CISTECH, Inc. 220 N Ames Street, Matthews, NC XA Extender- Enabling ‘Mobile MAPICS’ Today! Phil JosephDenise Luther
CISTECH, Inc. 220 N Ames Street, Matthews, NC Catavolt Principals were key architects and developers of XA Architecture –Browser, Power-Link –Enterprise Integrator –System-Link Developed new ‘hybrid cloud’ architecture to deploy enterprise data where it’s needed XAX integrates and extends XA!
CISTECH, Inc. 220 N Ames Street, Matthews, NC What if you could deploy XA over the Internet? Internet technology Worldwide availability plus Amazing new devices
CISTECH, Inc. 220 N Ames Street, Matthews, NC Internet applications Pinpoint Monitoring UI: Desktop widget UI: Desktop widget Financial transactions, material transactions, orders Financial transactions, material transactions, orders On-the-go Inquiry UI: Mobile phone UI: Mobile phone Financial data, orders, shipments Financial data, orders, shipments Mobile Data Input UI: Mobile phone or laptop UI: Mobile phone or laptop PO approvals, hours, expenses PO approvals, hours, expenses Remote Locations UI: Web application UI: Web application Selected inventory transactions in a remote warehouse or distribution center Selected inventory transactions in a remote warehouse or distribution center
CISTECH, Inc. 220 N Ames Street, Matthews, NC A tool for the IT staff that extends XA into the cloud Introducing the XA ExtenderXAXA XAX
CISTECH, Inc. 220 N Ames Street, Matthews, NC We bridge to internet users Your ERP data stays on your system Hybrid approachXAXA XAX Object Model We communicate through System-Link
CISTECH, Inc. 220 N Ames Street, Matthews, NC Define objects in XAX –Query (View, subset, sort) –Details (Attributes, related lists) Deploy those objects –Rich browser –Widget –Mobile What can you do with it?
CISTECH, Inc. 220 N Ames Street, Matthews, NC Let’s take a look…
CISTECH, Inc. 220 N Ames Street, Matthews, NC Example: Customer Order Status Web Site-new object combines open and shipped orders
CISTECH, Inc. 220 N Ames Street, Matthews, NC Example: Customer Order Status Phone Application-Sales Reps in the field!
CISTECH, Inc. 220 N Ames Street, Matthews, NC Powerlink Desktop Widget Phone Example: Exception Data Late Purchase Orders
CISTECH, Inc. 220 N Ames Street, Matthews, NC Summary and Drill Down Example: Executive Information Access Sales Information with your phone!
CISTECH, Inc. 220 N Ames Street, Matthews, NC Vendor performs ‘VA’ transaction, updates XA Example: Not just inquiry! Create and Maintain XA Data
CISTECH, Inc. 220 N Ames Street, Matthews, NC Vendor creates ‘shipment notice’ Updates Scheduled Receipt in XA Example: Not just inquiry! Create and Maintain XA Data
CISTECH, Inc. 220 N Ames Street, Matthews, NC Monthly fee-based Catavolt provides hosting Pricing options XA Direct Apps Catavolt or CISTECH creates objects for you Monthly charge = $300 Base + $50/user Can upgrade to full XAX at any time XA Extender Full function: create and maintain objects Price based on CAS user licenses “Unlimited” users, i.e., up to System-Link limit Example: 75 XA Users = $1,530/mo
CISTECH, Inc. 220 N Ames Street, Matthews, NC One session per active user Session pool is separate from CAS user count –You get equal number of System-Link sessions System-Link sessionsXAXA XAX XAXAX BRENDA Acme Supply BRIAN Windham Supply BARB Smith Supply
CISTECH, Inc. 220 N Ames Street, Matthews, NC Design the solution Develop server-side Integrator functions Develop client-side XAX functions Create System-Link actions Train users Start with a pilot project! Low cost, low risk CISTECH can help you…
CISTECH, Inc. 220 N Ames Street, Matthews, NC XA Extender Questions?? Thank You!! Phil JosephDenise Luther
CISTECH, Inc. 220 N Ames Street, Matthews, NC Current status: Generally available Prerequisites –Infor ERP XA Release 7.7 or higher –Enterprise Integrator –System-Link Languages –Integrator language shown to user –Can enter translated headings, labels –Specific XAX error text is still English Rollout
CISTECH, Inc. 220 N Ames Street, Matthews, NC XAX can deploy… Whatever Enterprise Integrator can define and Whatever System-Link can communicate XAX extends the IDFDatabase Object model User customization Presentation Cloud Post gres Enterprise Integrator Custom Definitions PowerLinkPowerLink NetLinkNetLinkSystemLinkSystemLink XAXXAX OracleOracle SQL Server DB2DB2
CISTECH, Inc. 220 N Ames Street, Matthews, NC Mobile device availability DeviceAvailableNotes BlackBerryYesNative or HTML iPhoneYesHTML Will be native AndroidYesHTML today Will be native Java-enabled Windows Mobile YesTested devices: Blackjack LG Xenon More to come…
CISTECH, Inc. 220 N Ames Street, Matthews, NC Same UserID end-to-end –XAX credentials passed through to System-Link XA security, history, etc. based on SL UserID Internal usersXAXA XAX LAURA(Employee) KEN(Employee) AUDREY(Employee) AUDREY XAXAX KEN LAURA
CISTECH, Inc. 220 N Ames Street, Matthews, NC XAX translates to separate XA UserID –XAX UserID not recognized by System i or XA XA security, history, etc. based on SL UserID External usersXAXA XAX BRENDA Acme Supply BRIAN Windham Supply BARB Smith Supply SUPPLIER XAXAX
CISTECH, Inc. 220 N Ames Street, Matthews, NC XAX Feature Slides
CISTECH, Inc. 220 N Ames Street, Matthews, NC Details available for any row Actions on menus and toolbars Sort and filter (subset) control Rich browser: Table query
CISTECH, Inc. 220 N Ames Street, Matthews, NC Like an IDF compound card No limit on number of sections –Properties –Queries –Attachment s Details
CISTECH, Inc. 220 N Ames Street, Matthews, NC Define System-Link script behind action –Can string together multiple requests Can prompt for user input Can substitute values –User input –User profile values –Object properties (fields) Available from –Rich browser –Mobile –Widget Maintenance actions
CISTECH, Inc. 220 N Ames Street, Matthews, NC Line, pie and bar charts Summary and detail Real-time filters –Checkboxes –Slider bars –Table Rich browser: Graph query
CISTECH, Inc. 220 N Ames Street, Matthews, NC Daily, weekly and monthly Drag ’n drop to change date/time Can double- click an entry to open its details Rich browser: Calendar query
CISTECH, Inc. 220 N Ames Street, Matthews, NC Design queries for mobile –Fewer columns –One details definition Can have multiple sections List details can have their own details (like navigation) Assign mobile objects to users Have the phone user navigate to URL Mobile devices
CISTECH, Inc. 220 N Ames Street, Matthews, NC BlackBerry
CISTECH, Inc. 220 N Ames Street, Matthews, NC iPhone
CISTECH, Inc. 220 N Ames Street, Matthews, NC Free from Yahoo Display XA data on your desktop Refresh every n minutes Desktop Widgets
CISTECH, Inc. 220 N Ames Street, Matthews, NC Desktop Widgets Free from Yahoo Display XA data on your desktop Refresh every n minutes User can control filter and sort
CISTECH, Inc. 220 N Ames Street, Matthews, NC Desktop Widgets Free from Yahoo Display XA data on your desktop Refresh every n minutes User can control filter and sort Actions are active
CISTECH, Inc. 220 N Ames Street, Matthews, NC XAX user can –Attach files to XA object –See attachments on their PC XA user can –Attach objects visible to XAX user –See attachments placed by XAX user Two-way attachments