R7 Integrator and Enterprise Integrator : Look at everything you can do with XA!!!

1. R7 Integrator and Enterprise Integrator:Look at everything you can do with XA!!! Denise Luther, Senior Consultant Technical Services

2. 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

3. In other words… You need: • XA Release 7 • Integrator or.. Enterprise Integrator You need a: • Nimble • Flexible • Proactive • Open • Upgradeable System

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

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

6. 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

7. 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

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

9. User Profile Object

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

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

13. Object list • Content • Object list • Content • Navigation • Object list • Content • Navigation • Maintenance • Object list • Content • Navigation • Maintenance • Fields • Object list Deployment Profiles

14. Security for: Powerlink

15. …and Security for: Netlink (External, too)

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

17. 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 Office W S Quality System (SQL Server) Niche

18. Data Sources

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

20. 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

21. Data Sources - Drivers

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

23. Data Sources

24. 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

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

26. Navigate to SQL Server table

27. Navigate from iSeries objects to external objects • Native menus automatically reflect new choices • Consistent UI across platforms • Acts like one system to the user Navigate to SQL Server table

28. 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!

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

30. Web Services Example • 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

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

32. Deployment Profile Generate Web service Catalog

33. Deployment Profile Setup

34. Steps in Excel • 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

35. Price Book version before

38. Price book version after Host edits, subscriptions…everything works

39. PO P012345 for $11,283.19 needs approval Alerts • Via e-mail, phone or system message • Can also run a program ERP

40. 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 e-mail and cell phone

41. Define the event • Choose the object • Define the type of maintenance

42. Define the event • Like a subset • Some new features • Before • After • Difference • % Difference

43. Flexible notification • Notify users • E-mail or cell phone • ‘Notify’ a program • RPG, XML or transaction

44. Notify via e-mail • Put in user and text message • Can include a hot link

45. Notify via cell phone • Call this cell phone • Display this message

46. Result • When a PO is entered or changed… • And the result is $10,000 or more... • Then send me an e-mail… • And send my boss a message to his cell phone

47. 5. R7 Integrator – Technical Benefits • User Exit Code Generation - reduces development costs and schedules • Mass Program Actions – deliver easy-to-use applications to your users • Import/Export individual objects - Manage customizations across environments • User Preference Administration – provide and manage a consistent interface for your users • Integrator Projects and Maintenance History – manage and track your Integrator activities

48. R7 Integrator enhancements • Web URL user action • Multi-key code files • Auto logoff by user • Unlimited objects • Host jobs and reports

49. Generate program Compile program Display Compile listing 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)

50. User Exit Source