1. Ports Directory Application

2. Introductions: Warren Tarasuk - Senior Analyst, Database Integration and Training Captain Jim Pound - Director of Operations Ryan Villers - Helpdesk Assistant (Brock Co-op Student)

3. Agenda: What is Algoma Central Corporation? User Perspective Project Design Technical Issues Questions?

4. What is Algoma Central Corporation?

5. User Perspective

6. Project Design Current Applications New Design

7. Current Applications AS/400 Files (VIPFGEO, VIPFPORT, VIPFDOCK Ports Directory Database (SQL Server) Data Transferred Once Seaway Marine Transport ACCESS 97 Forms application retrieves, adds and modifies data for user

8. Current Applications (Cont.) Operations Port-Dock Directory Database (Access 97) Algoma Central Marine Operations Access 97 Application and Database is copied to a CD CD's Distributed to all ships Shore User enters/retrieves data using ACCESS 97 Forms application

9. New Design AS/400 Files (VIPFGEO, VIPFPORT, VIPFDOCK, VRPFVP, VRPFLOG) Shore-Based Database (SQL Server) Data Transferred regularly using Datamirror Transformation Server Application for data Selection /Insertion/Updating /Deletion Access 97 Database User Initiated Mechanism Ship Application (Read Only)

10. Technical Issues Shore Database Ship Database Shore Application Ship Application

11. Shore Database ODBC Interface with application. Use Relational concepts Non graphical data only

12. Shore Database Hierarchy Geographic Region (ex. Canadian East Coast) Port Details (ex. Agent ) Port (ex. Halifax) Dock (ex. Dock 4 - Imperial Oil) Dock Details (ex. Dock Operator )

13. Ship Database Access 97 Same Structure as Shore Database Read Only

14. Shore Application User Friendly Interface logically based on database structure Development can be either Web (HTML, ASP etc.) or Visual Basic V6.0 Web Pages must conform to Company Standards Internet Explorer v5.5 or Higher Internet Information Server (IIS) V4 Allow Select, Insert, Update and Deletion of records in database Provide links to Pictures Pictures will be stored as type "JPG" in file system folders. Mechanism for creating a Ship Application using latest data.

15. Ship Applications User Interface should be similar to Shore Application containing the same database fields. Preferred Development tools: Web (HTML etc.), Visual Basic V6.0 or Access 97 Forms. Ships do not have Web servers (IIS). Read-Only access to data within a Access 97 database. Maximum resolution of 800X600

16. Questions ?