R7 Integrator and Enterprise Integrator: You won’t believe this is XA… Deborah Vermillion, VP Consulting Services, CPIM, CIRM Belinda Daub, Senior Consultant Technical Services

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

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

Enterprise Integrator Features Objects in Net-Link & System-Link Security features More databases Advanced features Web services Publish & Subscribe

Agenda 1.New Security Features 2.Integrate data from non-XA and non- iSeries systems 3.System Link: Web Services to integrate MS Desktop applications 4.Proactive System Alerts 5.Demo

Agenda 6.Technical Advantages 1.User Exit Code Generation 2.Mass Program Actions 3.Import/Export individual objects 4.User Preference Administration 6.Integrator Projects and Maintenance History – manage and track your Integrator activities

1. New security features Auto content security –What records? Deployment profiles –What objects? Only takes a few seconds per user Works for… –Net-Link –Power-Link –System-Link –Both internal and external users

Windows – List window

HTML – List window

Enterprise Integrator-Security layers All objects and attributes What user is authorized to What is presented to the user What the user chooses to see Object/field assumes everything authorized Deployment Profile assumes nothing authorized Object security Deployment Profile UI Database

Deployment Profiles Object list Content Object list Content Navigation Object list Content Navigation Maintenance Object list Content Navigation Maintenance Fields

iSeries 2. Integrate data from other databases 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 All systems act like one –Internet is worldwide UI ERP Niche Infor XA Quality System (SQL Server) OfficeWS

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

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

Navigate to SQL Server table

Navigate from iSeries objects to external objects Native menus automatically reflect new choices Consistent UI across platforms Acts like one system to the user

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!

3. With System Link You get web services…

Host edits, subscriptions…everything works

4. Alerts Via , phone or system message Can also run a program ERP PO P for $11, needs approval

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 and cell phone

Define the event Choose the object Define the type of maintenance

Define the event Like a subset Some new features – –Before – –After – –Difference – –% Difference

Flexible notification Notify users – – or cell phone ‘Notify’ a program – –RPG, XML or transaction

Notify via Put in user and text message Can include a hot link

Notify via cell phone Call this cell phone Display this message

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

IntegratorDemonstration

R7 Integrator – Technical Benefits 1.User Exit Code Generation - reduces development costs and schedules 2.Mass Program Actions – deliver easy-to-use applications to your users 3.Import/Export individual objects - Manage customizations across environments 4.User Preference Administration – provide and manage a consistent interface for your users 5.Integrator Projects and Maintenance History – manage and track your Integrator activities

R7 Integrator enhancements Web URL user action Multi-key code files Auto logoff by user No signoff for programmer Unlimited objects

6-1. Reduce Development Costs and Schedules User Exit Code Generation  No downloads  More control  Consistency  Exported with object  Enterprise Integrator extends these advantages to your custom objects (no more triggers) Generate program Compile program Display Compile listing

6-2. Deliver Easy-to-use Applications Mass Program Actions  Call a program  Pass parameters  For all records selected  No more ‘one record at a time’ processing Your users will thank you  Example -

6-3. Improved management for environments Import/Export individual objects  Use subsets to limit export

Manage user preferences  Initial cards, card files and tab styles  Open actions (what happens when you double-click)  View details  Change  Quick change 6-4. Improved management for environments

6-5. Improved management for environments Integrator Projects and object maintenance history  Create Projects to track development activity  Each change is logged to a project  View history of project changes

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