iSeries Developer Roadmap Architecture

For most companies interested in moving forward with iSeries development, the iSeries Roadmap offers a clear vision of how to migrate a traditional, RPG based application, into new development and deployment architectures.

The X-Analysis integrated tool set provides key functionality for each of the "Pillars" of the Roadmap. Databorough's unique approach to this is enabling legacy applications to be clearly understood and documented from all perspectives, and by new and existing developers alike, before the task of migrating application architecture even begins.

Existing logic and architecture is then reengineered into better UI's and modular business logic components using X-Migrate. These new elements inherit the logical function of the legacy application but are reengineered to conform to good code practices and design in the new IDE's such as Websphere. Thus an application can be successfully migrated whilst maintaining a low-risk, conservative approach to ongoing maintenance and development.

Archive IBM's Roadmap steps without big bang conversions or total rewrites

Improve your productivity

• Cross-referencing down to variable level
• Graphical Documentation of All Objects
• Extract and Document Business Rules
• Data Modeling
• Field Resizing
• Test Data Sub Setting
• Software Change Management
• Database Archiving
• Integrated Data Analysis

Enhance End User Experience

• Instant Web based Inquiry Applications
• DDS to JSF/JSP/ASP Conversion
• Intelligent Integration with Office Apps

Create Modular Architecture

• Business Logic Program (BLP) Extraction
• Legacy I/O in RPG or Java/SQL
• Legacy UI into JSF or JSP or ASP
• Free Format RPG Controller & DDS
• Business Logic Wrapper Classes

Better Portability

• BLP Conversion to Web service
• Web Facing JSP Conversion to JSF
• Sub File Port lets

Integrate Business Process

• Mail & Office Integration
• High Level/ Regulatory Documentation