1. Strategic Direction, Roadmap and Enhancements
Phlip Pretorius
12-March-2014

2. Content New Technology The Road Map for Int 4 and further
Integrator 3 Enhancements
Integrator 4 Enhancements
Post Integrator 4

3. New Technology Oracle's Application Development Framework ADF
Java/J2EE Web application development framework
Java/J2EE Web application - web-based enterprise applications
Development Framework - environment for developing, building and deploying applications, products and solutions
What is ADF?
A software framework is a universal, reusable software platform to develop applications, products and solutions.
Short for Java 2 Platform Enterprise Edition. J2EE is a platform-independent, Java-centric environment from Sun for developing, building and deploying Web-based enterprise applications online. The J2EE platform consists of a set of services, APIs, and protocols that provide the functionality for developing multitiered
Three-tier organization
In three-tier organization, applications are structured around three physical tiers: client, application, and database.[7][8][9][10] The database is normally an RDBMS. The application contains the business logic, running on a server and communicates with the client using HTTP.[11] The client, on web applications is a web browser that runs HTML generated by the application layer.[12][13] The term should not be confused with MVC, where, unlike in three-tier architecture, it is considered a good practice to keep business logic away from the controller, the "middle layer".[14][15]
Many frameworks follow the MVC architectural pattern to separate the data model with business rules from the user interface. This is generally considered a good practice as it modularizes code, promotes code reuse, and allows multiple interfaces to be applied. In web applications, this permits different views to be presented, such as web pages for humans, and web service interfaces for remote applications.

4. New Technology Our objectives Improve the usability of the system
Future proof your investment in ITS Integrator
Improve the scalability of the iEnabler products
Enable the use of web-, cloud- and mobile devices
Improve and enrich functionality

5. New Technology Development Frameworks Three-tier structure Client
Application
Database
Three-tier organization
In three-tier organization, applications are structured around three physical tiers: client, application, and database. The database is normally an RDBMS. The application contains the business logic, running on a server and communicates with the client using HTTP.The client, on web applications is a web browser that runs HTML generated by the application layer.
Java Database access technology JDBC – allows java programs to execute SQL

6. New Technology Development Frameworks Model–view–controller (MVC)
Data model
Business Rules
User Interface
MVC
The MVC architectural pattern to separate the data model with business rules from the user interface. This is generally considered a good practice as it modularizes code, promotes code reuse, and allows multiple interfaces to be applied. In web applications, this permits different views to be presented, such as web pages for humans, and web service interfaces for remote applications.

7. New Technology
Oracle ADF View Controller Model

8. New Technology Features Example
This is the full screen that a user will see when login into INT4. The menu tree can be hidden.
Please watch this option very carefully as I am going to ask a question that’s worth R if a member of the audience can answer correctly.

9. New Technology Features Stretching
In this image, the browser is maximised and the columns still have specific % ratio compared to each other.

10. New Technology Features Stretching
In this image, the browser is not maximised but columns still have the same ratio.

11. New Technology Features Moving columns Now for that R100.00 question.
The offering type column has been moved to a new position – normally the OT is after the Block code description

12. New Technology
Features
Search

13. New Technology
Features
Search

14. New Technology
Features
Filtering

15. New Technology
Features
Sorting

16. Road Map
How the roadmap was derived
High used programs

17. Road Map How the roadmap was derived Industry Experts Sessions
Strategic Technology Direction
User Group Proposals
Senior management visits
Industry Experts - would have like to invite everybody but it is not practical. If you would like to be involved in the future please let me know !

18. Road Map Client Partner Participation Waterfall vs Agile
Short Development Cycles
Regular User Feedback
The waterfall model is a sequential design process, often used in software development processes, in which progress is seen as flowing steadily downwards (like a waterfall) through the phases of Conception, Initiation, Analysis, Design, Construction, Testing, Production/Implementation, and Maintenance.
Agile software development is a group of software development methods based on iterative and incremental development, where requirements and solutions evolve through collaboration between self-organizing, cross-functional teams. It

19. Road Map User Group Proposals
User should continue to propose system enhancement
Client input / requests valuable
User Feedback

20. Integrator 3 Enhancements
Back Office
Cancellation date in future
SOD CE for subsystem RE in {SMNT-12}
New warning pre-requisite and illegal combinations.
Stop Duplicate ID
Academic Transcript
New fields
Supplement
Note for language of tuition
One of our clients recently reported that a cancellation date of 20-Feb-2041 was entered. Obviously a matter of finger trouble.
Warning pre-requisite: I reported on this at UG 2013 but at that stage the functionality was not yet in INT3. It now is.
Stop duplicate: Still show the LOV of possible duplicates but the user will not be able to commit a duplicate unless the person or a supervisor is linked to the new restriction code.
Academic Transcript: Added new field the approved qualification ID (similar to SAPSE/HEMIS number). We added new fields on the transcript like ID number, issuing institution name and registration number, credits and national level as examples. User can also print the supplement.

21. Integrator 3 Enhancements
iEnabler
Academic Proof of Registration

22. Integrator 3 Enhancements
iEnabler
Residence Proof of Registration

23. Integrator 3 Enhancements
iEnabler
Voucher as method of payment

24. Integrator 3 Enhancements
Wizard

25. Integrator 4 {SMNT-2} {SACAD-15}
I would like to show what we have done with {SACAD-15}.
We have divided the screen into 4 areas i.e. Mandatory curriculum fields, Rest of the curriculum, quota and modules
See the buttons bottom right. Each of the buttons opens up the fields in the different areas. The user can have all the areas open or only the area of interest e.g. the quota.

26. Integrator 4
{SACAD-15}
Here I have opened the ‘Quota’ area

27. Integrator 4
{SACAD-15}
Here I have opened the ‘Curriculum and ‘Quota’ area

28. Integrator 4
{SACAD-15}
The in-active block codes are closed by default and the user will open the tab when required.

29. Integrator 4
{SACAD-15}
I can then open the Curriculum modules table and change the size of each of the areas

30. Integrator 4 {SREGB-8} Basic Search
In this slide I show the basic search fields.

31. Integrator 4 {SREGB-8} Advanced search
In this slide I show the advanced search capabilities.

32. Integrator 4 {SREGB-8} Advanced search – different operators
In this slide I show the advanced search capabilities.

33. Integrator 4 {SREGB-8} The search results
In this slide I show the advanced search results
I would like to get your comment on this layout – especially the remarks field

34. Integrator 4
Several Code Structures

35. Integrator 4 In the pipeline for conversion New System Cycle 'L'
SNAPPA-1
SREGB-1
SSTUDY-21
New System Cycle 'L'
Calculation of Full Period Mark
PL Class List (Lecturer iEnabler
SSTUD2-1 Enter Full Period Marks
SSTUD4-1 Compute Half/Full Period Marks
SSTUDM-2 Change Marks and Results (CALCULATE)
SSTUDY-1 System Cycles - Study Records
Change the academic structure curriculum program to prevent the setting of a subject in the same curriculum to both compulsory and not compulsory for different offering types

36. Integrator 4 Usability upgrade of the Lecturer iEnabler
The Registration Program(s)
Include the LS from PNAM of approval of marks as a standard product
Implementation of workflow functionality
Generic solution for implementation in other systems
Linked to Routing functionality
More “immediacy”
users need to be able to see the effect of changes
operational rules
System Cycles changes, Calculation Criteria changes
and operational changes
admission of students and the effect on quotas
changes in student's marks and the effect on full period mark, exam admission

37. Post Integrator 4 Multi level Organizational Structure
Extend the Text Customization to all student iEnabler pages and add this feature to the traditional back office programs
Expand the mobile technology offerings including the expansion into operational aspects such as registration
Further refine the "Interested in Studying here" module
Exam paper are defined per exam type. No validation exists to ensure that papers are not created for attend only categories of exam types
Load marks from an Excell Spreadsheets

38. Post Integrator 4
Currently system only allows to make offering type inactive for the iEnabler. Need the functionality to be able to select which study periods in that offering type to be made inactive.
Copy program required to copy Assessment dates to different offering type
Add a subminimum to the Mark type mark criteria
Need an indicator to prevent certain Qualifications and Subjects/Offering types from displaying on the web
Create a trigger that will update the card system when the name of a student changes
Add a parameter Student Type or ALL and prompt for up to at least 7 Student Types if not selecting ALL to {STWEBM-3}
The export capabilities of the system need to be enhanced especially where statistics reports are concerned
Create API's and web services to communicate with third party software

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40. The Agile Approach
Questions?

41. Thank you