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The Power of Metadata: Part 2

Rick Flagler

September 15, 2021

In Part 1 of this series, I illustrated how Db2 Web Query for i can utilize metadata to improve the information available for reports. This article will continue that discussion, with examples of how metadata techniques can be used to expand the usefulness of your data. Recall our previous database had some order information (see Figure […]

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You’ve Heard the News, Now Dig Into the Details: Get up to Speed on the Power10 Announcement

Rob McNelly

September 14, 2021

IBM Champion Rob McNelly on Power10 E1080 server highlights, and resources you can use to learn more

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Liam Allan Expands Development Accessibility With the Code for IBM i Extension

Brianna Boecker

September 13, 2021

Sometimes the best way to create new technology is to continue using standards that have already been proven successful, while simultaneously making them more accessible. This was Liam Barry Allan’s thought process when he first started Code for IBM i, an open-source Visual Studio (VS) Code extension for all IBM i development needs. Allan is […]

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Using the New SQL HTTP Functions (Part 1 of 2)

Jesse Gorzinski

September 8, 2021

A new and improved set of HTTP functions have been added to Db2 for i. Get the details from Jesse Gorzinski and Scott Forstie here.

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Ditch DSPLOG—History Log Info Is Superior

Dawn May

September 7, 2021

The history log is a great repository of messages on your IBM i partition; all messages sent to QSYSOPR, QSYSMSG and QCFGMSGQ are also sent to the history log. There are many functions that log additional messages to the history log, although they may not send those messages to the system operator message queue. Mining […]

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