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9th CA 2E/CA Plex Worldwide Developer Conference

Presentation Subtitle

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Introduction/Welcome Message

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Speakers

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Lucio GayossoSr. Consultant/Nearshore Team Lead. MIS/M, PSM I, BoS

Kiyoshi TerasawaArchitect


Agenda

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o Why .NET?• Stay with C++ if…• Opportunity to spend $?

o Benefitso Yes, it will be painful but…• Common requirements• Best Practices • We help you


Why .NET?

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Stay with C++ if…

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o You, Managers, and Users are all happy

o You don’t like a change


Opportunity to spend $?

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o If you want to make your application look and feel current



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o If you want to expand application features and want to keep CA Plex

• Easy to integrate with ‘current’ third party features

• Java and C# are the final programming languages that CA Plex generates for you *1§ Don't worry about using as much as Source code to implement a cool feature that isn't supported by CA

Plex

ü *1 Unconfirmed statement by CA



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o If your current Plex application is:

• WinC Client and RPG Server

• Your application is deployed to multiple countries (national languages)



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o If your current Plex application is:

• WinC Client and WINNTC Server

• You cannot avoid Unicode, § Plex C++ application is non-Unicode application runs on Unicode OS even recently

upgraded C++ generator


Benefits

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Benefits

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o The Application become cool and shine again• Customizable Look and Feel

o Opening opportunity to integrate with outside world• Using newer User Control on the Panel• Consuming WebAPI and handle Json or XML output• Accessing NoSQL data


Benefits (Savings)

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o You might be able to consolidate a number of System i

o Opportunities to re-factor and remove obsolete code and features

o QA Automation Ready

o Ease Deployment via Click Once• Scenario: Deploying .NET ClickOnce in CA Plex Application


Benefits (cont.)

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o Opportunity to review and establish ALM Practices• Suggestion: CM MatchPoint


Benefits (CA Plex provides)

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o CA Plex supports Unicode with .NET and RPGIV• CA Plex Unicode Support

o Usable level of Localization support

o Expose Plex Functions as Web API


Yes, it will be painful but…

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Common requirements (Team)

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o Mindset Changes• Accept that Plex cannot do everything• Accept the Differences and do not complain• Off course, you still get a benefit of Model bas development


Common requirements (prepare)

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o Analyze application and modelo Understand Package and Code Library concept o Source code Object approach decision• Model Variant• Meta Condition ç recommended

o Report Conversion o Application Help Systemo etc…


Common requirements (dev)

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o Define Packages Functionso Define Code Libraryo Source Code Conversiono Report Function Conversions


Common requirements (Deployment)

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o Deployment Plan

o Document application changes for users


Best Practices

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o Analyze your model and make a plan

o Have a C# engineer available • especially you have C++ or VB source codes

o Ask for help before it is too late

o Accept differences• Think about that there maybe alternate and better solution


We help you

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o CMFirst is one of a few organization to provide support for your .NET migration

• Experienced multiple C++ to .NET Migration projects • With experienced Plex engineers as well as one of the main Plex developer


CMFirst helps you

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o CMFirst will• Help project planning and implementation• Mentor you through the migration project

o As a result, you will § become Independent § get stable environment§ receive good after Service


Thank you

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Contact

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