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Rational Open Access: RPG Edition
Extends RPG application reach to pervasive devices
– Provides ability for RPG programs to work with a variety of clients including
phones, XML, Web Services
– Developers write handlers for non-5250 interfaces
Tool providers plan to offer handler solutions for common
devices and interfaces
– looksoftware, Profound Logic, IBM Lab Services, VMI
New product 5733-OAR required to create or run
programs that utilize Open Access for RPG
Rational Developer for Power with RPG development
feature is required to write the code to invoke handlers
Supported Environments
– IBM i 7.1 and 6.1
Open Access enables RPG applications to easily reach
new devices and new users with new interfaces