Re: Use of QGPL library for custom objects

Well, now we're getting into another pet peeve of mine, if we're talking
about the same thing.

Putting 3rd party libraries in the system library list. So now it's locked
by every job out there and upgrading is a little more tricky.

Normally for our software its:

1. Rename current library
2. Restore new library
3. Copy over settings

#1 can't be done because it's in the system library list. So then its:

1. Create a new library
2. Move objects from current library to new library
3. Restore objects from save file to current library
4. Copy over settings.

It's more steps and more complicated. But, we do offer those instructions
as we know it's inevitable that the library will be locked.

Why rename the current library? If things go wrong, its easy enough to
restore the previous version. Its rare, but it happens, and I find most
customers like having that option when updating software that's vital to
their operations.


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On Fri, Aug 9, 2019 at 12:58 PM Jerry Draper <midrangel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

Totally agree with Paul here.

We are doing exactly the same thing including a "utility" library that
we made part of the QSYSLIBL.

J

On 8/9/2019 10:53 AM, Musselman, Paul wrote:

I think the big issue with QGPL is that early on some users were placing

application programs, files, &c in QGPL, instead of in their own
application libraries. Hence, the recommendations.

We've always used application libraries, including a set of 'utility'

libraries with things like the backup programs &c.

We've stopped adding (most) things to QGPL, and really ought to look at

the date of last use for everything in there, as well as QUSRSYS. We have
individual job queues for each user, and if the 'remove user' process
hiccoughs, they sometimes get left behind.

Paul E Musselman
PaulMmn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

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