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Modernize your RPG application and make it Windows and Internet native on the IBM Power System platform CROSSGATE • Do you want to give a new life to your programs written in COBOL or in RPG without sources and enrich them with innovative features? • Would you like to be able to improve each user’s daily activities and increase business productivity? • What if you could use your programs while on the move? With Crossgate all this is possible! All without having to rewrite your programs, nor abandon the IBM Power System platform! Crossgate, infact, is the innovative development system that modernizes your RPG software applications and makes them Windows and Internet native, giving renewed value to your previous investments. Thanks to high-tech functionalities of Crossgate, users can use the your ERP in a more intuitive, practical and productive way, the information will be truly at your fingertips both in the office and on the move, any customizations and new developments can be achieved with minimal effort, the IBM Power System platform will continue to ensure stability and security of the data. The graphical interface of Crossgate, is managed by a flat-style client Windows and VeriSign compatible, which installs and updates automatically. The client can be launched in APP mode under Microsoft Windows environment and supports ActiveX technology to be run within a browser or in an external application. There is also a “light” version compatible with different operating systems. Crossgate, that brings together innovation, customization and simplicity, also comes with a suite under continuing development that includes valuable tools for document management, deferred document acquisition, digital signature, substitutive storage, data analysis, generation of graphic prints, translation management, and much more. INNOVATION GETS SIMPLE… Modernizing your software application starts with a simple conversion of the objects of the display files, so that they will be available both in environment 5250 and in Crossgate environment: so you will have a single object, a single source and most importantly a single maintenance! Example of a subfile with relative export to Excel and a tab to visualize the stock situation of the selected items
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Modernize your RPG application and make it Windowsand Internet native on the IBM Power System platform
CROSSGATE• DoyouwanttogiveanewlifetoyourprogramswritteninCOBOL
or in RPG without sources and enrich them with innovativefeatures?
• Wouldyouliketobeabletoimproveeachuser’sdailyactivitiesandincreasebusinessproductivity?
• Whatifyoucoulduseyourprogramswhileonthemove?
WithCrossgateallthisispossible!Allwithouthavingtorewriteyourprograms,norabandontheIBMPowerSystemplatform!Crossgate,infact, is the innovative development system thatmodernizes yourRPGsoftwareapplicationsandmakes themWindowsand Internetnative, giving renewedvalue to yourprevious investments.Thanks
to high-tech functionalities of Crossgate, users can use the yourERPinamoreintuitive,practicalandproductiveway,theinformationwillbetrulyatyourfingertipsbothintheofficeandonthemove,anycustomizationsandnewdevelopmentscanbeachievedwithminimal
effort,theIBMPowerSystemplatformwillcontinuetoensurestabilityandsecurityofthedata.
Thegraphical interfaceofCrossgate, ismanaged by a flat-style client Windowsand VeriSign compatible, which installsandupdatesautomatically.TheclientcanbelaunchedinAPPmodeunderMicrosoftWindows environment and supportsActiveX technology to be run within abrowser or in an external application.Thereisalsoa“light”versioncompatiblewithdifferentoperatingsystems.
Crossgate, that brings togetherinnovation, customization and simplicity,alsocomeswithasuiteundercontinuingdevelopmentthat includesvaluabletoolsfor document management, deferreddocument acquisition, digital signature,substitutive storage, data analysis,generation of graphic prints, translationmanagement,andmuchmore.
INNOVATION GETS SIMPLE…
Modernizing your software applicationstarts with a simple conversion of theobjects of the display files, so that theywillbeavailablebothinenvironment5250andinCrossgateenvironment:soyouwillhaveasingleobject,asinglesourceandmostimportantlyasinglemaintenance!
Example of a subfile with relative export to Excel and a tab to visualize the stock situation of the selected items
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… CUSTOMIZABLE …
TheRevolution!After thephaseofmodernizationofCrossgate allthe screens of your software application will become extremelycustomizablewithouthavingtomakechangestotheprograms!Oneveryvideopanelisinfactpossibletohideandprotectfields,setdefaultvalues,forcevalues,disablefunctionkeys,aswellasincreaseand/ordecreasevaluesavailableonafield.Equallycustomizableisthelayoutofthescreensonthescreen:thankstotheMultiTemplateInterfaceeachusercanopenmultiplescreenssimultaneouslyinanorganizedwayand,ifdesired,synchronizethemoneanother.Practicaltabsalsoallowyoutoviewadditionaldataineachscreen,taking information from the database of the information systemor,alternatively, using selections generated by the additional module“FastQuery”.Itisalsopossibletochokethedataonthescreenusingthefieldsasfilters.Everything is configurable for Company / User / User Group /Language.
… AND MULTILANGUAGE ...
The Crossgate client is currently already available in severallanguages,allowingusersofdifferentnationalities touse thesamesoftwareintheirpreferredlanguage.Moreover,theadditionalmodule
“Translate” facilitates the translation ofthe constants and message files of theapplication.
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At this stage, fully automatic, thefunction keys and options of subfile areinserted into ribbon files, the fields withmultiple values (values) are translatedinto “combo box”, while the date fieldsand numeric fields are enriched with apractical calendar and a calculator.Alsothemain graphic elementsmanaged byIBM native keywords are automaticallyconverted to this stage.TheCrossgatebasicconversionalsomakesapplicationsmultitaskingandmulticompany.
Crossgate solves the need to provideyour applications with the on line helpconnecting it to the individual fields(viewable via tooltip), screens, menusand functions. In the presence of theadditional module “PSG Report Editor”youcangenerateautomatic reportsandcustomizable with a few clicks startingfromeachscreen..
Automatic transformation of the subfiles into tablesIn the basic conversion process the
WGFileManager, to send files between the pc and the IFS
Print box with an impression viewed in pdf
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subfile also modernizes becoming table, enabling better use andcomplete customizationof video informations.Thecolumnheadersareautomaticallyrecognized; it isalsopossibletoforcethecolumnheadersandsetmulti-headings.Inthepresenceofdrop,theadditionallinesareadded to thefirst; youcanalso,optionally, keep thedropitself.Thanks to simple automatic conversion, each user can use theinformationofanysubfileinamorepracticalway!Withafewclicks,infact,authorizeduserscanchangethesorting,thelayoutandsize
ofthecolumns,lockthem,hidethosenotnecessary,insertnewones,filterandprioritizetheinformations,usecalculationformulas,exporttoexceltheentiresubfileoronlycertaincells/rows/columns,aswellaszoominandoutofthesamesubfile.Customizations,whichcanbeappliedforCompany,Language,GroupofUsersorSingleUser,areanintegralpartofyournewapplications,thusminimizingthespecializationthroughnewcode.
Additional automatic features • Print Box:toviewanddownloadalltheprintsproducedinformat:
pdf,tiff,txt,htmlandspoolpreviewanddisplayAFPDSprints.• WG Bookmarks / Favorites management: to create a list of
frequentlyusedapplications,inordertoaccessthemevenfasterandwithoutusingthemenu.
• WGFile Manager: to manage and transfer files between yourcomputerandtheIBMPowerSystem.
• Internal Viewer:toviewdocumentsand/orwebpagesinasidepanel.
• File Downloader: toexport to format:excel,xml, txtfileof the
DB2/400.• Data interceptor: to save in a text
file, at the occurrence of a certainevent,somedataofthescreen.
• Shared Notes: to enter, notify andshare among all users some notes,writteninagraphicalformat.
• SQL Beautifier: to compose SQLstatements (even to create storeprocedures and UDFs) through aspecialwizard.
• Synoptic Editor: to draw synopticsandworkflows.
• System Utilities: to perform themainuserfunctionalities/systemistic(wrkactjob, wrkusrjob, dspmsg userandsysopr,dspjoblog)directlybytheclient.
YOUR APPLICATION FROM TRANSACTIONAL TO NAVIGABLE
Modernizing your applications alsoconcerns transforming its use fromtransactional to navigable, allowing youto navigate between programs withouthaving to re-enter the parameters andwithout using themenu.This process ispossiblethankstotheCommandServicefeature, which allows you to “anchor”inallfieldsofapplication-basedon thewholeorpartialnameofthefielditselfandto its nature - native programsAS/400,SQL statements and PC executable. Inallthewaysyoucanpasssomestaticordynamicparameters(thatisfieldspresentin the screen itself); via the CommandService, forexample,youcan invokeanorders query program of a certain itemwhosecodeiscontainedinavideofield.TheCommandServicesaredividedinto:MORE INFO (execute the command by
Data Downloader: to export in .xls, .txt or .xml any database files using a simple SQL instruction
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doubleclick),GENERIC(allowyoutochoosethedesiredprogramfromalistappearinginaspecialmenuortoolbar),LINK(invoke“DatabaseLink”,theproductfordocumentmanagementoftheCrossgatesuite),DRAG&DROP.
HOW TO USE CROSSGATESettinguptheproject:thisallowsyoutodefinemany“projects”(severalapplications,versions, individualmodules,etc.).Theapproach is todefinethelibrariescontainingtheobjectsoftheDSPFandtherulesfor the automatic recognition of options, functional keys and fixed
elements of the screens. To carry outthisactivityyouuse,onlyonce,aspecialfeatureoftheapplication.
PREREQUISITES
• Webgate400• Oggetti dei Display File
Command service: to navigate through the programs starting from any code
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