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Enterprise Integrator
CISTECH R7.8 SERIES
Denise Luther
Senior Consultant, Technical Services
[email protected]
New Integrator features for release 7.8
Attributes
• Rounding Method for suppressing decimals
7.7 Truncate
7.8 Truncate
Half Adjust
Round Up
Drop
5 or higher
1 or higher
Opposite of truncate
Attributes
• Rounding Method
Attributes
• Default Presentation Scheme
7.7 Embedded in definition editor
7.8 Set at the attribute level
No need to set in each definition
containing the attribute
Attributes
• Default Presentation Scheme
Standard Schemes
Boolean – Blank, if false
Numeric – Red if negative
User Switch Attachment – Icon representation
for user switch used as attachment counter
Object specific – Item revision: Zero UCD Red
Attributes
• Default presentation width
7.7 Defaults to length of the field
7.8 Override field length to save real estate
for the view
Attributes
• More Attribute classes
– Controls Attribute behavior
• List based on
– Alpha
– Numeric
– Length
• Telephone number – Launches VoIP dialer
• More auto content security, Standard Integrator
Exporting objects
• Business objects with user exits
7.7 User exit code must be moved to target
environment manually
If EXTnnn is reassigned, User exit code must
be changed manually
7.8 User exit code is automatically moved to
target environment
Source and object are auto renamed if EXTnnn
is reassigned
User code within user exit will be synched to the
new EXTnnn
Special Values
• “Current System” and “Current Language”
now supported as parameters for user programs
and URL actions
Re-Synchronize Integrator database
7.7 Multiple manual steps
7.8 Re-sync Integrator database in a
single step
Deployment Profiles
• Object/field assumes everything authorized
• Deployment Profile assumes nothing
authorized
UI
What the user chooses to see
Deployment
Profile
What is presented to the user
Object security
What user is authorized to
Database
All objects and attributes
Deployment Profiles
Deployment
• Object list
• Content
Profiles
• Navigation
• Maintenance
• Fields
Security for: Powerlink
…and Security for: Netlink
…and Security for: System-Link
Alerts – Integrator Subscriptions
• Via e-mail, cell phone
text or system message
• Can also run a program
ERP
PO P012345
for $11,283.19
needs
approval
Data Sources
•Other Platforms
•Files on another iseries
•Files in another XA environment
•Install Drivers in IFS
Data Sources
•Create the Data Source – server location, login
•Build objects the normal way
Display SQL Server
• Views, subsets,
sorts
• Full navigation
• Navigation history
• Workbenches
• Code files
• Graph cards
• Compound cards
• Attachments
• Column functions
Transaction Broker - User Exits
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Extend XA business objects
Create custom applications in Power-Link
Update existing or 3rd party applications
Common interface for user
Customize with RPG
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Integrator generates
You customize
Edits, defaults, security
Generate program
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Users can perform host processes
Compile program
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Display Compile listing
Email, lists, on the fly analysis information
Enterprise Integrator User Exits
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Want to do embedded SQL in user exits?
Change the Call Program type (may need to add
to the card)
Object Transactions
• Processes outside normal business object flow
– Requires EI
– Transactions Card in Integrator
– Parameters defined as attributes
• Edits
• Default generation
• Booleans, discrete domains, date fields
– User Exits
– Relationships
– Toolbar button to execute
Object Transactions
• Application: Inventory Transfer
– Select item location record
– Run transaction from Toolbar
• Prompt asks for To Location
– Use Search to find a valid location
– Use referential check edit class
– Edit buffer user exit validates
– Process buffer creates TRDATA transfers
Logical Transactions
• Subset of Standard Transaction
– Create, Change, Copy, Delete, Mass
• Allows for one click update or prompt user
• Use template to supply data
Additional questions or
comments?
Thank you!!