Introducing Compiled Templates for RPG-XML Suite

Change (or in this case, updates) can be so, so good! Beginning with v3.0 of RPG-XML Suite, Krengeltech has introduced a new and improved method of composing XML via a template. We like to call this new method “compiled templates” and it has some great advantages: Accessing the IFS at run time is eliminated and […]

Address Validation with RPG-XML Suite

This article was originally posted on our RPG-XML Suite product website. When your business depends on shipping and mailing, you have a lot riding on the accuracy of your customer-reported address data. Fortunately, many of the biggest names in the shipping industry offer address validation web services, and Krengel Technology’s RPG-XML Suite can help you leverage […]

Rest easy with full REST web service support in RPG-XML Suite 3.2

RPG-XML Suite Version 3.2 Officially Released This article was originally posted on our RPG-XML Suite product website. Since the January 2014 introduction of the new RXS3 API and its improvements, our RPG-XML Suite customers have continued to make suggestions for even more features and new functionality. At Krengeltech we embrace these suggestions to allow developers to […]

Handling XML Reserved Characters

One of the more common support questions we receive from RPG-XML Suite users is: How can I use XML reserved characters in my XML request or response? This article was originally posted on our RPG-XML Suite product website. The following XML produces parsing errors: <CompanyName>Smith & Doe Incorporated</CompanyName> What do I do? The questioner is referring to […]

Processing Unicode Natively with RPG-XML Suite

One of the design goals for our newest version of RPG-XML Suite was to allow for smoother handling of character sets, also referred to as CCSID’s.  This article was originally posted on our RPG-XML Suite product website. We’ve seen that many developers are communicating with systems using Unicode character sets such as UTF-8.  In many cases, […]

Krengeltech joins IBM with xmlservice Ruby gem

The Krengeltech Litmis Team and IBM recently partnered to jointly maintain the xmlservice Ruby gem.  We will be hosting the code and documentation on our Litmis Bitbucket account and are beyond excited!  Benefits for the IBM i community will be huge. Does this mean we “own” the xmlservice gem?  No.  We are only stewards.  We are expecting and […]

Configuring your next Audi with RPG-XML Suite

This article was originally posted on our RPG-XML Suite product website. I’m always interested in learning more about the business benefits that our software delivers out in the field.  I’m even more interested when the field involves fast German cars. I’ve purchased one new car in my life – with full mental realization of an immediate […]

EchoSign it – Obtaining Electronic Signatures with RPG-XML Suite

Nearly every company requires documents to be signed in order to facilitate business transactions. This article was originally posted on our RPG-XML Suite product website. Some require hundreds or thousands to be processed daily.  Gone is the day of the fax machine.  Even a document scanner that facilitates the exchange of signed documents via email can […]

Understanding cXML

Occasionally we receive questions asking whether RPG-XML Suite handles cXML. This article was originally posted on our RPG-XML Suite product website. While the answer is “Yes!”, this post is intended to provide some background information about just what cXML consists of, and how it compares and relates to standard XML. First of all, it’s important to […]

SOAP, WSDL, HTTP, XSD? What the?

Man alive, this web services stuff is confusing! This article was originally posted on our RPG-XML Suite product website. Every time I turn around, I hear about a new acronymn that is supposed to somehow fit into the so-called next generation of communication. The number of acronymns and concepts related to web services can seem diabolical […]