Originally posted by jason.aleski
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We have barely scratched the surface with it. We mainly use the BI Portal to access reports both internally and externally (our clients). We also use the REST API feature to show several KPI reports on TV screens in our warehouses. They simply open the browser and there's the report - it auto-refreshes every 15 minutes.
Over the last 20+ years I've learned RPG (and ILE) on my own... since buying some of these new tools, I've learned quite a bit about SQL - so much so that I've incorporated it into most of RPG programs. Together, they are two very powerful tools. I would not completely abandon RPG for anything. SQL cannot do it all. If you're not exploring free-format RPG in RDi, you are missing out on some really powerful stuff - it should be relatively familiar with (younger) programmers that know other languages.
No matter what direction you take, you'll likely start with the SQL views.
Greg
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