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Short demonstrations of tools, techniques and examples (including working SQL examples!!) to help you solve real problems that are part of your everyday work.  Presented by Scott Forstie and Tim Rowe, IBM

 

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    With the recent change to how the IBM i operating system is licensed, the chance to subscription license. Its is now more important that ever to make sure you know when your license will expire. With subscription license, your system may stop working someday in the future! Guessing it might be useful to know what. This iSee will explore a few ways that is possible. Some magical SQL as well as updates to the Navigator interface to help make it very clear.

    With the recent change to how the IBM i operating system is licensed, the chance to subscription license. Its is now more important that ever to make sure you know when your license will expire. With subscription license, your system may stop working someday in the future!  Guessing it might be useful to know what.  This iSee will explore a few ways that is possible. Some magical SQL as well as updates to the Navigator interface to help make it very clear. 

    Tim Rowe

    Business Architect Application Development & Systems Management for IBM i

    Tim Rowe is the Business Architect for IBM i responsible for System Management and Application Development. He has a passion for modernization on IBM i and how we can continue to move IBM i into the world of 'Normal' . In his spare time he is a certified Soccer referee and enjoys refereeing games with his youngest son.

    Scott Forstie

    Db2 for i Business Architect

    Scott Forstie is a Senior Technical Staff Member within IBM i development and spends most of his time working as the Db2 for i Business Architect. He has worked on IBM operating system development since joining IBM in 1989.

    Scott is a frequently published author, speaker at industry events around the globe and can be found @Forstie_IBMi and forstie@us.ibm.com. Scott is an avid runner and enjoys cooking.

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    User Profiles, we all have them, sometimes we have too many! Do you ever have a need to do a mass update of user profiles? The use case for this video was someone that needed to do some sensitive testing and did not want ANYONE to sign in during the test. Easy way to make that happen ? Disable ALL user profiles on the system for a period, and then revert all those changed back. The SQL provided will show you how to build your list of profiles, run the action and then make sure you clean up after. Sure we are showing Disable and Enable, but think of other user cases, you want to force all profiles to reset their password based on new security password rules, this SQL can easily be adopted for that as well.

    User Profiles, we all have them, sometimes we have too many!  Do you ever have a need to do a mass update of user profiles? The use case for this video was someone that needed to do some sensitive testing and did not want ANYONE to sign in during the test. Easy way to make that happen ? Disable ALL user profiles on the system for a period, and then revert all those changed back. The SQL provided will show you how to build your list of profiles, run the action and then make sure you clean up after.  Sure we are showing Disable and Enable, but think of other user cases, you want to force all profiles to reset their password based on new security password rules, this SQL can easily be adopted for that as well. 

    Tim Rowe

    Business Architect Application Development & Systems Management for IBM i

    Tim Rowe is the Business Architect for IBM i responsible for System Management and Application Development. He has a passion for modernization on IBM i and how we can continue to move IBM i into the world of 'Normal' . In his spare time he is a certified Soccer referee and enjoys refereeing games with his youngest son.

    Scott Forstie

    Db2 for i Business Architect

    Scott Forstie is a Senior Technical Staff Member within IBM i development and spends most of his time working as the Db2 for i Business Architect. He has worked on IBM operating system development since joining IBM in 1989.

    Scott is a frequently published author, speaker at industry events around the globe and can be found @Forstie_IBMi and forstie@us.ibm.com. Scott is an avid runner and enjoys cooking.

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    We have should a few examples about looking at the contents of Journals, but in this video we take a step deeper in to the puzzle, where are the Journal receivers. We talk about the purpose of these receivers as some slick SQL to help make sure that you know where they all live on your system.

    We have should a few examples about looking at the contents of Journals, but in this video we take a step deeper in to the puzzle, where are the Journal receivers. We talk about the purpose of these receivers as some slick SQL to help make sure that you know where they all live on your system. 

    Tim Rowe

    Business Architect Application Development & Systems Management for IBM i

    Tim Rowe is the Business Architect for IBM i responsible for System Management and Application Development. He has a passion for modernization on IBM i and how we can continue to move IBM i into the world of 'Normal' . In his spare time he is a certified Soccer referee and enjoys refereeing games with his youngest son.

    Scott Forstie

    Db2 for i Business Architect

    Scott Forstie is a Senior Technical Staff Member within IBM i development and spends most of his time working as the Db2 for i Business Architect. He has worked on IBM operating system development since joining IBM in 1989.

    Scott is a frequently published author, speaker at industry events around the globe and can be found @Forstie_IBMi and forstie@us.ibm.com. Scott is an avid runner and enjoys cooking.

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    A while ago now we showed you how to send text messages from your IBM i. It seemed to work ok…. Well we have now learned of a even better new option!!! Did you know you can send a text message using an Email service? This iSee dives in to sending text messages using this fun new option.

    A while ago now we showed you how to send text messages from your IBM i. It seemed to work ok…. Well we have now learned of a even better new option!!!  Did you know you can send a text message using an Email service?  This iSee dives in to sending text messages using this fun new option. 

    Tim Rowe

    Business Architect Application Development & Systems Management for IBM i

    Tim Rowe is the Business Architect for IBM i responsible for System Management and Application Development. He has a passion for modernization on IBM i and how we can continue to move IBM i into the world of 'Normal' . In his spare time he is a certified Soccer referee and enjoys refereeing games with his youngest son.

    Scott Forstie

    Db2 for i Business Architect

    Scott Forstie is a Senior Technical Staff Member within IBM i development and spends most of his time working as the Db2 for i Business Architect. He has worked on IBM operating system development since joining IBM in 1989.

    Scott is a frequently published author, speaker at industry events around the globe and can be found @Forstie_IBMi and forstie@us.ibm.com. Scott is an avid runner and enjoys cooking.

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    We have had the ability to send emails from the IBM i for a long time now. A few months ago we delivered a new SQL Service out in SYSTOOLS to really simplify the process. Once delivered, we started getting card and letters about all the ways we could make it better, Ha! Good news… it is! This iSee takes a closer look at this powerful service and shows how easy it is to even attach spreadsheets ( or other documents) to an email. Our last trick… we even automate the process! Nothing better than a daily email from your favorite IBM i.

    We have had the ability to send emails from the IBM i for a long time now.  A few months ago we delivered a new SQL Service out in SYSTOOLS to really simplify the process. Once delivered, we started getting card and letters about all the ways we could make it better, Ha!  Good news… it is!  This iSee takes a closer look at this powerful service and shows how easy it is to even attach spreadsheets ( or other documents) to an email. Our last trick… we even automate the process!  Nothing better than a daily email from your favorite IBM i. 

    Tim Rowe

    Business Architect Application Development & Systems Management for IBM i

    Tim Rowe is the Business Architect for IBM i responsible for System Management and Application Development. He has a passion for modernization on IBM i and how we can continue to move IBM i into the world of 'Normal' . In his spare time he is a certified Soccer referee and enjoys refereeing games with his youngest son.

    Scott Forstie

    Db2 for i Business Architect

    Scott Forstie is a Senior Technical Staff Member within IBM i development and spends most of his time working as the Db2 for i Business Architect. He has worked on IBM operating system development since joining IBM in 1989.

    Scott is a frequently published author, speaker at industry events around the globe and can be found @Forstie_IBMi and forstie@us.ibm.com. Scott is an avid runner and enjoys cooking.

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    We recently introduced SELF in an iSee vid. In this episode, we show how EVERY developer could be using SELF as a normal part of their development process. Built within VS Code4i is an integrated feature to enable and use SELF!

    We recently introduced SELF in an iSee vid. In this episode, we show how EVERY developer could be using SELF as a normal part of their development process. Built within VS Code4i is an integrated feature to enable and use SELF!

    Tim Rowe

    Business Architect Application Development & Systems Management for IBM i

    Tim Rowe is the Business Architect for IBM i responsible for System Management and Application Development. He has a passion for modernization on IBM i and how we can continue to move IBM i into the world of 'Normal' . In his spare time he is a certified Soccer referee and enjoys refereeing games with his youngest son.

    Scott Forstie

    Db2 for i Business Architect

    Scott Forstie is a Senior Technical Staff Member within IBM i development and spends most of his time working as the Db2 for i Business Architect. He has worked on IBM operating system development since joining IBM in 1989.

    Scott is a frequently published author, speaker at industry events around the globe and can be found @Forstie_IBMi and forstie@us.ibm.com. Scott is an avid runner and enjoys cooking.

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    Environment variables are a popular method to control the behaviors of jobs on your system. Environment variables are defined at the System and Job level. In this iSee we leverage the incredible INCLUDE (SQL) statement to create scalar functions that break the rules on what's possible within SQL.

    Environment variables are a popular method to control the behaviors of jobs on your system. Environment variables are defined at the System and Job level. In this iSee we leverage the incredible INCLUDE (SQL) statement to create scalar functions that break the rules on what's possible within SQL.

    Tim Rowe

    Business Architect Application Development & Systems Management for IBM i

    Tim Rowe is the Business Architect for IBM i responsible for System Management and Application Development. He has a passion for modernization on IBM i and how we can continue to move IBM i into the world of 'Normal' . In his spare time he is a certified Soccer referee and enjoys refereeing games with his youngest son.

    Scott Forstie

    Db2 for i Business Architect

    Scott Forstie is a Senior Technical Staff Member within IBM i development and spends most of his time working as the Db2 for i Business Architect. He has worked on IBM operating system development since joining IBM in 1989.

    Scott is a frequently published author, speaker at industry events around the globe and can be found @Forstie_IBMi and forstie@us.ibm.com. Scott is an avid runner and enjoys cooking.

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    Printer files, we all have them on our system, but what do we really know about them? Yesterday, CL was your only option available in trying to peel the onion of printer files. With this iSee we show how some SQL magic can bring printer files to light. Easily see your printer files, the IBM shipped printer files, as well as details galore.

    Printer files, we all have them on our system, but what do we really know about them? Yesterday, CL was your only option available in trying to peel the onion of printer files. With this iSee we show how some SQL magic can bring printer files to light. Easily see your printer files, the IBM shipped printer files, as well as details galore.

    Tim Rowe

    Business Architect Application Development & Systems Management for IBM i

    Tim Rowe is the Business Architect for IBM i responsible for System Management and Application Development. He has a passion for modernization on IBM i and how we can continue to move IBM i into the world of 'Normal' . In his spare time he is a certified Soccer referee and enjoys refereeing games with his youngest son.

    Scott Forstie

    Db2 for i Business Architect

    Scott Forstie is a Senior Technical Staff Member within IBM i development and spends most of his time working as the Db2 for i Business Architect. He has worked on IBM operating system development since joining IBM in 1989.

    Scott is a frequently published author, speaker at industry events around the globe and can be found @Forstie_IBMi and forstie@us.ibm.com. Scott is an avid runner and enjoys cooking.

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    SQL Error Logging Facility better known as SELF. This is one of the best kept secrets on the IBM i. The SELF support provides a lightweight, production safe way to see what is happening on your IBM i in regard to the SQL being run. Do you have warning messages that are being ignored, or worse yet, errors that are happening but ignored. While these may seem ok as they are ignored, these issues in your SQL have the potential to cause you harm. SELF provides a flight recorded that registers these sort of issues giving you the data you need to see what is happening and better yet, pinpoint where you need to fix things. In this iSee we demo how to turn on , the latest new features and give you the SQL such that you can start using it today.

    SQL Error Logging Facility better known as SELF.  This is one of the best kept secrets on the IBM i. The SELF support provides a lightweight, production safe way to see what is happening on your IBM i in regard to the SQL being run. Do you have warning messages that are being ignored, or worse yet, errors that are happening but ignored.  While these may seem ok as they are ignored, these issues in your SQL have the potential to cause you harm.  SELF provides a flight recorded that registers these sort of issues giving you the data you need to see what is happening and better yet, pinpoint where you need to fix things.  In this iSee we demo how to turn on , the latest new features and give you the SQL such that you can start using it today.

    Tim Rowe

    Business Architect Application Development & Systems Management for IBM i

    Tim Rowe is the Business Architect for IBM i responsible for System Management and Application Development. He has a passion for modernization on IBM i and how we can continue to move IBM i into the world of 'Normal' . In his spare time he is a certified Soccer referee and enjoys refereeing games with his youngest son.

    Scott Forstie

    Db2 for i Business Architect

    Scott Forstie is a Senior Technical Staff Member within IBM i development and spends most of his time working as the Db2 for i Business Architect. He has worked on IBM operating system development since joining IBM in 1989.

    Scott is a frequently published author, speaker at industry events around the globe and can be found @Forstie_IBMi and forstie@us.ibm.com. Scott is an avid runner and enjoys cooking.

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    System values on the IBM i are core system properties that control behaviors of many aspects of your IBM i. Things like Security, National Language, SQL runtime, Dates and Times, Auditing, and so much more. This iSee will dive into the latest updates to the System_Value_Info SQL Service. This service has been enhanced to show values that make sense to humans! I know.. what a weird concept. What the shipped default values were. We will give you some nifty SQL that shows you the values that are different than the shipped values, as well as how to easily compare the system values between 2 different systems.

    System values on the IBM i are core system properties that control behaviors of many aspects of your IBM i. Things like Security, National Language, SQL runtime, Dates and Times, Auditing, and so much more. This iSee will dive into the latest updates to the System_Value_Info SQL Service. This service has been enhanced to show values that make sense to humans!  I know.. what a weird concept. What the shipped default values were. We will give you some nifty SQL that shows you the values that are different than the shipped values, as well as how to easily compare the system values between 2 different systems. 

    Tim Rowe

    Business Architect Application Development & Systems Management for IBM i

    Tim Rowe is the Business Architect for IBM i responsible for System Management and Application Development. He has a passion for modernization on IBM i and how we can continue to move IBM i into the world of 'Normal' . In his spare time he is a certified Soccer referee and enjoys refereeing games with his youngest son.

    Scott Forstie

    Db2 for i Business Architect

    Scott Forstie is a Senior Technical Staff Member within IBM i development and spends most of his time working as the Db2 for i Business Architect. He has worked on IBM operating system development since joining IBM in 1989.

    Scott is a frequently published author, speaker at industry events around the globe and can be found @Forstie_IBMi and forstie@us.ibm.com. Scott is an avid runner and enjoys cooking.