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Business Information Server (BIS) Release 48R1 for OS 2200

Thangathen Ponnusamy, Product Manager

Dave Yost, OS 2200 BIS Engineering

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Agenda

• Business Challenges

• Value Proposition

• Recent significant BIS features

• Client Reference

• BIS 48R1 New Features

• BIS for OS 2200 Release Schedule

• BIS White Papers and Video


Business Challenges

I cant find all the

Business / Operations

related answers in

predefined reports?

I need a enterprise

class scalable solution

for information analysis

and consolidate

diverse enterprise data.

I need to reduce the

overall TCO of the IT

applications and

infrastructure

I need increased

developer

productivity


Business Information Server Rapid Application Development Environment and Decision Support

Development Environment

• Powerful BIS scripting language

• BIS JavaScript development, BIS

Resource Adapter, Developer Workshop

(Integrated IDE) , Test/Debug

Runtime Environment

• Native BIS apps , BIS JavaScript apps

Administration

• MapAdmin , Enterprise Manager

Decision

Support

Capabilities

Rapid

Application

Development

Environment

Integrated Database

• BIS Power functions.

• Built-in ad-hoc decision support providing

fundamental Business Intelligence

capability

• Excellent data aggregation and

integration capabilities

• Open interfaces to many commercial

databases and transactions


• BIS JavaScript : Development

of applications using BIS

JavaScript. JavaScript is an

industry standard language.

• BIS RA : Allows BIS resources

availability to developers of Java

applications

• Developer Workshop : BIS

designers have a common

graphical environment for

developing both BIS script and

JavaScript applications along

with a GUI driven interactive

debugger

• New Graphics Engine : More

graphing capabilities are available

to visually display the results of

summarized information

• Integration with MySQL &

Postgres : BIS continues to

integrate with the most popular

databases in the industry.

• MQ Integration : Integrate with

other systems without concern for

protocols

• Support for ADO.net databases:

ADO.NET interface for customers

who prefer the .NET framework.

• Sign-on Authentication (BIS for

OS 2200) : Leverages the

underlying platform’s inherent

authentication preference.

• Data at rest encryption (BIS for

OS 2200) : Provides an additional

layer of security preventing casual

browsers accessing data.

Recent significant BIS features

Rapid Application Development Environment

Decision Support and Data Integration

Security


BIS remains strategic to Unisys and used by customers worldwide. BIS evolves innovatively supporting client’s business.


BIS on ClearPath - Truly mission critical

Many BIS ClearPath customers measure the time between

outages in years, both planned and unplanned

Mission critical

High Reliability

High volume transactions

Data integrity

Security

High Availability

BIS is used across multiple industries worldwide.

• Banking and Insurance

• Public Sector

• Transportation

• Telecommunication

• Retail and Other industries


Roma Capitale

Enabled faster and secure online access to electoral data via modernized application

• Business challenge

– Modernize core applications to improve processing and sharing of demographic information to enable real-time monitoring of electoral data.

• Solution

– ClearPath Enterprise Servers, Business Information Server (BIS) with Internet Commerce Enabler (ICE), JavaScript / HTML for WebApp and Internet site, Electoral Office applications, and a customized portable console for assessors.

• Results and benefit – Achieved significant cost savings with paperless transactions between citizens and government agencies

– Connected the electoral application with 499 laptops and 85 workstations simultaneously to manage over 2 million voters

– Enabled secure online access for citizens and other organizations including attorneys and notaries, to demographic certificates

– Developed an iPad application for real-time monitoring and publishing of electoral data

• Client quote

– “We wanted to provide our employees and citizens secure online access to demographic information. Unisys has been our preferred partner for over a decade efficiently supporting all our electoral activities.”

Dott. Angelo Ottavianelli, Title, Roma Capitale


Unisys Global Logistics System (GLS)

• Business challenge

Unisys needed a global system that supports the functions of a fully integrated global supply chain, including functionality for managing the service delivery, physical distribution, logistics/materials planning, and managed services requirements of Unisys customers. Original system was tightly coupled and had archaic green screens. ICE (Internet Commerce Enabler) was used to modernize the system, open standards based and compatible with any Service Call Management system.

• Solution

SeLECT (DHL)

Unisys built a BIS

based application

called Global Logistics

System (GLS) and

modernized it with ICE

Part Orders Part Dispositions Logistics Info

GLS Web / WAD

GLS

CSEW/Laptop

CHECK POINT

SPO (PTC)

SDW


Unisys GLS system delivers functionality in

• Service parts inventory management

• Field order management

• Repairable parts tracking for all field and customer locations in Service Ops.

• Access to Part Identification data & shipping address information

• Warehousing functions for warehouses and distribution centers

• Field Order Management

• Warehousing functions for field locations

• Tracks repairable parts through the repair supply chain

• Single repository for Parts Logistics data related to Service Calls

• Automated Transportation Decision Maker for next day orders

• Legacy Purchasing system (SDS)/Accts Payable/Internal Factory Control modules

Service Part Volumes

• 3.15M pieces used annually

• 1.45M pieces shipped annually

• $17M of Unisys owned inventory

• $95M of Manufacturer owned inventory

• $527M in gross parts usage

• Exceeds 581K GLS transactions per week

• 531K active part numbers

• Parts distribution centers in 306 cities worldwide

• 465 stocking sites across the globe

Unisys Global Logistics System (GLS)

World-class, high-volume, global service supply chain leveraging BIS technology


BIS 48R1 Release

• Total of 52 new features

• 22 generated by customers

• 42% new features based on NFS from customers.

• BIS 48R1 is supported with ClearPath OS 2200 System Release 13.x (or higher).

BIS 48R1 Release

• Business Information Server for ClearPath OS 2200 level 48R1

• Separately installable features: • Tape Recovery and Maintenance (TRAM) level 4R1

• MRI level 6R1C

• MAPPER OLTP for 2200 level 38R2A

• JavaScript Subsystem (BISJVS) level 1R1C

• Application Programming Interface (BISAPI) level 1R1C

• Business Information Server Resource Adapter for the Java™ Platform (BIS-RA) level 1.1

• Enterprise Manager level 4.0

• Developer Workshop level 3.4

• Graphical Interface for Business Information Server level 5.5

BIS 48R1 Package

Components


BIS 48R1 New Features

• Enhancements to @ADD

• Search Enhancement

• SORTR Password

• Print CSF$ Images on Error/Warning

• Merge: File No Shrink

• Enterprise Manager – MAPPER/PARAMETERS enhancement

• Increased reports per cabinet

• Calculate function performance improvement

Increased

Productivity

Increased

Performance

Significant new features for BIS 48R1 that increase productivity and performance

Increased

Productivity

Increased

Performance


BIS Software Release Plans

2009 2010 2011 2015 2013 2014 2012 2016

BIS 46R1

BIS 47R1

BIS 48R1

BIS 49R1

Future dates are subject to change Unisys confidential

Jan 31, 2014

2017

Jan 27, 2014

Sep 19, 2008

Apr 25, 2011

2008

Business Information Server (BIS) Product Update

David Yost

OS 2200 BIS Development


BIS 48R1 Agenda

• Enhancements to existing functions and options.

– Date processing

– JavaScript dataset handling

– CALculate function is rewritten – much faster

• Phase 1 of major performance improvement

• Developer Workshop 3.4 new features

• BIS 48R1 Delivery Schedule

• Future Directions


BIS 48R1 New Features – Enhance Existing Functions

• ADON / ADTO / @ADD Options

• Date / @DAT "T2" Option

• Search/Match "G" Option

• SORTR Password

Function Enhancements


BIS 48R1 New Features – JavaScript Enhancements

• Date Processing

• Resumable Dataset Methods

• New methods added to Array, Date, and String classes

• Non-standard Clib methods removed

Function Enhancements -

JavaScript


BIS 48R1 New Features – JavaScript Enhancements

• Code assists within Developer Workshop

• Usability Enhancements

Function Enhancements -

JavaScript


BIS 48R1 New Features – Performance

• Calculate

• System Performance – phase 1 Performance



• Less frequent large INDFIL I/Os (Typically one track only)

• Long Recovery is required for upgrade or downgrade

• Turbo MAPPER is always on

• I/O counts are likely to be different

Performance Enhancements

(Phase 1)



• History (MAPPERn) files are unchanged

• SECURE tapes are unchanged

• All sites must configure IPOS and UPOS and have INDFIL and MUPER files, even if they think of themselves as PURGE-only sites

• INDFIL and MUPER files are in completely new formats in Level 48R1

Performance Enhancements

(Phase 1)


BIS 48R1 New Features – Administration

• MAPPER/PARAMETERS

• Increase Reports/Drawer

• Print CSF$ Images on Error/Warning

• Merge: File No Shrink

• Security – correlation table enhancement

• Several to Enterprise Manager

Administration Enhancements


Developer Workshop 3.4


Developer Workshop 3.4 New Features

Editor Features

• Opening a script/report in edit mode

– Scripts and reports are opened in View (read-only) mode. If you have write access you can switch between Edit and View modes using the Edit mode menu on the status bar at the bottom of the main workshop window.

• Automatically rebuild a BIS script's label table

– This feature automatically rebuilds a script's existing label table when it is saved.

• Code Assistance feature

– The Code Assistance feature for both JavaScript and BIS Script can now be turned on from the keyboard using shortcut keys.



Debugger Features

• Autos window

– The Autos window displays the variables associated with the current and previous execution. Autos variable values can be changed when in debug mode.

• Debug Call Stack window enhancements

– This feature allows you to switch the call stack context to a different call stack level, so you can view variables and results from the selected call stack level.



Debugger Features

• Watches window enhancements

– Watches can be added directly to the Watches window.

– A watch name can be changed.

– A watch value can be changed when in debug mode.

– A watch language can be changed using Language option.

• Viewing Datasets

– You can view open datasets referenced by a debug JavaScript as well as the final returned dataset.

• Ability to change variable values

– window.



Other Features

• Add multiple reports or scripts to a project at once

– This feature allows you to add multiple reports or scripts to a project with one add operation.

• Data Report Properties Window

– If the data report contains an image, the Data Report Properties window displays a preview of the image along with all the other report properties.

• Automatic workshop updates

– The Workshop automatically checks if a new IC or minor release is available. If an update is available you can download the update and install it the next time the Workshop is started.


BIS Delivery Schedule


BIS 48R1 Product Status

Delivered to Test on April 1st

Q2 cut June 28th

Q3 cut July 12th

Beta started in

Sept!

Q4 cut September

GCA

Jan, 2014


BIS Future Directions*

*for information only, subject to change


BIS – Future Directions

BIS Release Planning

BIS 13 & 49

-Create a Requirements Document

-Review NFS listing

-Review any customer suggested features

-Via email or phone conversations

-Review Marketing's input

-Review any Engineering suggestions

Assign Features to Programmers

-Write Design Spec.

-Estimate effort Develop Project Plan

-Gather feature information from Programmers

Determine DST date



• Things in the works

– Start to plan the following Releases

• BIS 13/49

– BIS 49R1

• Phase II of performance enhancements

• Colors for OS 2200

– BIS 13.1/13R1

• Regen for Open

• SSL for BIS-RA for Open

– Common to all platforms

• iPad interface to BIS

• Modernizing the database

• NFS’s



• Modernizing the BIS Database

– Modernize all dates in the JDoe database

– GUI’ize as many of the release scripts as we can get to.

• Suggestions on which you would like to see modernized?

– RDI

– Admin scripts

– ?

– Hired an intern to work on modernization

• Work has started on OS 2200 utilities

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RDI Classic


RDI Modernization

Order By clause specifies a sort order.


RDI Classic


RDI Modernization


Alarm Classic


Alarm Modernization


BIS 48R1 Summary

• Total of 52 new features

• Enhancements to existing functions and options.

• Date processing

• JavaScript dataset handling

• CALculate function is rewritten – much faster

• Phase 1 of major performance improvement

• Developer Workshop new features

• Future Directions:

– Maintain Compatibility between platforms

– Modernize the BIS release database


BIS Whitepapers and Video


BIS White Papers

• Recent White Papers

• White Papers Refreshed

– Configuring the Graphical Interface for Business Information Server (MPC) (ClearPath OS 2200)

– Business Information Server: Integrate ClearPath® Environments with a Wide Range of Heterogeneous Applications and Databases

– Turning ClearPath® MCP Data into Information with Business Information Server

– Business Information Server: Using Stored Procedures

Developing ICE

Applications for

Mobile Devices


BIS White Papers

• Links to White Papers

Business Information Server: Using Stored Procedures

Business Information Server Developing ICE Applications for Mobile Devices

Turning ClearPath® MCP Data into Information with Business Information Server

Business Information Server: Integrate ClearPath® Environments with a Wide Range of Heterogeneous Applications and Databases

Configuring the Graphical Interface for Business Information Server (MPC) (ClearPath OS 2200)

http://www.unisys.com/unisys/ri/wp/detail.jsp?id=1120000970026710168











BIS Video

http://www.unisys.com/unisys/ri/videos/detail.jsp?id=1120000970015710161


BIS – Contact Information

Contact Information Thangathen Ponnusamy BIS Product Manager

[email protected]

Mike Stroeing OS 2200 BIS

651.635.7425

[email protected]

Ravikiran Manalil Thrikkovil Open BIS

08041595383

[email protected]

mailto:[email protected]





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