m-Power Manual

How to Create a Logical Field via the Data Dictionary   Logical Fields are fields that do not physically exist within your databases’ tables, but rather are configured by you as a Developer. m-Power’s Data Dictionary structure allows you to define these logical fields just one time, and you are able to access them throughout Read the rest of this document »

One Click Data View   Included with m-Power beginning with the September 7th, 2011 version, the One Click Data View feature allows developers to take a sneak peak at their data with the push of a single button! Prior to this feature, developers who were unfamiliar with certain tables in their environment were forced to Read the rest of this document »

Field Conversion   Introduction The Field Conversion feature is a powerful solution for cases when a database field is stored in one format, but that value needs to be converted to another format for display purposes. Any database field might be stored in a format different from its intended display format. In that case, the Read the rest of this document »

Register SQL Views   An SQL View can be thought of as a virtual table — one that does not physically contain any data but rather stores useful SQL queries to improve database/user efficiency. While most developers realize how powerful an SQL view can be while running queries, they can now harness the same functionality Read the rest of this document »

Improving Database Performance   For the most part, applications generated by m-Power are run and executed in a timely fashion. However, there are the odd times when end-users have to wait too long for an application to return a dataset. In the case of slow database performance, an index can be created to significantly speed Read the rest of this document »

Create Your Own m-Power Templates   Jump to: Deciding to Make a New m-Power Template Testing your Template Registering Templates to m-Power Understanding m-Power Templates Creating the Template Tips and Suggestions for Success Dealing with Run-Time Files Creating a Template Image Packaging your Template Moving to Production Publishing your Template Other Important Notes Deciding to Read the rest of this document »

Probe Analysis Tool   m-Power ships with the Probe Analysis tool. This utility helps advanced m-Power developers and system administrators obtain a better understanding of what system resources are being utilized and how users are accessing the system. This document will outline the most useful aspects of this tool, and also explain how you can Read the rest of this document »

Sample User-Defined Function (UDF) Code   Every database has its own rules for languages which may be used to write User Defined Functions (UDFs). Here are two examples, one written in SQL and another in RPG, showing how to create functions for DB2/400. Example 1: Writing a UDF with SQL We are going to build Read the rest of this document »

Data Source Configuration file for m-Power Templates   The Data Source Configuration File (also known as the mrc-spring-context.xml file) is instrumental in controlling how your run-time applications connect to the correct database. This file is a global file, meaning that it is applicable across every data dictionary on the system. This file works in conjunction Read the rest of this document »

Understanding the Servlet Properties File for m-Power Templates   The Servlet Properties File (also known as the mrc_servlet_config.xml file) is instrumental in controlling how your run-time applications connect to the correct database. This file is a data dictionary specific file, meaning that it is applicable only within the data dictionary you are currently in. This Read the rest of this document »