Rob,
Given that it took them 2 years to get 12.6 out the door and they had to postpone the end of support for 12.5 due to 12.7 not being ready and 12.6 was released two years ago this month, I wouldn't hold my breath for i7.6 support. My guess is that won't happen until 12.7 comes out. Now that I think about it, they may be constrained by older hardware that can't be upgraded to 7.6.
When I left PTC 3 years ago, there was one IBMi developer left. The had/have a GUI resource for Implementer Update and the RDi plugin, but the IBMi developer is the sole keeper of the Implementer application knowledge base. Add a manager who oversees multiple products and you can see that Implementer is a cash cow for PTC, and that's the only reason why PTC still keeps Implementer; they're certainly not investing anything in it. The 12.6 release notes are proof of that. My 2¢ and my opinion only: Once/when/if the IBMi developer moves on, it's game over for Implementer.
Do other CMS vendors have conversion tools to migrate Implementer installs to their product?
Dan Bale
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From: MIDRANGE-L <midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of Rob Berendt
Sent: Tuesday, January 6, 2026 9:12 AM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: MKS/PTC Implementer users only: Work with Objects - F16 switching between "native" and IFS objects behavior buggy?
I'm still waiting for them to support IBM i 7.6.
I switched from Turnover to them years ago because Turnover was dragging their feet kicking and screaming when it came to upgrading to new versions of the OS.
Perhaps it's time to do it again?
On Mon, Jan 5, 2026 at 2:48 PM Dan Bale via MIDRANGE-L < midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
For those of you using Implementer and utilize IFS objects:
When using option 11. Work with Objects, do you find switching between
the default non-IFS objects and IFS objects is buggy?
Starting Work with Objects in "non-IFS" mode, you'll see your native
objects. Panel WRKOBJ.1 has the title "Work with Objects". Press
F16=Show IFS Obj, and you'll be taken to panel WRKOBJ.1I "Work with IFS Objects"
showing the native objects.
PTC support has article CS180868 which identifies the issue, but the
resolution is "Reported to R&D as RFC 145092/SPR 5345150". It applies
to Implementer v11.0 forward, so they've known about this for a LONG
time (10+ years?). We're seeing it on v12.5 and v12.6. I created a case, and the
response was " Thank you for notifying us. We have an SPR logged for this
issue and have attached you to it. You will be notified when this is
addressed." Which is the Implementer support team's polite way of
saying "It sucks to be you."
(BTW, does anyone know whether Dawn B. is out at PTC? For the past
few months, I've been getting responses from Brian Anderson,
"Technical Support
Manager".)
- Dan Bale
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