FastNET ASP

1. FastNET ASP Developing with FastNET ASP

2. Agenda • Overview of FastNET ASP • Standard application features • FastNET architecture • 6 Steps to developing an application • Customising Forms • Security, Menus, Reports and KPI’s

3. Who we are • FastNET ASP is a trading division of the SoftSols Group of companies • 21 years of commercial package development • Historically developed with Progress 4GL

4. The move to .NET • Driven by the need to remain competitive in the Microsoft corporate market • Fashion Parade • Desktop integration • Technology platform

5. The move to .NET • Very steep learning curve • Object oriented approach • New language • Vast choice of tools and components • High risk project • No quick start templates • No “Framework” for an application • Many initial projects “wrecked” in the process • Time to market too long

6. The FastNET ASP solution • A complete .NET development framework that produces a feature rich application with a customer configurable, dynamically generated web user interface • The results of a significant R&D program to develop a real business application (Patent being drafted) • The fastest way to build robust flexible web enabled business applications • A low cost, low risk entry into the world of .NET development • A great way to update old legacy applications to the web and integrate disparate systems with minimum risk

7. What is FastNET ASP? • Programmers write business logic that passes data to the user interface • Simple applications without any significant .NET skills • Use standard Visual Studio tools and C# • Optionally Progress 4GL and AppServer • Non-programming staff (even end users) define the user interface • Menus and security • Form layout and validation • Reports and additional options • At least 25% saving on development time

8. Product History • Initial concept Q3 2003 • Version 1 • Q1 2004 • Internal use and pilot trials only • Normal Form databases only • Version 2.0 • Q3 2004 • Optional support for Progress ProDataSets • Version 2.1 • Q1 2005 • Complex keys and multiple databases • Multiple Business Objects per form

9. Customer testimonial • “FastNET ASP provides us with an excellent core framework on which we can build the features that are specific to us. It means that we can substantially reduce development time and rapidly migrate to the web. We are confident that we can accomplish our plans to deploy an asset management system for our treatment plants and water works on-time and on budget through the FastNET ASP framework” • Adrian LeadbeaterIT Manager – South Staffordshire Water

10. Butler Group Audit • “As Microsoft ventures forward into Smart Clients, FastNET ASP will also be able to exploit the latest .NET features, so there is a long-term viability in creating applications with the product.In Butler Group’s opinion FastNET ASP is an advanced framework for developing Microsoft .NET Web applications and should be considered by corporate IT departments.”

11. Features • FastNET ASP manages • Users and permissions • Menus and dashboard • Forms • Scan Form • Detail Form • Help Form • Messages • Reports • Attachments

12. What does FastNET ASP look like? • What does an application developed with FastNET ASP look like? • Fashionable .NET user interface • Look and Feel driven by style sheets

13. Windows Desktop

14. Demonstration • Standard application features

15. FastNET ASP Architecture Business Objects Forms Data Sets

16. 6 Simple steps to deployment • Design your database • Create a Dataset and Relationships • Create a Business Object • Generate default Forms with FastNET ASP • Customise the default forms • Attach forms to the menu

17. 1. Define your database • Design the database with standard database tools • Microsoft SQL Server • Progress

18. 2. Build a Dataset • Define a dataset in Visual Studio • Connect to the database with Server Explorer • Drag and Drop tables and define relationships

19. 3. Create a Business Object • Create new Class in your Business Objects project, derived from FormBO • Absolute minimum C# or .NET programming required • Simply override basic methods as in the following example of CustomerBO

20. 3. Create a Business Object using System; namespace BusinessObjects.DataBO.ProSport { /// <summary> /// Summary description for CustomerBO. /// </summary> public class CustomerBO : ProSportBO { protected DataSets.ProSport.CustomerDS detailData; public CustomerBO() : base() { // // TODO: Add constructor logic here // } protected override System.Data.DataSet referenceDS { get { return detailData; } } public override void initDetailDataset() { detailData = new DataSets.ProSport.CustomerDS(); } } }

21. 4. Create Default Forms

22. 5. Customise Forms

23. 6. Add to Menu

24. Demonstration

25. Feature Summary • FastNET ASP manages • Users and permissions • Menus and dashboard • Forms • Scan Form • Detail Form • Help Form • Messages • Reports • Attachments

26. Benefit Summary • Low risk .NET business application development • Development time cut by at least 25% and probably more than 50% • Improved product quality and low ongoing maintenance costs • Maximum customer satisfaction, branded and configured for each customer • New products brought to market quickly • Extended life and revenue from legacy applications • Common look and feel for all applications • Facilitates advanced system integration

27. Commercial Issues • Current Version 2.1 • Annual developer license required • Deployment unrestricted while developer license valid • Deployment licenses in perpetuity • Incident based support packs available • ISV and VAR discounts available

28. More information • sales@fastnetasp.net • www.fastnetasp.net • +44 1924 200344 • Web Seminars • “An introduction to FastNET ASP” • “Developing with FastNET ASP” • http://softsolsgroup.webex.com • Pricing and orders • Please contact us for details of our schemes for ISV’s, Resellers, Education and Corporate developers