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Build 03 · Agents propose IBM i desk Nov 2, 2026

Job-level environment variables carry request context down the IBM i call stack

IT Jungle's Guru shows SYSTOOLS.PUTENV and SYSTOOLS.GETENV setting a job-level variable that any program deeper in the same job can read, with no new parameters threaded through the stack. Have the door set one when a request comes from an agent, so the program that would write stages the change for a person instead, and clear it at transaction end so a stale flag never leaks into the next request.

Source: IT Jungle, Nov 2, 2026 · Guru: Environment Variables – Global Variables Wearing Hiking Boots ↗Approved by Reggie

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