Automate Mark Romeo Sr. System Engineer AppWorx Corporation with Banner ®

Agenda u Who is AppWorx? u AppWorx Value. u AppWorx SCT Banner Solution u Architecture.

Who is AppWorx Corporation? u Enterprise Scheduling and Application Automation Solutions Leader u SCT certified Product Solution u Founded in 1990 u HQ in Bellevue, WA u 500+ customers worldwide u 100+ SCT / Banner customers

AppWorx - SCT Customers George Washington UniversitySan Diego State Wayne State UniversityWilliam and Mary Montana State UniversityUniversity Of Chicago Kennesaw State UniversityGeorgia State Lansing Community College University of Maryland University of IllinoisFt Lewis College University of Texas, San AntonioDartmouth University Eastern Michigan University Rensselaer Polytech Institute McGill UniversityWestern Washington University

Customer Quote We were searching for a single job scheduler that could manage batch processes associated with existing distributed applications and integrate with our new SCT Banner solution. We determined that the AppWorx solution provided us everything we needed to achieve our long-term goals and still be able to grow and add new applications within our IT environment." Mary Ellen Gaughan, Director Ops Support Svcs. University of Illinois

Customer Quote "AppWorx has allowed us to empower our users by putting control of job automation, output viewing, printing and downloading directly into their hands. Its ease of use allows directors and clerical personnel alike to take control of their processes. In a large part, this is due to the sophistication of the error checking that we are able to build into the deployed processes. We have come to depend on it to simplify our jobs." Mark Sullivan Associate Director of Integrated Admin Computing Solutions Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Customer Quote For what we saved in the costs of recovery, AppWorx has already paid for itself. Wayne Dennison Director of the SCT Banner SIS, Kennesaw State University AppWorx is easy to use and has eliminated unnecessary overlap and downtime in our department. AppWorx has positively changed the way we conduct daily business. Rita Adams Director of Student Services, Kennesaw State University

AppWorx Value Proposition Through application automation and efficient workload balancing, the AppWorx scheduling solution will significantly reduce your IT operating expenses and greatly improve your IT operating efficiencies. Like most customers, you will see an immediate ROI within 3 months after going live with AppWorx. Its more than just a scheduler………………..

How AppWorx adds Value u AppWorx Enterprise Scheduler automates and integrates SCT Banner application processing. u Schedules SCT Banner processes. u Control and monitor SCT Banner processes. u Enables event-based conditional logic. u Reduce processing time and errors by eliminating manual job submissions. u Simplify output management and distribution of SCT Banner reports. u Integrate SCT Banner with the enterprise.

Schedule SCT Banner Processes Banner 6 Banner 1 SQR 2 Banner 4 Crystal 3 Run every WEEKDAY but not on HOLIDAYS { Start these jobs when Job 1 finishes but only run two at a time Banner Job 5 Start after operator responds Yes to Are the tapes ready for backup? Job 8JOB 8 Start when Tape 1 is available Banner Job 7 Start after file is created

Event Based Conditional Logic Time > 18:00 Files A,B,C Present Rows in table A > 100 Process indicator = Y Priority + Validate input data Start task Wait for file arrival Check file size Wait for previous job Start task Check table data Check condition code Wait for trigger Banner 1 - n Banner A Complex Process - A series of tasks that require a succession of multiple events, rules, priorities or states in order to be completed

Manage SCT Processes u Manages dependent SCT Banner jobs. u Subsequent processes can be blocked if the preceding job does not complete successfully u Ensures the appropriate job submission order of SCT Banner jobs u Eliminates the need to rerun SCT Banner jobs u Easily create complex dependencies and job threading to ensure successful completion of a job before execution of the next

SCT Banner Banner Business Process Step 1Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5 Submit and Monitor SCT Banner Processes.Banner jobs submitted by AppWorx are viewable from the Banner Application. Jobs submitted in the Banner Interface are viewable from AppWorx.

SCT Job Management u AppWorx provides the ability to capture on- line SCT Banner jobs submitted via Job Submission u Data center can better control the batch workload generation by the SCT Banner application u Shortens production cycle by efficient use of computing resources u Eliminates resource utilization spikes u Assists IT in meeting application performance

SCT Banner Submitted Banner Processes Ban 1Ban 2Ban 3Ban 4Ban 5 Manage SCT Banner Processes AppWorx On-line captures Banner submitted jobs. AppWorx Queues control total number of job executing and priority of execution. Queue AQueue BQueue C Ban 1 Ban 2 Ban 3 Ban 4 Ban 6 Ban 5

AppWorx Automates Banner u AppWorx passes real-time parameter values from the SCT Banner database to the SCT Banner jobs for execution. u Eliminates operator/user intervention, reducing human error u Processes are automated and run unattended reducing operator/user workload and eliminates time latency between jobs u Processes run only when there is information requiring the process to run (event driven)

SCT Output Management u View SCT Banner reports & logs online u Print SCT Banner reports & logs to single or multiple printers automatically u FTP, rename, and/or SCT Banner output files u Distribute SCT Banner reports & logs electronically u Full Integration with SCT ePrint application and the Ability to Automatically Transfer Output files to the ePrint Server u Full Integration with EVisions Form-Fusion and IntelliCheck

AppWorx Streamlines SCT Banner Job Flow Improving Overall Performance

AppWorx / Banner Solutions u Transcript Generation u Individual Request u Batch Processing u Admission Application Fees Requirement u Letter Generation u Students u Alumni u Government Financial Aid File Processing u Payroll Check Processing u Student Billing

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