Gen Examples - a new type of knowledge article in your Support Portal

[Kim Peelman]

While brainstorming ways to help users get more value from Gen, we had the bright idea that customers may appreciate having examples, like sample models.

Here is a HUB article with links to all examples in one easy to find list: Gen 8.6 Developer Example articles hub (264474)

We've starting with these two knowledge articles that have models attached.

 

• Gen Example Model : INLINE CODE statement for Java
• Gen Example Model : CALL EXTERNAL statement

 

As we write more of these articles, I'll share them here in the Gen EDGE Community. We are also going to use this naming convention to make them easier to find.

1. Log into your Broadcom Support portal.
2. Navigate to the "Knowledge" articles.
3. Search for "Gen Example".

 

If you'd like to see more content like this, reply with topics you're interested in. Better yet, if you have example content, please share to the Gen EDGE Community.

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Kim Peelman
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Product Owner, Gen
Broadcom
Plano, TX
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[Geoff Stratton]

Hi Kim

Could this be incorporated in the existing SAMPLE model installed with the toolset as well?  I always use that model to replicate issues when I open a case so it would be handy for it to have additional pre-existing code features.

Thanks.


Geoff

[Kim Peelman]

Thanks for the suggestion @Geoff Stratton I'll put it on the list for future considerations. ​

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Kim Peelman
[e-mail]
Product Owner, Gen
Broadcom
Plano, TX
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[Kim Peelman]

@Geoff Stratton I wanted to follow up regarding your suggestion to incorporate these in the existing SAMPLE model. I talked to the team and we discussed the pros and cons. At this time our decision is to keep the SAMPLE model as-is. Making changes adds some maintenance complications. We would also like to keep that sample model simple for new users, and leverage the knowledge articles for other specific use cases, each in their own isolated example. We'll keep your suggestion in mind as we see how other customers use these too. You're the first to give feedback, which is great! Thanks for being an active contributor to the Gen EDGE Community. ​

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Kim Peelman
[e-mail]
Product Owner, Gen
Broadcom
Plano, TX
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[Geoff Stratton]

Hi Kim

Thanks for the update.


Geoff

[Kim Peelman]

We have a new "Gen Example" knowledge article for you. Check it out here: 

• • Gen Example : Passphrase and Encryption cookbook

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Kim Peelman
[e-mail]
Product Owner, Gen
Broadcom
Plano, TX
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[Kim Peelman]

We have a new "Gen Example" knowledge article for you. It has an example model containing methods to access Excel Spreadsheets.

Check it out here:

• Gen Example Model - Excel

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Kim Peelman
[e-mail]
Product Owner, Gen
Broadcom
Plano, TX
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[Kim Peelman]

We have a couple more example articles for you: 

• Gen Example Model: INLINE CODE for File I/O
• Gen Example Model: INLINE CODE statements for READ, READ_EACH, CREATE

If you have example models that can help others, let me know! I'm happy to showcase your Gen expertise. 

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Kim Peelman
[e-mail]
Product Owner, Gen
Broadcom
Plano, TX
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[Lynn Williams]

Just to add to Kim's post, we also now have a hub knowledge article that lists all currently available Gen Example Model articles:
Gen 8.6 Example (Model) articles

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Lynn Williams
Senior Principal Support Engineer
Broadcom Software
Australia
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[Kim Peelman]

We have a new "Gen Example" knowledge article for you. Check it out here: 

• Gen Example: Accessing GlobData from Gen Inline Code for Java  (386918)
  
  

  • GlobData is a proprietary data structure. While it rarely changes, there is no guarantee that it won't change in the future. Therefore, the code written to access GlobData today may not always work in the future.

  • It is strongly discouraged to update the contents of GlobData. Any problems that are reported will need to be reproducible without user updates in order for any problem to be researched by Gen Support/Engineering,

All example articles can be found in the Gen 8.6 Developer Example articles hub (264474)

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Kim Peelman
[e-mail]
Product Owner, Gen
Broadcom
Plano, TX
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[Kim Peelman]

Check out these examples for INLINE CODE:

• Gen Example Model: INLINE CODE for COBOL File I/O (Article ID: 265543)
• Gen Example Model: INLINE CODE statements for READ, READ_EACH, CREATE (Article ID: 370461)

You can find more examples here: Gen 8.6 Developer Example articles hub (Article ID: 264474)

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Kim Peelman
[e-mail]
Product Owner, Gen
Broadcom
Plano, TX
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[Kim Peelman]

Check out these new "Gen Example" knowledge articles.

• Gen Example: storing User Exit and External Action Block code (411536)
• Gen Example Model: GUI Window Folder/Directory functions (60286)
  
  

More Gen examples are available in this HUB article: Gen 8.6 Developer Example articles hub (264474)

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Kim Peelman
[e-mail]
Product Owner, Gen
Broadcom
Plano, TX
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[Kim Peelman]

Check out these new "Gen Example" knowledge articles.

• Gen Example: Gen inline code to get the CICS system identifier(417607)
• Gen Example: Accessing GlobData from Gen Inline Code for C#(388276)
  
  

More Gen examples are available in this HUB article: Gen 8.6 Developer Example articles hub (264474)

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Kim Peelman
Engineering Manager, Gen
Broadcom
Plano, TX
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