Re: She (SDA/RLU 7.6) loves me she loves me not

Yeah, this pretty much forces use of RDi or VS Code IBM i extension for DSPF and PRTF. Or use SEU to code them manually - I am comfortable with RDi for DSPFs - actually I like it pretty well. PRTFs, well, it's OK but a bit of a learning hurdle for me. The one thing is menus using SDA - a recent thread here discussed that, and there are ways, if you know what the component objects are and how they interrelate. Still, not a good time for that.

I haven't looked so don't know what support VS Code extension has for DSPFs - nor PRTFs, I suspect the latter has less focus than other items, but I don't know.

*Regards*

*Vern Hamberg*

IBM Champion 2025 <cid:part1.OFE6pJYz.pVFffSfJ@centurylink.net> CAAC (COMMON Americas Advisory Council) IBM Influencer 2023

On 5/12/2025 9:20 AM, Brad Stone wrote:

They're literally removing SDA? Wow.... how will people support legacy
apps? I can't imagine doing it without SDA.

On Mon, May 12, 2025 at 8:42 AM Vern Hamberg via MIDRANGE-L <
midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I think you've gawt it, good sah!

I just checked the Memo to Users - it has this -

Support for selected Application Development ToolSet tools and
their associated commands is being
removed. These commands and menu driven screen interfaces have
been removed in IBM i 7.6:

The list includes RLU and SDA.

And this -

Source Entry Utility (SEU) and Programming Development Manager
(PDM) along with the Interactive
Source Debugger (ISDB) are the only functions that remain fully
supported in IBM Rational Development
Studio for i (5770-WDS) option 21 (Application Development ToolSet).

Scott Forstie mentioned that he had lobbied for DFU to stay - it is
still there, though no longer supported.

A couple items remain, CMPPFM and MRGSRC, but options removed from PDM -
I think that is 54 and 55. I really liked and used MRGSRC - fantastic in
that it could do a 3-part merge, compare member 1 to member 2 and select
form the latter into member 3. One can always make a user-option, I
suppose. I believe Mark W., on these lists, submitted the original
request to add these in those back-when days.

*Regards*

*Vern Hamberg*

IBM Champion 2025<cid:part1.d5X2pLrL.SkjW6dFK@centurylink.net> CAAC
(COMMON Americas Advisory Council) IBM Influencer 2023

On 5/12/2025 7:56 AM, Rob Berendt wrote:

I think Liam misread it.
SDA is supposed to be removed.

On Sun, May 11, 2025 at 3:29 AM Gad Miron<gadmiron@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Hello guys

According to this zoom session - minute 48:30

https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/play/7tcmOWphLipRdfy-osVlz1s8pYuHdv8RIrEVYmGMEGZ2gqNM2ZePTl0Fv2StBH6IsUapUI5nn2wHRZW0.eKOG30SmE5vBSFqG?accessLevel=meeting&canPlayFromShare=true&from=share_recording_detail&continueMode=true&componentName=rec-play&originRequestUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Frec%2Fshare%2FtI8XRFAdaV9fcWEd3paTjVA02smCgfhvLqqVt_puScS8D8TUFjuUfzqlhedu2N84.LsKaX24kUizy6Fqf

(pass: kQ^.TY2N)

According to Liam Allen SDA & RLU will be on 7.6 but not supported.

Anyone care to elaborate?

TIA
Gad
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