IBM i Development: Increase Accuracy and Efficiency with SEQUEL's ABSTRACT and TURNOVER

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IBM i Solution Suite

Jim FisherOctober 26, 2011

IBM i Development:Increase Accuracy and Efficiency

2Copyright © 2015 SoftLanding Systems – A Division of UNICOM Global. All rights reserved.

Leo Gemma

Senior Technical Consultant14 years at SoftLanding

Introductions

Mike Stegeman

Senior Data Access Consultant12 years at Help Systems


Agenda

Why you need cross-reference ABSTRACT Why you need change management TURNOVER TURNOVER with ABSTRACT


• Control

• Knowledge

• Processes

• Analysis

Top DOWN

Bottom UP

Start with the Big Picture


• Manage Object Relationships

• Re-create Database Relationships

• Perform File Analysis

• Centralized Information Source for IBM i Software

Get the Facts


• Documentation

• Flowcharting

• Access Flexibility

ABSTRACT Is the Answer


• Powerful Cross-Referencing

• Easy to Understand and Master

• Easily Add to IBM Navigator for i and RDi

Why Use ABSTRACT?


RDiIBM Rational Dev Tool Green ScreenOps Nav

(System i Navigator)

ABSTRACT Interfaces


ABSTRACT Interfaces

IBM Rational Developer For Power on the i(RDi)


ABSTRACT


ABSTRACT Object References

FilterOptions

Parent–ChildIndented


ABSTRACT Object Flow Chart


ABSTRACT Source Flow Chart


RDi Plug-in to ABSTRACT


RDi Plug-in to ABSTRACT


ABSTRACT Exception Report


ABSTRACT can: Flowchart relationships graphically Analyze file definitions Streamline your development process Track relationships between objects

Summary


Unified software management process

Diverse development teams

Manage complex environments

TURNOVER® for iSeries


Optimization of DB2-based applications

Built-in support for DDS-to-SQL DDL

Implement modernization strategies



SOX, HIPAA, PCI

Document all changes in a single location

Simplify audits



Tools that allow end user participation



Ensure that all requests for change are assessed in a structured way



Procedures to control the handover of software between environments



Enforce separate test environments and independent test groups



Ensure distribution of the correct software, with audit trails



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”


RDi®: the ABSTRACT Tree View










TURNOVER® Worklist


TURNOVER® Worklist References ABSTRACT Cross-Reference


TURNOVER® Worklist References ABSTRACT Cross-Reference


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


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


Solution:• Convert DDS file to DDL to tune database performance in preparation to

modernize to a web-based clearing house portal



Solution:• Convert DDS file to DDL to tune database performance in preparation to

modernize to a web-based employee portal



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


Thank you!

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IBM i Development: Increase Accuracy and Efficiency with SEQUEL's ABSTRACT and TURNOVER

Documents

softlanding systems

division of unicom global

help systems

crossreference abstract

use abstract

navigator abstract interfaces

abstract exception report

abstract object flow