R7 Integrator and Enterprise Integrator: Look at everything you can do with XA!!! Denise Luther, 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 a: Nimble Flexible Proactive Open Upgradeable System You need : XA Release 7 Integrator or.. Enterprise Integrator

Agenda 1.New Security Features 2.Integrate data from non-XA and non- iSeries systems 3.System Link: Web Services to integrate MS Desktop applications 4.Proactive System Alerts

Agenda 5.Technical Advantages 1.User Exit Code Generation 2.Mass Program Actions 3.Import/Export individual objects 4.User Preference Administration 5.Integrator Projects and Maintenance History – manage and track your Integrator activities

1. New security features Auto content security –What records? Deployment profiles –What objects, attributes, or actions? Only takes a few seconds per user Works for… –Net-Link –Power-Link –System-Link –Both internal and external users

Auto Content Security-What Rows Special attribute classes are assigned On-the-fly security subsets based on values assigned to a user Global across all objects User can be setup to view all warehouse data but only allowed to maintain data in certain warehouses

Example: Item Warehouse We want to restrict this user to warehouse 1 only.

User Profile Object

Using a security subset Only warehouse 1 records appear in the list The subset is still (all records) i.e., all the records this user is authorized to. They can still subset from here.

Deployment Profiles All objects and attributes What user is authorized to What is presented to the user What the user chooses to see Object/field assumes everything authorized Deployment Profile assumes nothing authorized Object security Deployment Profile UI Database

Deployment Profiles Object list Content Object list Content Navigation Object list Content Navigation Maintenance Object list Content Navigation Maintenance Fields

Security for: Powerlink

…and Security for: Netlink (External, too)

Enhanced Security for XA Security Modeling and Planning Advanced Analysis and testing Routine Auditing and reporting

Integrate data from other systems 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 Integrate systems to act like one –All can be deployed to Internet XA R7 Niche Quality System (SQL Server) OfficeWS

Data Sources

You must acquire drivers from the database provider Place them in /MAPICS/driverlib IFS directory where MAPICS is installed They will work for all environments Drivers are no-charge and can be downloaded from the web Data Sources - Drivers

iSeries – already installed Access – already installed SQL Server – SQL Server Driver for JDBC Oracle – need 9i driver PostgreSQL – need driver for JDBC3 Platform Data Sources - Drivers

Data Sources [dsh]:[port] Database [Password] [user ID] Database owner

Data Sources

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

Display SQL Server Views, subsets, sorts Full navigation Navigation history Workbenches Code files Graph cards Compound cards Attachments Column functions

Navigate to SQL Server table

Navigate from iSeries objects to external objects Native menus automatically reflect new choices Consistent UI across platforms Acts like one system to the user

See outside data from within an object Show data in context Cards can be external data sources Drill-down capability across platforms Now that’s integration!

Security Accessibility Web Application HTTP WebSphere MQ Local Program Interface (LPI) The new offline load Infor ESB Web Services System-Link

MS Excel Worksheet containing pricing data A button on the worksheet sends data to an XA Pricebook XA edits the data Accepts some Rejects some Error messages are returned Web Services Example

On the server… Enterprise Integrator System-Link On the client… Microsoft Office Microsoft Office XP Web Services Toolkit 2.0 Prerequisites

Deployment Profile Generate Web service Catalog

Deployment Profile Setup

Search for web services – –Tools => Macros => Visual Basic Editor => Web Service References – –Enter the URL from the deployment profile Add two services – –PriceBookBasePriceSvc – –SystemOperations Import sample code (File => Import File) – –ExamplesCode.bas – –MAPICSLogonPrompt.frm Steps in Excel

Price Book version before

Host edits, subscriptions…everything works Price book version after

Alerts Via , phone or system message Can also run a program ERP PO P for $11, needs approval

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 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 – – or cell phone ‘Notify’ a program – –RPG, XML or transaction

Notify via 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 … And send my boss a message to his cell phone

5. R7 Integrator – Technical Benefits 1.User Exit Code Generation - reduces development costs and schedules 2.Mass Program Actions – deliver easy-to-use applications to your users 3.Import/Export individual objects - Manage customizations across environments 4.User Preference Administration – provide and manage a consistent interface for your users 5.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 Unlimited objects Host jobs and reports

5-1. Reduce Development Costs and Schedules User Exit Code Generation  No downloads  More control  More Exits  Consistency  Exported with object  Enterprise Integrator extends these advantages to your custom objects (no more triggers) Generate program Compile program Display Compile listing

User Exit Source

5.2 Deliver Easy-to-use Applications Mass Program Actions  Downloadable sample code and instructions are provided  Pass parameters including dynamic token  Program will process all selected records or records within the current subset  Use instead of standard mass change to modify key fields.

5-3. Improved management for environments Import/Export individual objects  Use subsets or selected records to limit export

Manage user preferences  Initial cards, card files and tab styles  Open actions (what happens when you double-click)  View details  Change  Quick change 5-4. Improved management for environments

5-5. 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

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