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* Error Restoring Product Support Objects You are probably here because you are running a TURNOVER IBM i UPGRADE and have seen this error message in your job log. * Error restoring product support objects. See job log for details. On our production machine we have strict password rules – and the automated install process …
What is TurnOver? Simply Put – TURNOVER is an IBM i Application that controls the flow of software development from writing code to testing to QA/UAT approval to installing on remote IBM i Systems. It has a long history dating back to the AS/400 and iSeries systems. TURNOVER is Change management for integrated IBM i, …
Program QZCSOEOT in library *LIBL not found Using TURNOVER for IBM i? Have you got an error saying “Program QZCSOEOT in library *LIBL not found“? Have you searched your system and found no program called QZCSOEOT? Then it might be because your version of TURNOVER V101 has expired. Yes – it’s that simple. I saw this error on an …
TURNOVER V101 Application Lifecycle Manager Where is the Documentation? After recently upgrading to the latest fix pack for TURNOVER V101, I have all the latest documentation sitting in a folder on my desktop. “Oh what an exciting life you lead Mr Litten” I can hear you think You. Thinking. But despite this astounding level of …
What happens when your TURNOVER Promotion form runs? A TURNOVER® for iSeries v100 form runs in several phases. Pre-run Processing: Phase I All preliminary processing is done including pre-run exits, pre-run commands, creation of working libraries, and so on. Promotion Processing: Phase II Source is copied, objects created or moved, folder objects promoted, data copied, …
Turnover Pre-Run and Post-Run When we are promoting changed objects, using Soflanding TURNOVER, we sometimes want to run commands before or after the form runs. These pre-run and post-run commands are easy to add to any form, so lets look at how to do it! How do we add a Pre-Run or Post-Run in TURNOVER? …
IBM i SQL numeric to alphameric So – today I was talking to a colleague who wanted to make a database change to a big old file. This meant changing one of the fields from 7 numeric to 12 alpha. Sounds simple right? Oh if only life were that simple… Now add the complexity that …
Only Numpty Programmers hardcode library names #internetfact One of the mumbling, drooling, gray haired programmers on my team asked me to peer review his code this morning. This was for a simple SQL table to be created and promoted through multiple environments using TURNOVER. The code looked something like this: CREATE TABLE MYLIB/TESTSQL ( TSTFLD …
How to upgrade Turnover V100 to V101 – IBM i Software Change Management Application Grab the latest Turnover ZIP file from your supplied IBM i CD or from http://support.softlanding.com This zip file contains the IBM i software for TURNOVER® for iSeries v100. Lets do this!
...UNICOM TURNOVER – Software Change Management System Problem – TURNOVER uses an uppercase 10 character password by default If you are thinking of changing your USRPRF(TURNOVER) password to anything – including a lowercase letter – then you just might want to read this! “Why should I read this and what is this bloke waffling about?” …
Turnover Tip Tuesday Wow – that’s another long URL title. I really wanted to call this “How To Check Out An Object From One Library And Promote It To A Different Library but keep the program source code line change dates” but that just seemed too ridiculously long. Why are we talking about this? We all …
TURNOVER Client for Windows I really like the Softlanding (aka Unicom) TURNOVER for Windows, aka Turnover CLIENT aka Turnover Graphical Editor. It’s simple to use, not as clunky and old fashioned as the terminal based green screen menus and it’s just simple. Being simple myself, I like simple. 😉 Some people love the graphical editor. …
