Natural Business Services for Construct Users

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Natural Business Services for Construct Users

• Mark Barnard
• RD Manager Natural Business Services

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Agenda

• What is NBS?
• Overview
• Architecture
• Using the Natural SPoD plug-in
• Developing
• Testing
• Administration
• Deployment
• Using Construct
• Existing models
• New Models
• Future transformation of old models
• Using client tools
• Eclipse plug-in (Java)
• Visual Studio .NET
• crossvision Application Composer
• Questions

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What is NBS?

• Combination of Existing Products
• Construct
• Spectrum
• Natural Studio
• Provide Development tools and Run-Time
  infrastructure
• Supports Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA)
• Ability to develop a Business Service using
  Natural
• Services are composed of existing or new
  subprogram and Natural data area definitions
• Services have business methods and belong to
  business domains
• NBS has a repository to contain service meta-data.

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Terminology

• Business Service a logical definition that
  comprises repository entries and Natural objects
• Service Repository Natural/Adabas based
  repository that stores the definition of a
  Business Service. Also groups services and
  defines/stores security definitions
• Service Runtime facilitates access to services,
  service repository and server code generation.
  Consists of both a client and server (Natural)
  component
• Client Proxy A Java or .NET class that can
  invoke a Business Service
• Server Proxy Natural subprogram that connects
  service subprograms to the Service Runtime
• Plug-in An additional tool included in
  development IDEs that allow developers to create
  Business Services and Proxy's
• Proxy Wizard A Wizard accessible from a plug-in
  that generates proxy source code.
• Service Wizard Generates Natural code and
  repository entries to enable a business service

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NBS Architecture
Client
Server
RUNTIME Windows, Linux, UNIX
Java
Generated Code and Applications
.NET
Natural Mainframe, Linux, UNIX
XML
Service Runtime (Server)
Service Repository
Natural Objects
Databases Adabas DB2 Oracle IMS VSAM SQL
Windows, Linux, UNIX
Service Runtime (Client)
EXX-ACI
Code Generation Refactoring
SPoD-PAL
DEVELOPMENT Windows, Linux
Natural Services
Eclipse
Tools / IDEs
VS.NET
Natural
Core Infrastructure / Management
Security
Monitoring
Testing
Auditing Logging
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Service Types
Any Subprogram
Repository
Domain
Service
Custom Methods
CST OBJECT-MAINT
Service
Maint. Methods
CST OBJECT-BROWSE
Browse Method
Any Subprogram(s)
CST OBJECT-GENERIC
Domain
Service
Custom Methods
CST OBJECT-MAINT
Service
Maint Methods
CST OBJECT-BROWSE- SELECT-SUBP
Multi- Methods
CST OBJECT-BROWSE
Search Methods
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Creating New Services

• Use the Business Service wizard to create a new
  service

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Testing services

• Browse the repository to locate a service
• Use the test feature to supply data and invoke a
  method

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Business Service Administration

• Editing services
• Security

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Business Service Administration (cont)

• Audit trail
• Configuration

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Searching for Services

• Search the repository

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Using Services on the Client

• Can generate code in .NET or Java to access
  business services
• Plug-ins for Visual Studio .NET and Eclipse
• Can create web services

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Creating Rich GUI Interfaces

• Using Application Composer / Designer

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New Transform Model BROWSE to OBJECT-BROWSE

• Transforms BROWSE model generated program into
• Object-browse-subp
• Object-browse-dialog
• Object-browse-dialog-driver
• Separation of presentation and business/data
  logic.
• Transformation highlights
• Field and File names need to be replaced with PDA
  names
• General search and replace of common converted
  code
• Customers can add their own conversion rules

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Questions

• Questions?