RE: Naming Conventions on Your Programs

AR (accounts receivable) + type + 3 or 4 digit sequential number. If RPG,
that's the name. 
If CL, append CL (or JQ - for "job queue", I suppose - for a batch CL
program).  

Type - C = calculation program; P = prompt program; I = inquiry program; R =
report program; U = update program.

Special case: trigger programs are ATUnnnn (I know that's counter to the
standard, but it was not my preference, nor my decision; I would have called
them ARTxxxx).

Service programs = ARV<file or function>, plus a 2-digit sequence number, if
needed.

Francis Lapeyre
IS Dept. Programmer/Analyst
Stewart Enterprises, Inc.
E-mail: flapeyre@xxxxxxxx 



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From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Brian Piotrowski
Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2006 1:33 PM
To: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries
Subject: Naming Conventions on Your Programs

Hi All,

 

I wanted to take a quick poll as to how you name your programs in your shop.
Currently, our parent company names the programs based on their operation.
All programs were formatted as such:

 

SS + 3 digit number + Program Type (ie: R for RPG, D for DDS, etc.)

 

So we had names such as SS112R, SS112D, etc.  We did originally have "SP"
programs but post-conversion these programs became "SS" (not exactly sure
why this is done - it has always been SOP in our programming departments).

 

I'm trying to move away from this practice of using SSxxx because any new
programmer coming into the company will not know what these programs do.
They will need to spend time reviewing the source code to understand what is
happening.

 

I'm of the mindset to name our programs with something more meaningful.
For example, if we have a program that creates master packing lists, I would
probably name it CRTMPLR and it's DDS/PRTR files CRTMPLD and CRTMPLP
respectively.

 

I do wish that the AS/400 would accept file names larger than it's current
limitations.  It would be nice to be able to name a program "Create Master
Packing List" instead of trying to do it shorthand.

 

What is your shop's policy for naming files?

 

Thanks!

 

Brian.

 

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Brian Piotrowski

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Simcoe Parts Service, Inc.

PH: 705-435-7814

FX: 705-435-6746

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