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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
-----Original Message-----
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: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
showing the native objects.case, and the
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
response was " Thank you for notifying us. We have an SPR logged forthis
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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