The RPG Dude on Open Display File Technology for your IBM i - Drag & Drop Reference Fields
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RPG is a time tested development language. Open Access for RPG is supported by IBM and IBM i as an integral component to expanding business value and success. looksoftware and RPG Pioneer Pascal Polverini amongst other platform experts have developed Open Display File Technology to power your mobile and application modernization efforts on IBM i. Navigate through the DB and Drag & Drop fields to directly design fields with their definition and also label onto the display in this episode.
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The RPG Dude on Open Display File Technology for your IBM i - Drag & Drop Reference Fields
- 1. The RPG Dude and Open Display Files Pascal Polverini Take a seat while the meeting starts… 3 Drag & Drop Reference Fields
- 2. RPG preamble To design an interactive program you have to create a display and then create a RPG pgm to reference it 1 You can use SDA, RDp or a third party tool to design the display You can use PDM or RDp to code the RPG 2 3
- 3. RPG preamble To design the display: • You can design a display within a 5250 environment Or • You can design a rich open display (mobile, browser, desktop) In 5250 environment, the design possibilities are limited and a DDS format is directly produced for the display description. In open environment, the design possibilities are wider as open formats can be used for the display description to incorporate rich UI elements and capacities.
- 4. RPG preamble Reference field in your display 5250 DSPF Reference Field Field definition Open DSPF Reference Field Field definition and description
- 5. RPG preamble Reference field in your display Open DSPF Reference Field Field definition and description RPG code generated Read ref_file Chain ref_file
- 6. Now, let’s talk about The RPG Dude - and particularly about His Open display file perspective
- 7. The RPG Dude You remember him… Still the same with so many applications to maintain and to develop…
- 8. The RPG Dude Here is his boss, who adores references!! In any field!
- 9. The RPG Dude Now, our RPG Dude would like to: 1. Navigate through the DB 2. And Drag & Drop fields… …to directly design fields with their definition and also label onto the display. !
- 10. The RPG Dude All of this, without having to distort reality…
- 11. The RPG Dude Or to charm anyone… This is not him?! Is this his sister? Nope…but let’s say yes!
- 12. The RPG Dude Could a solution exist? Take a big breath!
- 13. Drag & Drop reffld Navigate or select library/file then get field and label or columns heading with a simple Drag & Drop Note that key fields are marked in the DB ref! Why? You will see! The RPG Dude
- 14. The RPG Dude RPG code All this code is automatically generated? Yes, and here you can see an example of where the external DB keys ref can be used!
- 15. The RPG Dude And now, our RPG dude has a happy life.
- 16. The RPG Dude “Thank you looksoftware!” He just sent us a postcard.
- 17. The RPG Dude I am convinced this is a TV show now!
- 18. Learn more about Open Display Files: Learn about our solution with Open Display Files: http://go.looksoftware.com/version-101-info-page-slideshare Obtain a free assessment on your IBM i : http://go.looksoftware.com/assessment-odf-slideshare