Experience with the process automation at SORS Project Task3000 Miran Miklič

Background SORS in the past used IBM based mainframe computers Main tools were combination of JCL (Job Control Language), SORT and COBOL programs with sequential file and VSAM (type of random) files Special department had the function of the repeating the process of data entry, cleaning and aggregating the data from month to month with the help of batch procedures Project Task3000

GUI (Graphical User Interface) Next development phase was the introduction of the local area network (LAN), which was GUI oriented. GUI oriented work is not very formal, and enable the users to work without the exact work plan, and usually it is hard to get the activity log, which is normal during batch processing. Work is divided among many servers Security is much more complex issue Project Task3000

GUI and Batch integration We found, that batch functionality under the LAN would also be desired. Scripts of various types allow some batch functionality, but otherwise some more complex solution for the process automation is very hard to find Task3000 is the attempt to combine the GUI and batch in one project under Windows Task3000 is the GUI version of IBM JCL idea under Windows Task3000 implementation is now very different from the original idea Project Task3000

Implementation problem It is obviously that such a product is not the job for the statistical office but for the IT firms. However, IT firms are reluctant to produce such software, which is proven to be very complex to create and maintain and have little profit, actually it saves a lot of money. Actual IBM solution was designed during NASA Apollo project and is sold over and over again with minimal changes, there are some UNIX solutions which has some useful elements of job processing and probable some solutions, which are commonly unknown – please let me know about such solutions. Project Task3000

Project Task3000 goals Simple GUI interface Task processing with steps Task queue with task variables Simple GUI scheduler Tasks can be Windows JobObject and can run as different local (Workgroup) or Domain user Usage of various security models Enable automatic processing using file search Usage of local and global task variables Many other features were designed during usage Project Task3000

Simple GUI interface Project Task3000

Job processing with steps Project Task3000

Task queue with task variables Project Task3000

Simple GUI scheduler Project Task3000

Usage of various security models Project Task3000

Enable automatic processing using file search Project Task3000

Usage of local and global task variables Project Task3000

Today’s application SORS is using Task3000 for process automation with Task3000 Menu for the end users and Task3000 for the developers Task3000 can “glue” together any application, which is also “command line” batch oriented SORS application examples: Data exchange between governmental bodies GUI interface for the Oracle and other applications Production of all kinds of the statistical data Backup and archiving Application debugging Project Task3000

More … Please read more in the document “Detailed description of the Task3000 functionality today” Find other text documents and download from: http://www.task3000.com To test or use the solution for unlimited governmental use please send me the E-mail to: miran.miklic@gov.si Project Task3000

Future Project may or not be rewritten (it is more than 10 years old), current implementation is mainly Visual Basic 6.0 Many new features are desired, like support for the non-windows systems, SDMX thru XML, better desktop support, failover cluster feature, modern GUI, security with AES etc. This is the initiative to find the way to support the open source project with at least such functionality or to find other solution to the problem GSBPM based projects like CORE, data exchange projects like EDAMIS and other batch automation projects are the possible users Project Task3000

Life Demo Task3000 Life demo will be on the SISAI meeting during lunch break on 13.6.2012 from 13:00-14:00 You are welcome with questions, new ideas and any type of opinion Please feel free to contact me on the E-mail: miran.miklic@gov.si Project Task3000

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