Re: Naming Conventions on Your Programs

When I worked at HTE, we had a 2 character designation for the application 
(ie UT for Utility Billing) followed by a 3 digit numerical sequence 
number that designated which set of programs it was in.  If it was a CLP 
it was followed by either a P or A for prompt or batch.  The letters also 
followed for the RPG's too, to designate what they did.
ie:
UT100P - prompt CLP for customer info
UT100U - update RPG for customer info
UT500U - RPG budget billing update.
etc. etc.

Ron Power
Programmer
Information Services
City Of St. John's, NL
P.O. Box 908
St. John's, NL
A1C 5M2
709-576-8132
rpower@xxxxxxxxxx
http://www.stjohns.ca/
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>    AAFNNN where
>
>    AA   =   Application, such as Inventory (IV)
>    F      =   Functions, such as Update (U), report (R), selector
>                                  (S), Extraction (X)
>    NNN   =   next sequential number
>
>    IVU010   =   Item Master Maintenance
>    IVS002 (selector)
>    IVX002 (data extraction)
>    IVR002 (generate the report)


We use to do something VERY similar exept it was numeric...

1-3) master maintance
4) Purges
5) Inquiries
8) Batch jobs
9) Reports

We kept the C) CLP, R) RPG, P) Print file and etc also.

>    IV1010C   =   Item Master Maintenance
>    IV5002C (selector)
>    IV9002C (generate the report)


Eurrat

---- Original Message ----
From: jerry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Naming Conventions on Your Programs
Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2006 13:49:08 -0600

>
>Programs are named thusly:
>
>    AAFNNN where
>
>    AA   =   Application, such as Inventory (IV)
>    F      =   Functions, such as Update (U), report (R), selector
>(S), 
>Extraction (X)
>    NNN   =   next sequential number
>
>    IVU010   =   Item Master Maintenance
>
>Sometimes I'll skip around the sequential numbers so that I can name
>all 
>programs in a string with the same numbers, such as:
>
>    IVS002 (selector)
>    IVX002 (data extraction)
>    IVR002 (generate the report)
>
>Still use 'FM' for displays: IVU010FM.
>
>The CL that runs IVU010 is IVU010C.  The CL that runs the report
>string 
>is IVR002C.
>
>Physical files are just named.  NVMAST = Item Master table.  Logicals
>
>over a table are L01, L02, etc., such that
>
>    NVMASTL01 and NVMASTL02 are logicals over, you guessed it, the
>Item 
>Master. 
>
>Giving logicals meaningful names isn't worth the trouble.  The naming
>
>convention, though, does group them under the parent in the QDDSSRC
>file. 
>
>Sometimes something comes out of left field (doesn't really fit any
>of 
>my "rules").  Then I just make up "stuff"; makes the day seem a
>little 
>lighter and breezier. 
>
>
>                * Jerry C. Adams
>*iSeries Programmer/Analyst
>B&W Wholesale Distributors, Inc.* *
>voice
>                615.995.7024
>fax
>                615.995.1201
>email
>                jerry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:jerry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
>
>
>Brian Piotrowski wrote:
>
>>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.
>>
>> 
>>
>>-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
>>
>>Brian Piotrowski
>>
>>Specialist - I.T.
>>
>>Simcoe Parts Service, Inc.
>>
>>PH: 705-435-7814
>>
>>FX: 705-435-6746
>>
>>-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
>>
>> 
>>
>> 
>>
>
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