Re: IBM i 7.6 Development tools

[Jim Franz <franz9000@xxxxxxxxx>]

Does anyone know if the SDA option (17) within STRPDM will still function
(it is not running STRSDA. in the removed list.. but a portion of what
STRSDA did)?

Jim Franz

On Tue, Apr 8, 2025 at 9:02 AM Rob Berendt <robertowenberendt@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> It is important to understand the difference between
> - fully supported
> - removed
> - available but not supported.
> - available but not supported.  Menu option removed.  (I assume this means
> the command is still available)
>
> As in the following at:
>
> https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/i/7.6.0?topic=rdsi5w-commands-from-rational-development-studio-i-5770-wds-option-21-application-development-toolset
>
> 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). These commands and
> menu driven screen interfaces continue to be supported:
>
>    - Start Programming Development Manager (STRPDM)
>    - Start Source Entry Utility (STRSEU) Start Interactive Source Debugger
>    (STRISDB)
>    - End Interactive Source Debugger (ENDISDB)
>    - Work with Members using Programming Development Manager (WRKMBRPDM)
>    - Work with Objects using Programming Development Manager (WRKOBJPDM)
>    - Change Programming Development Manager Defaults (CHGPDMDFT)
>    - Find String Using Programming Development Manager (FNDSTRPDM)
>    - Find String with List using Programming Development Manager
>    (FNDSTRPDM2)
>    - Work with Libraries using Programming Development Manager (WRKLIBPDM)
>
> 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:
>
>    - Start Report Layout Utility (STRRLU)
>    - Start Screen Design Aid (STRSDA)
>    - Start Advanced printer Function (STRAPF)
>    - Merge Form Description (MRGFORMD)
>    - Start Character Generator Utility (STRCGU)
>    - Copy DBCS Master Sort Table (CPYIGCSRT)
>    - Merge Form Description (MRGFORMD)
>
> Selected Application Development ToolSet tools and their associated
> commands continue to be *available but not supported *in IBM i 7.6:
>
>    - Start Data File Utility (STRDFU)
>    - Create DFU Display File (CRTDFUDSPF)
>
> Selected Application Development ToolSet tools and their associated
> commands continue to be *available **but not supported* in IBM i 7.6, also
> the *PDM menu option is removed* for these commands in IBM i 7.6:
>
>    - Compare Physical File Member (CMPPFM)
>    - Merge Source (MRGSRC)
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