1-About it

This tool is for maintaining multiple IBM System i's.
It allows a System i to distribute objects to a number of other IBM System i's. Objects can be distributed up to 300 remote systems. Object distribution is performed through a single command and is carried out from a batch job. Object transmission and installation is performed via FTP.
The following can be distributed with a single command:

• a given library
• a set of objects you could save through a SAVOBJ command
• up to 50 members of a given file
• a set of IFS objects you could save through a SAV command.

ODF is an open source free utility for IBM System i.

2-Prerequisites

• OS/400 release V5R2 or subsequent
• ILE RPG IV Compiler, product 5722WDS, opt. 31.
• The REXEC (Remote Execution) server needs to be active (see command CHGRXCA) on the receiving systems.

3-Installation

• Download file odf.zip from the Easy400 download page and unzip it.
• Follow the Readme.txt instructions to upload and to restore library ODF.
• On the IBM System i run the following procedure:
  STRREXPRC SRCMBR(INSTALL) SRCFILE(ODF/QREXSRC)
  It does the following:
• creates service program ODF/ODF
• creates modules and programs in library ODF
• restores IFS directory /odf
• creates and populates library ODFDATA.
  This library will contain local user data.
• Duplicates ODF commands to library QGPL.

4-Maintenance