R7 Integrator and Enterprise Integrator: You won’t believe this is XA… Deborah Vermillion, VP Consulting Services, CPIM, CIRM Belinda Daub, Senior Consultant.

R7 Integrator and

Enterprise Integrator:

You won’t believe this is XA…

Deborah Vermillion, VP Consulting Services, CPIM, CIRMDeborah Vermillion, VP Consulting Services, CPIM, CIRMBelinda Daub, Senior Consultant Technical ServicesBelinda Daub, Senior Consultant Technical Services

You might be interested in R7 and Integrator/Enterprise Integrator if:• You would like to (or have to-SOX) improve the

security of your system• You would like to integrate multiple systems on

multiple platforms into a single user interface• You want a more proactive system- tell me what I

need to know!• Your users like Microsoft Desktop applications, and

you would like to integrate with them• You would like to use the web to communicate with

customers, partners, and employees• You need the ability to enhance your system as your

business needs change-and maintain an upgrade path

In other words…

You need a:

• Nimble

• Flexible

• Proactive

• Open

• Upgradeable

SystemSystem

You need:

• XA Release 7

• Integrator or.. Enterprise Integrator

Enterprise Integrator Features

• Objects in Net-Link & System-Link

• Security features

• More databases

• Advanced features

• Web services

• Publish & Subscribe

Agenda

1. New Security Features

2. Integrate data from non-XA and non-iSeries systems

3. System Link: Web Services to integrate MS Desktop applications

4. Proactive System Alerts

5. Demo

Agenda

6. Technical Advantages1. User Exit Code Generation

2. Mass Program Actions

3. Import/Export individual objects

4. User Preference Administration

6. Integrator Projects and Maintenance History – manage and track your Integrator activities

1. New security features• Auto content security

– What records?

• Deployment profiles– What objects?

• Only takes a few seconds per user• Works for…

– Net-Link– Power-Link– System-Link– Both internal and external users

Windows – List window

HTML – List window

Enterprise Integrator-Security layers

All objects and attributes

What user is authorized to

What is presented to the user

What the user chooses to see

• Object/field assumes everything authorized

• Deployment Profile assumes nothing authorized

Object security

Deployment Profile

UI

Database

Deployment Profiles• Object list• Object list• Content

• Object list• Content• Navigation

• Object list• Content• Navigation• Maintenance

• Object list• Content• Navigation• Maintenance• Fields

iSeries

2. Integrate data from other databases to XA

• Make niche systems part of XA

– Can see in Net-Link

• Make Microsoft Office part of XA

– Standard interface for other applications

– Two-way communication with Excel

– Access databases available to XA

• All systems act like one

– Internet is worldwide UI

ERPERP

NicheNiche

Infor XAInfor XA

Quality Quality System (SQL System (SQL Server)Server)

OfficeOffice WWSS

Example: Quality System

• SQL Server tables

• Two quality tests for an item– Stress test– Heat test

• Two files– Detail file

• Trial date, time, user, result

– Summary file• Test, # trials, minimum, max, avg

Display SQL Server• Views, subsets,

sorts• Full navigation• Navigation

history• Workbenches• Code files• Graph cards• Compound

cards• Attachments• Column

functions

Navigate to SQL Server table

Navigate to SQL Server table • Navigate from iSeries objects to external objects

• Native menus automatically reflect new choices

• Consistent UI across platforms

• Acts like one system to the user

3. With System Link You get web services…

Host edits, subscriptions…everything works

4. Alerts

• Via e-mail, phone or system message

• Can also run a program

ERPERP

PO P012345 for $11,283.19 needs approval

Publish & Subscribe

• Let the system notify you– You say when– You say how

• Let’s show an example– Notify me when a PO amount exceeds $10,000– Via e-mail and cell phone

Define the event

• Choose the object

• Define the type of maintenance

Define the event

• Like a subset• Some new features

– Before– After– Difference– % Difference

Flexible notification

• Notify users– E-mail or cell

phone

• ‘Notify’ a program– RPG, XML or

transaction

Notify via e-mail

• Put in user and text message

• Can include a hot link

Notify via cell phone

• Call this cell phone• Display this message

Result

• When a PO is entered or changed…

• And the result is $10,000 or more...

• Then send me an e-mail…

• And send my boss a message to his cell phone

Integrator Integrator

DemonstrationDemonstration

R7 Integrator – Technical Benefits1. User Exit Code Generation - reduces development

costs and schedules

2. Mass Program Actions – deliver easy-to-use applications to your users

3. Import/Export individual objects - Manage customizations across environments

4. User Preference Administration – provide and manage a consistent interface for your users

5. Integrator Projects and Maintenance History – manage and track your Integrator activities

R7 Integrator enhancements

• Web URL user action

• Multi-key code files

• Auto logoff by user

• No signoff for programmer

• Unlimited objects

6-1. Reduce Development Costs and SchedulesUser Exit Code Generation

No downloads More control Consistency Exported with object Enterprise Integrator extends these

advantages to your custom objects (no more triggers)

Generate Generate programprogram

Compile Compile programprogram

Display Compile listingDisplay Compile listing

6-2. Deliver Easy-to-use ApplicationsMass Program Actions

Call a program Pass parameters For all records selected No more ‘one record at a time’ processing

Your users will thank you Example -

6-3. Improved management for environments

Import/Export individual objects Use subsets to limit export

Manage user preferences Initial cards, card files and tab

styles Open actions (what happens when

you double-click) View details Change Quick change

6-4. Improved management for environments

6-5. Improved management for environments

Integrator Projects and object maintenance history

Create Projects to track development activity Each change is logged to a project View history of project changes

Integrator Education:Integrator Education:

Additional questions or Additional questions or comments?comments?

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