An overview of the advantages of using CA Plex + WebClient to develop enterprise apps that can be hosted in the cloud.

1. Developing
Applications with
CA Plex + WebClient
Summer 2012

2. Who is CM First?
Enterprise Software Development Integrator
• Offices in Switzerland, USA, Italy, India
• Network of worldwide resale partners (Americas, EMEA,
APJ, ANZ)
CA Primary Sales and Technology Partner
• CA 2E, CA Plex, CA Repository
• Footprint covers 20% of Installed Base
App Dev Products
• CM Matchpoint ALM Suite
• CM WebClient
• CM Power (PHP) Suite
• CM M3 (CA 2E Migration / Modernization)
• CM Meta Analytics (Source Scan) for CA Repository
Third-party Solutions
• Soreco, Databorough, Worksoft, Websydian

3. CA Vision – Model Based Development
CA’s vision for how to unify and
simplify
IT management
to maximize the value to the
business.

4. Architected RAD with CA Plex
INFORMATION OBJECT
ENGINEERING Architected ORIENTATION
> Data Modeling Rapid Application > Patterns
> Model-Based > Reuse
Development
Development
> Inheritance
> Code Generation (ARAD)

5. CA Plex in 30 Words
“
A Windows-based application
development environment that uses
patterns to allow teams of software
developers to create and maintain
large-scale business applications for
”
multiple platforms.

6. ARAD Studies
• Gartner Group studies:
• Show that ARAD tools outperform
traditional RAD or Enterprise Modeling
tools in productivity gains (all of these
types do show productivity gains; ARAD
tools clock in anywhere from 2x to 15x
faster)
• In this particular study, only ARAD tools
show a first-year net “break even”
Source: “ARAD Methods and Tools Improve
Productivity and ROI,” Gartner Group

7. ARAD Studies
• Recent Gartner Group studies:
• “We believe organizations should
strongly consider adopting a service-
oriented approach to software
deployment using ARAD methods and
tools, rather than “traditional”
customized development processes
and technologies.”
Source: “ARAD Methods and Tools Improve
Productivity and ROI,” Gartner Group

8. Agenda
• The Six Key Features of Plex
• 1. Patterns
• 2. Model-Based Development
• 3. Multi-Platform Code Generation
• 4. Configuration Management
• 5. Workgroup Environment
• 6. Full Life Cycle Development
• CA Plex + WebClient
• Web generation option, with RIA / Ajax

9. 1. Patterns in Plex
Patterns Are Everywhere In Life

10. Patterns in Plex
Header-Detail Organisation
Bill Of Materials
Transaction Structures
Patterns are Everywhere in Software Systems
“Work with” Addresses and User-Defined
Reference Tables Contact Details Data Fields

11. Patterns in Plex: The $4 Bill Example
• We can define our $4 bill in two ways, the
traditional way or the pattern-based, object-
oriented way.
• First the traditional way:
A $4 bill is a piece of paper, about 2.5” by
6”, printed in green, which may be exchanged
within the USA for 4$’s worth of goods or
services, or outside the USA for the equivalent
value of local currency.

12. Patterns in Plex: The $4 Bill Example
• Now the pattern-based, object-oriented way:
A $4 bill is like a dollar bill, but worth $4
• Using a pattern has saved us 29 out of 40
words or nearly 75% of the work.
• Plex applies this same approach to the design
of software applications where each line of
code carries its overhead design, compilation,
testing and debugging.
• The efficiencies are obvious.

13. Patterns in Plex
Peter Smith
CEO
Jerry Fernandez Sylvia Tatum Nicholas Easter
VP Sales VP Human Resources VP Production
Connie Johnson Charles Reading Susan Chung Brad Wiley
Northern Area Mgr Southern Area Mgr HR Assistant Production Manager
Betty Tucker Andrew Martin Paul Kowalski
Neil Burns Julia Moxon Steve McDonald
Jenny Aldridge

14. Patterns in Plex
Reports To Connie
Johnson Reports To
Jerry
Fernandez Reports To
Is the son of Charles
Peter Smith Smith
Drinks
with
Reports To Reviewed by
Nicholas
Easter Sylvia Tatum
Reviewed by
Mentors Reports To
Susan Chung Brad Wiley
Reviewed by

15. Patterns in Plex
• The Structure Pattern
* Parent
Link 1 Node
* Child
1
* *
1 *
Link Type Link Type
1 0,1 0,1
Valid Link * Parent
* Child
*

16. Patterns in Plex

17. Patterns in Plex: Summary
Plex Patterns…
• …are abstract business objects
• Not just low-level coding routines
• …can encapsulate data and processes and UI
• Entity Relations, Views, Business Logic, UI Designs
• …are implemented using dynamic inheritance
• Changes to the pattern are immediately applied to its
instances
• …are not hard-coded templates
• Customize the shipped patterns or even create your own

18. 2. Model-Based Development
• Implementation Independence
• One design, many implementations
• Allows platform-specific features and source
code
• Can be included without compromising platform
independence
• Stores designs in a semantic network
• Triples (“My Bill of Materials is a Structure”)
• Highly adaptable, multi-developer repository
• Accessible via API and XML Import/Export
• UML, CA ERwin and CA 2E bridges available

19. 3. Multi-Platform Code Generation
Plex RPG IV
or any i5/OS
programs
Java
MFC C++
Plex C#
Multi-Tier
Servers
WPF (7.0)
WCF
Plex Java

20. Multi-Platform Code Generation
Plex Model
Plex Generated C# Code Plex Generated Java Code
Plex .NET Runtime Plex Java Runtime
Microsoft NET Framework 2.0
. . Java Class Libraries
Class Libraries
Microsoft NET Framework
. . Java Virtual Machine
2.0 (CLR)

21. 4. Configuration Management
The Plex repository stores meta-data across
configurations:
• Versions
• track the changes of an application over time (release
1.0, 1.1, 2.0,…)
• Variants
• store variations of design information across platforms
(Java-Java, C#, Java-i5/OS,…)
• Languages
• store text and other language dependent design
information (English, Japanese, French)

22. 5. Workgroup Environment
• Multiple Developers
• Can work on the same project simultaneously
• Developers work standalone on PCs
• Graphical development toolset operates on the “local
model”
• Business logic coding, GUI screen designer etc.
• Uses industry-standard ANT and MSBuild build tools
• Changes updated to the central repository
• The “group model”
• Plex manages security, locks, conflicts etc.

23. 6. Full Lifecycle Support
• Plex handles the core development processes
• Design, coding, generation, build and ongoing maintenance
• 100% code generation
• Creates both database objects and programs
• Runtime environment handles remote comms
• No low-level coding required
• Minimizes need for platform expertise
• Don’t need to know C#, C++, Java, RPG IV, etc.
• You can focus on business not technical issues

24. We don’t have time for everything
• DDS Report generation • EJB Generation
• Model-based .NET assemblies • Windows Server 2003 support
• MS Scripting engine support • i5/OS program integration
• Javabean GUI controls • Java on Linux, Solaris
• COM Component Import • JDBC and ODBC Connectivity
• .NET DataSet interfaces • N-tier client-server configuration
• DB Schema Reverse • Localization-Ready Applications
Engineering • MDI in Windows and Java
• Dynamic Application Partitioning • Child Panels
• Multiple Database Connectivity • Meta Programming
• Blob and Fixed Decimal Support • 5250 Screen Design
• Stored Procedure Support

25. CM WebClient
Overview and
Architecture

26. CM WebClient Framework
CA Plex + WebClient for Plex

27. CA Plex + WebClient
Complete Web/SOA Framework
• A one-click, seamless, generator for CA Plex
that can be used with migrated 2E
applications
• No compromises Web 2.0 framework
• Utilize all Plex capabilities for business logic and UI
• Virtually any look and feel supported
• Rich RIA components
• Industry standards based
• Integrates into complex enterprise environments
• Single Sign-On, Audit, Logging
• Business Process / Portal / WorkFlow
• Web Services

28. What does WebClient do?

29. Development Architecture
Web Templates Mobile Templates
Web Page Builder

30. Runtime Architecture
Enterprise App Server
Web / J2EE Server
Plex Server
(RPG, .NET/C#, C+
+, Java)
http J2EE Server (Tomcat, Websphere, …)
server
(Apache, IIS
, …) Web
Container Plex RT
WebClient
Servlet Biz
Logic
Plex RT
Browser
(IE, Chrome, Sa Client
fari, Firefox) Presentation
Logic
Data
HTML/CSS
Database
Plex generated presentation layer
Database Server
Plex generated server layer
30

31. Web Service Wrapper Interface
WebClient Plex
Servlet Panel or
Non-Panel
Function
External App,
Package, BPMS
Call Plex functions without panels
Call Plex functions with panels
Auto enter screen fields, simulate event
Generalized, structured WSDL
No modeling or coding required
Quickly establish SOA bus for internal use
BPM / Workflow
Inter-process communication

32. Cloud Computing Instances
Deploy pre-defined load balanced instances
of CA Plex WebClient applications in Cloud
environments
Java
RPG IV
VPN Link
Other environments?
Windows Azure, IBM, etc.

33. Portlet Generation Support
Websphere / Apache Pluto

34. CM WebClient
Web User
Interfaces

35. Mobile iPhone/iPad/Android/BB6
Web App with Native Optimization
mobileportal.cmfirsttech.com/Plex2EWeb/wcs
HTML5, CSS3
Native App - Android Market Sencha Touch
http://market.android.com “Gartner COOL Vendor
2011”

36. Claro Theme
• Bold, High Gloss Theme
• Alternative to Tundra
• Create your own theme –
some assembly required

37. Accordion / Menu
Menu “Child”
Accordion
Top Application
Scaling

38. Grids
Drag n Drop
Export to CSV
Filtering
Grid Column Menu
Save Placement

39. MDI, Slider, Progress, …

40. Summary
• CA Plex uses a pattern-based development
approach to greatly accelerate application
development and maintenance.
• CA Plex is used by hundreds of customers
around the world to develop and maintain
business-critical applications for .NET, Java and
System i.
• CA Plex has been proven to insulate users
from technology changes.
• CA Plex + WebClient provides a new cutting
edge web development platform, with
RIA, Ajax, and SOA.