Redundant processes, fumbling between programs, and cross referencing your development environment all take time you and your staff could spend in more productive ways. Watch this recording to learn how the right development tools can help you deliver the level of productivity your users expect: • Automatically rebuild centralized cross-reference data • Find and change programs faster and easier • Get new staff up to speed faster • Enable auditors and managers to easily document and flowchart your environment • Automatically rebuild objects after a program or file changes We’ll show you how ABSTRACT gives you greater insight into your applications, empowering you to meet auditors’ expectations.

1. Development
Productivity for
IBM i
Build an Efficient
IT Department with
ABSTRACT

2. 0 Q1 Q2
C
C1
Economies of Scale

3. In Development
Efficiencies of Scale

4. Mike Stegeman
Sr. Data Access Consultant
Heath Kath
Sr. Data Access Consultant
Introductions
Today’s Speakers:

5. • Control
• Knowledge
• Processes
• Analysis
Top DOWN
Bottom UP
Start with the Big Picture

6. • Manage Object Relationships
• Re-create Database
Relationships
• Perform File Analysis
• Centralized Information
Source for IBM i Software
Get the Facts

7. • Documentation
• Flowcharting
• Access Flexibility
ABSTRACT is the Answer

8. • Powerful Cross-Referencing
• Easy to Understand and Master
• Easily Add to IBM Navigator for i and RDi
Why Use ABSTRACT?

9. RDi
IBM Rational Dev Tool Green ScreenOps Nav
(System i Navigator)
ABSTRACT Interfaces

10. How ABSTRACT can:
• Track relationships between objects
• Flowchart relationships graphically
• Analyze file definitions
• Streamline your development process
Our Demonstration Will Cover

11. Live Demonstration

12. • Populate the cross-reference
• Exception report
• Object reference
• Object where used
• File analysis
• Flowcharts
• I-Nav (IBM Operations Navigator)
• RDi (IBM Rational Developers Toolset )
Summary

13. ESEND – E-mail/FTP
distribution & spooled
file conversion
EASY VIEW – Database
display and debugging utility
AnyDate – System date
override simulation
ABSTRACT –
Cross-referencing,
documentation, &
programming tools
Developer Tools

14. We are ready for your questions!
Mike Stegeman
Sr. Data Access Consultant
Heath Kath
Sr. Data Access Consultant
Today’s Speakers:

15. Thank You for Joining Us Today!
Website: www.helpsystems.com/sequel
Phone: 800-328-1000 or
+1 952-933-0609
Email: mike.stegeman@helpsystems.com
heath.kath@helpsystems.com