WMCPA iCON2025

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The Decisions we make and the effects it makes based on your choices.
Deciding what choice to take depends on your knowledge of the programs involved.
Now let's choose the right one!

With the announcement of IBM Rational Open Access: RPG Edition, the capabilities of native RPG have been expanded significantly. But setting out to write an OAR handler can look daunting at first. This session will look at what Open Access: RPG Edition is, and at how to use it to work with data in remote database systems using familiar file operations.
Understand the basics of Open Access: RPG Edition
Learn about designing an Open Access application and an Open Access handler
See how to it all goes together to work with remote non-i5 data sources

Our businesses often want reports delivered in Excel format. While there are several ways to create these spreadsheets using RPG, they all have some drawbacks. Writing to the current XLSX format for Excel spreadsheets may seem a formidable challenge, but we will see that the prospect of success is better than it might seem at first. And we will see how to use tools such as CGIDEV2 to accomplish the task of creating these modern, highly-functional spreadsheets. This is the first of 2 sessions, presenting the basic information needed to accomplish this task. The "advanced topics" session presents some interesting things that can be done using this methodology.
Understand the internal structure of modern Excel (XLSX) files
Identify various reporting scenarios, such as multiple sheets, static informational sheets, etc.
Understand how to design and implement an Excel (XLSX) application

Our businesses often want reports in Excel format. There are several ways to create these spreadsheets using RPG, but they all have some drawbacks. While writing to the current XLSX format for Excel spreadsheets may seem a formidable challenge at first, we will see that things are not so bad as they might seem. And we will see how to use tools such as CGIDEV2 to accomplish the task of creating these modern, highly-functional spreadsheets. This is the second of 2 sessions that looks at more interesting things that can be done using this methodology.
Understand challenges and opportunities when creating spreadsheets
Understand the use of shared strings and learn how to implement them
Understand grouping and outlining and learn how to implement them

A detailed and practical guide based on personal experience, offering insights and strategies for successfully migrating to a new ERP system.

Linux, AIX, UNIX - we hear about them everywhere these days. But what does it all mean? Linux skills are important to everyone working in the technology field. The days of running everything on just one platform are behind us, so it's important to be familiar with Linux. But you probably don't have a spare Linux server sitting around, just waiting for you tinker with, right? Well, you don't need one! Can you replace Windows with Linux? Even if you can, should you? What are the advantages and disadvantages? How do you get, install, and use Linux? Is it really all free? What can you do with a Linux command line, and is it really as powerful as you've heard? Attend this session to learn the answers to these questions and much more. See step by step instructions for safely installing Linux on your PC while still running Windows or Mac OS! We'll cover a number of powerful commands that can be executed from a Linux environment on your PC, within Windows 10, your X86 servers, or even on your IBM i!
Learning objectives - After participating in this session, attendees should have the skills to:
Identify the best way to get started with a Linux environment
Install and set up Linux on their personal PC in a safe way
Use a Linux desktop for productivity and learning
Apply skills learned to a production server environment
Take full advantage of the power of the Linux command line in multiple environments, even on your IBM i!
Audience:
Anyone new to Linux who would like to quickly get started in a fun, safe, and productive way.