Semantics-based Legacy Migration and Translation

next generation migration automation

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Problem: legacy/obsolete systems

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• Legacy System:• An old software application

program that is still used

• Legacy Code:• Source code of the legacy system

• Problems:• Performance, scalability, flexibility

• Support, training, personnel

• Examples of Systems/Code:

• Cobol, Powerbuilder, RPG, dBase, TSL

Interoperate’s Core Business

• Core Competency:• Translate legacy/obsolete

software to a modern version

• Formal Approach:• Semantics-based techniques

• Quick to build translators

• Automatic up to 100%

• Rapid and reliable

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Interoperate Technology

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Build Language translators rapidly

Interoperate’s methodology, based on extensive linguistic and computational research, enables a dramatically improved technology base for language translation.

Interoperate’s Migration Product

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• Obsolete System/Code:• WinRunner TSL code – Test Scripts for GUI testing

• Modern Target System Products• HP replacement is QuickTest Pro (QTP) • Also have other targets or others can be built.

Hewlett Packard announced WinRunner End-Of-Life

Our WR2QTP product is available now

Approaches to Modernizing

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Value Proposition

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Interoperate’s translators result in inexpensive, fast & high-quality migration/modernization

projects.

WR2QTP Dataflow

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GUI Map

WinRunner Project QTP Project

QTP Framework

TSL Lib

Obj Map

Interoperate’s WR_library

WinRunner to QTP Flow

Intermediate

VB Lib

VB Script

XML

TSL Main

VB Script100%

automated

>95% automated

Estimated Effort for Translating 100,000 lines

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WR2QTP Translation Process

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SCHEMATIC OF INTEROPERATE’S WR TO QTP TRANSLATOR

Interoperate Business Steps

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• Take a sample of your TSL scripts and provide free proof-of-concept translation.

• Determine requirements & savings for migrating your HP WinRunner scripts

• Make proposal now to translate your remaining WinRunner scripts to QTP

• Determine other translation needs your company has today.

Complimentary Translation

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Contact Information

Interoperate.Biz, Inc1221 W Campbell RD, Suite 195Richardson, TX 75080Phone: (972)231-2275Email: info@interoperate.bizhttp://www.Interoperate.biz

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Translation Process WR2Silk

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Silk object map file

TSL GUI mapfile

Executable Syntax

Specification.

Executable Semantic

Specification

TRANSLATOR

INTERPRETER

Minor manualmodification

Corrected Silk Object map

file

TSL Scriptfile

INPUT

Silk scriptfile

OUTPUT