iModernize - The Profound Logic Software Blog

As you may have seen, IBM has announced a major technology refresh for IBM i 7.1 (TR7 for short). TR7 brings several updates to the table, including enhancements to the DB2 database and Application Runtime Expert product, and the arrival of Ruby on Rails.

If you have ever created a subfile program with Profound UI, you're probably already aware of the many cool features provided by the grid widget.

Profound UI version 4.6.0 is scheduled for release in early June. With this update comes a set of new features that will help you take your mobile application development to the next level. This article gives a breakdown of the upcoming goodies. Subsequent articles will show how each of them can be used to give your mobile applications that extra bit of functionality and polish.

In recent releases, Profound UI has been updated to increase the security of database-driven widgets, such as drop downs, grids, charts, and combo boxes. Along with hardened security, the updates also simplify the process of configuring these components to select or omit certain records through the introduction of SQL parameter markers.

In the latest paper by IBM Champion Scott Klement, learn why storing metadata the Profound UI way (in Rich Display Files) is easier and more efficient than alternative methods. The paper goes on to explain the importance of RPG Open Access and handlers to modern GUI interfaces. Read it now.