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Business Information Server (BIS) Release 48R1 for OS 2200
Thangathen Ponnusamy, Product Manager
Dave Yost, OS 2200 BIS Engineering
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Agenda
• Business Challenges
• Value Proposition
• Recent significant BIS features
• Client Reference
• BIS 48R1 New Features
• BIS for OS 2200 Release Schedule
• BIS White Papers and Video
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Business Challenges
I cant find all the
Business / Operations
related answers in
predefined reports?
I need a enterprise
class scalable solution
for information analysis
and consolidate
diverse enterprise data.
I need to reduce the
overall TCO of the IT
applications and
infrastructure
I need increased
developer
productivity
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Business Information Server Rapid Application Development Environment and Decision Support
Development Environment
• Powerful BIS scripting language
• BIS JavaScript development, BIS
Resource Adapter, Developer Workshop
(Integrated IDE) , Test/Debug
Runtime Environment
• Native BIS apps , BIS JavaScript apps
Administration
• MapAdmin , Enterprise Manager
Decision
Support
Capabilities
Rapid
Application
Development
Environment
Integrated Database
• BIS Power functions.
• Built-in ad-hoc decision support providing
fundamental Business Intelligence
capability
• Excellent data aggregation and
integration capabilities
• Open interfaces to many commercial
databases and transactions
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• BIS JavaScript : Development
of applications using BIS
JavaScript. JavaScript is an
industry standard language.
• BIS RA : Allows BIS resources
availability to developers of Java
applications
• Developer Workshop : BIS
designers have a common
graphical environment for
developing both BIS script and
JavaScript applications along
with a GUI driven interactive
debugger
• New Graphics Engine : More
graphing capabilities are available
to visually display the results of
summarized information
• Integration with MySQL &
Postgres : BIS continues to
integrate with the most popular
databases in the industry.
• MQ Integration : Integrate with
other systems without concern for
protocols
• Support for ADO.net databases:
ADO.NET interface for customers
who prefer the .NET framework.
• Sign-on Authentication (BIS for
OS 2200) : Leverages the
underlying platform’s inherent
authentication preference.
• Data at rest encryption (BIS for
OS 2200) : Provides an additional
layer of security preventing casual
browsers accessing data.
Recent significant BIS features
Rapid Application Development Environment
Decision Support and Data Integration
Security
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BIS remains strategic to Unisys and used by customers worldwide. BIS evolves innovatively supporting client’s business.
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BIS on ClearPath - Truly mission critical
Many BIS ClearPath customers measure the time between
outages in years, both planned and unplanned
Mission critical
High Reliability
High volume transactions
Data integrity
Security
High Availability
BIS is used across multiple industries worldwide.
• Banking and Insurance
• Public Sector
• Transportation
• Telecommunication
• Retail and Other industries
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Roma Capitale
Enabled faster and secure online access to electoral data via modernized application
• Business challenge
– Modernize core applications to improve processing and sharing of demographic information to enable real-time monitoring of electoral data.
• Solution
– ClearPath Enterprise Servers, Business Information Server (BIS) with Internet Commerce Enabler (ICE), JavaScript / HTML for WebApp and Internet site, Electoral Office applications, and a customized portable console for assessors.
• Results and benefit – Achieved significant cost savings with paperless transactions between citizens and government agencies
– Connected the electoral application with 499 laptops and 85 workstations simultaneously to manage over 2 million voters
– Enabled secure online access for citizens and other organizations including attorneys and notaries, to demographic certificates
– Developed an iPad application for real-time monitoring and publishing of electoral data
• Client quote
– “We wanted to provide our employees and citizens secure online access to demographic information. Unisys has been our preferred partner for over a decade efficiently supporting all our electoral activities.”
Dott. Angelo Ottavianelli, Title, Roma Capitale
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Unisys Global Logistics System (GLS)
• Business challenge
Unisys needed a global system that supports the functions of a fully integrated global supply chain, including functionality for managing the service delivery, physical distribution, logistics/materials planning, and managed services requirements of Unisys customers. Original system was tightly coupled and had archaic green screens. ICE (Internet Commerce Enabler) was used to modernize the system, open standards based and compatible with any Service Call Management system.
• Solution
SeLECT (DHL)
Unisys built a BIS
based application
called Global Logistics
System (GLS) and
modernized it with ICE
Part Orders Part Dispositions Logistics Info
GLS Web / WAD
GLS
CSEW/Laptop
CHECK POINT
SPO (PTC)
SDW
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Unisys GLS system delivers functionality in
• Service parts inventory management
• Field order management
• Repairable parts tracking for all field and customer locations in Service Ops.
• Access to Part Identification data & shipping address information
• Warehousing functions for warehouses and distribution centers
• Field Order Management
• Warehousing functions for field locations
• Tracks repairable parts through the repair supply chain
• Single repository for Parts Logistics data related to Service Calls
• Automated Transportation Decision Maker for next day orders
• Legacy Purchasing system (SDS)/Accts Payable/Internal Factory Control modules
Service Part Volumes
• 3.15M pieces used annually
• 1.45M pieces shipped annually
• $17M of Unisys owned inventory
• $95M of Manufacturer owned inventory
• $527M in gross parts usage
• Exceeds 581K GLS transactions per week
• 531K active part numbers
• Parts distribution centers in 306 cities worldwide
• 465 stocking sites across the globe
Unisys Global Logistics System (GLS)
World-class, high-volume, global service supply chain leveraging BIS technology
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BIS 48R1 Release
• Total of 52 new features
• 22 generated by customers
• 42% new features based on NFS from customers.
• BIS 48R1 is supported with ClearPath OS 2200 System Release 13.x (or higher).
BIS 48R1 Release
• Business Information Server for ClearPath OS 2200 level 48R1
• Separately installable features: • Tape Recovery and Maintenance (TRAM) level 4R1
• MRI level 6R1C
• MAPPER OLTP for 2200 level 38R2A
• JavaScript Subsystem (BISJVS) level 1R1C
• Application Programming Interface (BISAPI) level 1R1C
• Business Information Server Resource Adapter for the Java™ Platform (BIS-RA) level 1.1
• Enterprise Manager level 4.0
• Developer Workshop level 3.4
• Graphical Interface for Business Information Server level 5.5
BIS 48R1 Package
Components
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BIS 48R1 New Features
• Enhancements to @ADD
• Search Enhancement
• SORTR Password
• Print CSF$ Images on Error/Warning
• Merge: File No Shrink
• Enterprise Manager – MAPPER/PARAMETERS enhancement
• Increased reports per cabinet
• Calculate function performance improvement
Increased
Productivity
Increased
Performance
Significant new features for BIS 48R1 that increase productivity and performance
Increased
Productivity
Increased
Performance
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BIS Software Release Plans
2009 2010 2011 2015 2013 2014 2012 2016
BIS 46R1
BIS 47R1
BIS 48R1
BIS 49R1
Future dates are subject to change Unisys confidential
Jan 31, 2014
2017
Jan 27, 2014
Sep 19, 2008
Apr 25, 2011
2008
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BIS 48R1 Agenda
• Enhancements to existing functions and options.
– Date processing
– JavaScript dataset handling
– CALculate function is rewritten – much faster
• Phase 1 of major performance improvement
• Developer Workshop 3.4 new features
• BIS 48R1 Delivery Schedule
• Future Directions
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BIS 48R1 New Features – Enhance Existing Functions
• ADON / ADTO / @ADD Options
• Date / @DAT "T2" Option
• Search/Match "G" Option
• SORTR Password
Function Enhancements
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BIS 48R1 New Features – JavaScript Enhancements
• Date Processing
• Resumable Dataset Methods
• New methods added to Array, Date, and String classes
• Non-standard Clib methods removed
Function Enhancements -
JavaScript
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BIS 48R1 New Features – JavaScript Enhancements
• Code assists within Developer Workshop
• Usability Enhancements
Function Enhancements -
JavaScript
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BIS 48R1 New Features – Performance
• Calculate
• System Performance – phase 1 Performance
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BIS 48R1 New Features – Performance
• Less frequent large INDFIL I/Os (Typically one track only)
• Long Recovery is required for upgrade or downgrade
• Turbo MAPPER is always on
• I/O counts are likely to be different
Performance Enhancements
(Phase 1)
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BIS 48R1 New Features – Performance
• History (MAPPERn) files are unchanged
• SECURE tapes are unchanged
• All sites must configure IPOS and UPOS and have INDFIL and MUPER files, even if they think of themselves as PURGE-only sites
• INDFIL and MUPER files are in completely new formats in Level 48R1
Performance Enhancements
(Phase 1)
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BIS 48R1 New Features – Administration
• MAPPER/PARAMETERS
• Increase Reports/Drawer
• Print CSF$ Images on Error/Warning
• Merge: File No Shrink
• Security – correlation table enhancement
• Several to Enterprise Manager
Administration Enhancements
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Developer Workshop 3.4 New Features
Editor Features
• Opening a script/report in edit mode
– Scripts and reports are opened in View (read-only) mode. If you have write access you can switch between Edit and View modes using the Edit mode menu on the status bar at the bottom of the main workshop window.
• Automatically rebuild a BIS script's label table
– This feature automatically rebuilds a script's existing label table when it is saved.
• Code Assistance feature
– The Code Assistance feature for both JavaScript and BIS Script can now be turned on from the keyboard using shortcut keys.
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Developer Workshop 3.4 New Features
Debugger Features
• Autos window
– The Autos window displays the variables associated with the current and previous execution. Autos variable values can be changed when in debug mode.
• Debug Call Stack window enhancements
– This feature allows you to switch the call stack context to a different call stack level, so you can view variables and results from the selected call stack level.
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Developer Workshop 3.4 New Features
Debugger Features
• Watches window enhancements
– Watches can be added directly to the Watches window.
– A watch name can be changed.
– A watch value can be changed when in debug mode.
– A watch language can be changed using Language option.
• Viewing Datasets
– You can view open datasets referenced by a debug JavaScript as well as the final returned dataset.
• Ability to change variable values
– window.
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Developer Workshop 3.4 New Features
Other Features
• Add multiple reports or scripts to a project at once
– This feature allows you to add multiple reports or scripts to a project with one add operation.
• Data Report Properties Window
– If the data report contains an image, the Data Report Properties window displays a preview of the image along with all the other report properties.
• Automatic workshop updates
– The Workshop automatically checks if a new IC or minor release is available. If an update is available you can download the update and install it the next time the Workshop is started.
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BIS 48R1 Product Status
Delivered to Test on April 1st
Q2 cut June 28th
Q3 cut July 12th
Beta started in
Sept!
Q4 cut September
GCA
Jan, 2014
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BIS Future Directions*
*for information only, subject to change
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BIS – Future Directions
BIS Release Planning
BIS 13 & 49
-Create a Requirements Document
-Review NFS listing
-Review any customer suggested features
-Via email or phone conversations
-Review Marketing's input
-Review any Engineering suggestions
Assign Features to Programmers
-Write Design Spec.
-Estimate effort Develop Project Plan
-Gather feature information from Programmers
Determine DST date
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BIS – Future Directions
• Things in the works
– Start to plan the following Releases
• BIS 13/49
– BIS 49R1
• Phase II of performance enhancements
• Colors for OS 2200
– BIS 13.1/13R1
• Regen for Open
• SSL for BIS-RA for Open
– Common to all platforms
• iPad interface to BIS
• Modernizing the database
• NFS’s
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BIS – Future Directions
• Modernizing the BIS Database
– Modernize all dates in the JDoe database
– GUI’ize as many of the release scripts as we can get to.
• Suggestions on which you would like to see modernized?
– RDI
– Admin scripts
– ?
– Hired an intern to work on modernization
• Work has started on OS 2200 utilities
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RDI Classic
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RDI Modernization
Order By clause specifies a sort order.
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RDI Classic
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RDI Modernization
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Alarm Classic
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Alarm Modernization
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BIS 48R1 Summary
• Total of 52 new features
• Enhancements to existing functions and options.
• Date processing
• JavaScript dataset handling
• CALculate function is rewritten – much faster
• Phase 1 of major performance improvement
• Developer Workshop new features
• Future Directions:
– Maintain Compatibility between platforms
– Modernize the BIS release database
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BIS White Papers
• Recent White Papers
• White Papers Refreshed
– Configuring the Graphical Interface for Business Information Server (MPC) (ClearPath OS 2200)
– Business Information Server: Integrate ClearPath® Environments with a Wide Range of Heterogeneous Applications and Databases
– Turning ClearPath® MCP Data into Information with Business Information Server
– Business Information Server: Using Stored Procedures
Developing ICE
Applications for
Mobile Devices
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BIS White Papers
• Links to White Papers
Business Information Server: Using Stored Procedures
Business Information Server Developing ICE Applications for Mobile Devices
Turning ClearPath® MCP Data into Information with Business Information Server
Business Information Server: Integrate ClearPath® Environments with a Wide Range of Heterogeneous Applications and Databases
Configuring the Graphical Interface for Business Information Server (MPC) (ClearPath OS 2200)
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BIS Video
http://www.unisys.com/unisys/ri/videos/detail.jsp?id=1120000970015710161
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BIS – Contact Information
Contact Information Thangathen Ponnusamy BIS Product Manager
Mike Stroeing OS 2200 BIS
651.635.7425
Ravikiran Manalil Thrikkovil Open BIS
08041595383