuff like the job
scheduler (WRKJOBSCDE).

Links to related articles would also be appreciated.

Rob Berendt
--
Group Dekko Services, LLC
Dept 01.073
Dock 108
6928N 400E
Kendallville, IN 46755
http://www.dekko.com

Luis Rodriguez

IBM Certified Systems Expert
eServer i5 iSeries Technical Solutions


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