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R7 Integrator and Enterprise Integrator : You won’t believe this is XA…. Deborah Vermillion, VP Consulting Services, CPIM, CIRM Belinda Daub, Senior Consultant Technical Services. You might be interested in R7 and Integrator/Enterprise Integrator if:.
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R7 Integrator and Enterprise Integrator:You won’t believe this is XA… Deborah Vermillion, VP Consulting Services, CPIM, CIRM Belinda 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: • XA Release 7 • Integrator or.. Enterprise Integrator You need a: • Nimble • Flexible • Proactive • Open • Upgradeable System
Enterprise Integrator Features • Objects in Net-Link & System-Link • Security features • More databases • Advanced features • Web services • Publish & Subscribe
Agenda • New Security Features • Integrate data from non-XA and non-iSeries systems • System Link: Web Services to integrate MS Desktop applications • Proactive System Alerts • Demo
Agenda • Technical Advantages • User Exit Code Generation • Mass Program Actions • Import/Export individual objects • User Preference Administration • 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
Enterprise Integrator-Security layers • Object/field assumes everything authorized • Deployment Profile assumes nothing authorized UI What the user chooses to see Deployment Profile What is presented to the user Object security What user is authorized to Database All objects and attributes
Object list • Content • Object list • Content • Navigation • Object list • Content • Navigation • Maintenance • Object list • Content • Navigation • Maintenance • Fields • Object list Deployment Profiles
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 iSeries ERP Infor XA Office W S Quality System (SQL Server) Niche
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
Views, subsets, sorts Full navigation Navigation history Workbenches Code files Graph cards Compound cards Attachments Column functions Display SQL Server
Navigate from iSeries objects to external objects • Native menus automatically reflect new choices • Consistent UI across platforms • Acts like one system to the user Navigate to SQL Server table
PO P012345 for $11,283.19 needs approval 4. Alerts • Via e-mail, phone or system message • Can also run a program ERP
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 Demonstration
R7 Integrator – Technical Benefits • User Exit Code Generation - reduces development costs and schedules • Mass Program Actions – deliver easy-to-use applications to your users • Import/Export individual objects - Manage customizations across environments • User Preference Administration – provide and manage a consistent interface for your users • 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
Generate program Compile program Display Compile listing 6-1. Reduce Development Costs and Schedules User Exit Code Generation • No downloads • More control • Consistency • Exported with object • Enterprise Integrator extends these advantages to your custom objects (no more triggers)
6-2. Deliver Easy-to-use Applications Mass 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
6-4. Improved management for environments Manage user preferences • Initial cards, card files and tab styles • Open actions (what happens when you double-click) • View details • Change • Quick change
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
Additional questions or comments? Thank you!!