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IBM i Solution Suite
Jim FisherOctober 26, 2011
IBM i Development:Increase Accuracy and Efficiency
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Leo Gemma
Senior Technical Consultant14 years at SoftLanding
Introductions
Mike Stegeman
Senior Data Access Consultant12 years at Help Systems
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Agenda
Why you need cross-reference ABSTRACT Why you need change management TURNOVER TURNOVER with ABSTRACT
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• Control
• Knowledge
• Processes
• Analysis
Top DOWN
Bottom UP
Start with the Big Picture
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• Manage Object Relationships
• Re-create Database Relationships
• Perform File Analysis
• Centralized Information Source for IBM i Software
Get the Facts
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• Documentation
• Flowcharting
• Access Flexibility
ABSTRACT Is the Answer
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• Powerful Cross-Referencing
• Easy to Understand and Master
• Easily Add to IBM Navigator for i and RDi
Why Use ABSTRACT?
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RDiIBM Rational Dev Tool Green ScreenOps Nav
(System i Navigator)
ABSTRACT Interfaces
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ABSTRACT Interfaces
IBM Rational Developer For Power on the i(RDi)
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ABSTRACT
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ABSTRACT Object References
FilterOptions
Parent–ChildIndented
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ABSTRACT Object Flow Chart
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ABSTRACT Source Flow Chart
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RDi Plug-in to ABSTRACT
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RDi Plug-in to ABSTRACT
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ABSTRACT Exception Report
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ABSTRACT can: Flowchart relationships graphically Analyze file definitions Streamline your development process Track relationships between objects
Summary
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Unified software management process
Diverse development teams
Manage complex environments
TURNOVER® for iSeries
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Optimization of DB2-based applications
Built-in support for DDS-to-SQL DDL
Implement modernization strategies
TURNOVER® for iSeries
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SOX, HIPAA, PCI
Document all changes in a single location
Simplify audits
TURNOVER® for iSeries
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Tools that allow end user participation
TURNOVER® for iSeries
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Ensure that all requests for change are assessed in a structured way
TURNOVER® for iSeries
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Procedures to control the handover of software between environments
TURNOVER® for iSeries
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Enforce separate test environments and independent test groups
TURNOVER® for iSeries
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Ensure distribution of the correct software, with audit trails
TURNOVER® for iSeries
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The benefits of incorporating ABSTRACT cross-reference into TURNOVER®
Without ABSTRACT
Basic OS/400 programreferences
PGM-MODULE
PGM-SRVPGM
PF-LF
“Top-down”
With ABSTRACT
Enhanced object discovery
Visibility down to field-level
Object and source flowcharting
Complementary exception reporting
“Top-down and bottom-up”
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RDi®: the ABSTRACT Tree View
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RDi®: the ABSTRACT Tree View
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RDi®: the ABSTRACT Tree View
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RDi®: the ABSTRACT Tree View
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RDi®: the ABSTRACT Tree View
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TURNOVER® Worklist
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TURNOVER® Worklist References ABSTRACT Cross-Reference
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TURNOVER® Worklist References ABSTRACT Cross-Reference
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Scenario: Check processing and clearing applicationRequirements:
• Increase length of internal control number field to accommodate a new banking regulation
• Ensure all related commands, files, modules, service programs, and programs are identified for recompilation and testing
• Convert DDS file to DDL to tune database performance in preparation to modernize to a web-based clearing house application
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Solution:• Use the ABSTRACT Tree View to identify all relationships to the field, and
add the file and all other items to a TURNOVER worklist from the tree view
Scenario: Check processing and clearing application
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Solution:• Convert DDS file to DDL to tune database performance in preparation to
modernize to a web-based clearing house portal
Scenario: Check processing and clearing application
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Solution:• Convert DDS file to DDL to tune database performance in preparation to
modernize to a web-based employee portal
Scenario: Check processing and clearing application
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Benefits of using TURNOVER and ABSTRACT together: Comprehensive, complete object
relationship analysis End-to-end, audited control of software
changes Strong positioning to improve and
modernize applications
Summary
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