R7 Integrator and
Enterprise Integrator:
You won’t believe this is XA…
Deborah Vermillion, VP Consulting Services, CPIM, CIRMDeborah Vermillion, VP Consulting Services, CPIM, CIRMBelinda Daub, Senior Consultant Technical ServicesBelinda 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
SystemSystem
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 Advantages1. 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• 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
ERPERP
NicheNiche
Infor XAInfor XA
Quality Quality System (SQL System (SQL Server)Server)
OfficeOffice WWSS
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 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
3. With System Link You get web services…
Host edits, subscriptions…everything works
4. Alerts
• Via e-mail, phone or system message
• Can also run a program
ERPERP
PO P012345 for $11,283.19 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 e-mail 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– E-mail or cell
phone
• ‘Notify’ a program– RPG, XML or
transaction
Notify via e-mail
• 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 e-mail…
• And send my boss a message to his cell phone
Integrator Integrator
DemonstrationDemonstration
R7 Integrator – Technical Benefits1. 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 SchedulesUser Exit Code Generation
No downloads More control Consistency Exported with object Enterprise Integrator extends these
advantages to your custom objects (no more triggers)
Generate Generate programprogram
Compile Compile programprogram
Display Compile listingDisplay Compile listing
6-2. Deliver Easy-to-use ApplicationsMass 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
Integrator Education:Integrator Education:
Additional questions or Additional questions or comments?comments?
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