Application and Data Migration Project
User Validation for Micro Focus Studio with Visual Studio Interface
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  Introduction
  Project Team
  Chronicle of Events
  Chronicle of Events, ccyy/mm/dd - First Sub-Section Entry
  Quick Notes
  Quick Notes, 2011/mm/dd - First Sub-Section Entry
  Quick Notes, 2011/11/04 - Integrate User Documents and Tools
  Quick Notes, 2011/11/30 - Create a Console Project for Native COBOL
  Quick Notes, 2011/11/03 - BMS Screen Painter
  Quick Notes, 2011/11/03 - BMS Generation and Copy File Location
  Quick Notes, 2011/11/01 - Adopting New Technology
  User Comments or Frequently Asked Questions
  Setting Environment Variables with Visual Studio
  Column Selection with Visual Studio
  Case Conversion between Upper and Lower for Selected Text
  Identify and Navigate Source Member by Field Name
  Technical Details
  Request for Additional Function or Product Enhancement
  BMS Screen Painter
  BMS Screen Painter
  Summary
  Software Agreement and Disclaimer
  Downloads and Links to Similar Pages
  Downloads and Links, Internet Access Required
  Glossary of Terms
  Comments, Suggestions or Feedback
  Company Overview
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Table of Contents Previous Section Next Section Introduction

This document is a collection of the notes for a project that transferred an application and associated data from a Mainframe System to a Windows System running Micro Focus Studio. The new development environment uses Microsoft Visual Studio as the interface for program development, testing and debugging. The following table outlines the objectives of the application migration project.

Number Description
1 Introduce a possible system architecture for the development, test and production environments
2 Introduce the new technology and identify procedural differences of using the technology
3 Introduce the new operational environment
4 Create a model development environment
5 Create a data conversion process that can be automated, scripted and repeatable
6 Create an automated, scripted and repeatable process for creating a catalog for a mainframe-oriented environment
7 Create a model test environment and execute a model regression test
  Application and Data Migration Project

The primary challenge (or adventure) of adopting new technology is to identify the capabilities and approaches for addressing the user requirements and efficiently executing the tasks. Using older (and familiar) technology in a stable environment a user can execute tasks habitually and quickly. A user can focus on the business objectives without being distracted with the mechanics of using a new (and unfamiliar) technology.

The key to using a new technology or a new development interface and making the experience an adventure instead of an annoying challenge is knowledge, training and readily available support. This is especially important during the initial stages of an application migration project.

Table of Contents Previous Section Next Section Project Team

The following is a list of individuals that have been involved with the project.

Last Name  Contact Information
BARNETT Richard Barnett
Micro Focus
Mobile: 954 240-6025
richard.barnett@microfocus.com
SIMMONS Larry Simmons
Delivery CTO, Chief Architect and Senior Consultant
15 Carnoustie Drive
Novato, CA 94949
Mobile: 415 827-7045
larry.simmons@microfocus.com
  Project Team Members

Table of Contents Previous Section Next Section Chronicle of Events

This section provides an overview list with sections for additional detail when required.

Date  Contact Information
ccyy/mm/dd Entry One
ccyy/mm/dd Entry Two
  Chronicle of Events

Table of Contents Previous Section Next Section Chronicle of Events, ccyy/mm/dd - First Sub-Section Entry

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Table of Contents Previous Section Next Section Quick Notes

This is an example of generating a list and links with an alphabetic label.

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Table of Contents Previous Section Next Section Quick Notes, 2011/11/04 - Integrate User Documents and Tools

Having access to documentation and tools with a simple point-and-click action from within Visual Studio can be very helpful in understanding and working in a development environment and assisting in what is required to build, test and deploy a mainframe centric application to a production environment on a Windows, UNIX or Linux platform. Hyperlinks to additional documents are provided for detailed information of the build, test and production efforts.

Select "Tools" from the Toolbar and then select "External Tools" from the drop down menu. The following shows the entries for creating a link to the documentation for the Mainframe System Model.

Label Text
Title Mainframe System Model
Command c:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE
Arguments C:\AC2011\SP11\DEVL\HTML\simsam01.htm
Initial Directory C:\AC2011\SP11\DEVL\HTML
  External Tools, Entries for a Mainframe System Model

Table of Contents Previous Section Next Section Quick Notes, 2011/11/30 - Create a Console Project for Native COBOL

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Table of Contents Previous Section Next Section Quick Notes, 2011/11/03 - BMS Screen Painter

A BMS Screen painter is definitely a missed function.

Table of Contents Previous Section Next Section Quick Notes, 2011/11/03 - BMS Generation and Copy File Location

The Interface provides for specifying a directory for the location of the copy files created by the BMS Generation process. However, the copy members go to the same directory as the BMS source member. This appears to be a bug.

Table of Contents Previous Section Next Section Quick Notes, 2011/11/01 - Adopting New Technology

The primary challenge (or adventure) of adopting new technology is to identify the capabilities and approaches for addressing the user requirements and efficiently executing the tasks. Using older (and familiar) technology in a stable environment a user can execute tasks habitually and quickly. A user can focus on the business objectives without being distracted with the mechanics of using a new (and unfamiliar) technology.

Table of Contents Previous Section Next Section User Comments or Frequently Asked Questions

The key to using a new technology or interface and making the effort and adventure instead of an annoying challenge is knowledge (or training) and readily available support for the user. This section provides a quick reference to the "how-to" information for accessing function within the new technology.

Table of Contents Previous Section Next Section Setting Environment Variables with Visual Studio

In the Solution Explorer Window Pane do a right-mouse-button on the Project and select "Add> New Item...". In the new window select/define an "Application Configuration File". Double-click on the Application.config and add the environment variables.

Table of Contents Previous Section Next Section Column Selection with Visual Studio

The ability to select a column of text is available in the Visual Studio. Hold the "alt-key" and use the mouse to select the column of text.

Table of Contents Previous Section Next Section Case Conversion between Upper and Lower for Selected Text

The ability to highlight text (by line, column or string) is available in the Visual Studio. From the toolbar select the "Edit" option, from drop-down select "Advanced" and then select "Makeupper Case" or "Makelower Case". The keyboard options are "Ctrl+shift+U" or "ctrl+U" for upper or lower case.

Table of Contents Previous Section Next Section Identify and Navigate Source Member by Field Name

The Toolbar has a "Navigate Forward" and "Navigate Backward" icon (or use F3 and shift-F3) to navigate by field name.

The capability of identifying a field by name and quickly finding all occurrences may be accomplished by using the Book Marking capability in Visual Studio. Use the "Quick Find" to specify a field name and then use the "Bookmark All" button to identify all occurrences. By clicking on the item in the bookmark list a user can easily navigate to the line of code in a source member.

Table of Contents Previous Section Next Section Technical Details

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Table of Contents Previous Section Next Section Request for Additional Function or Product Enhancement

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Table of Contents Previous Section Next Section BMS Screen Painter

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Table of Contents Previous Section Next Section Summary

The purpose of this document is to assist as a tutorial for new programmers or as a quick reference for experienced programmers. In the world of programming there are many ways to solve a problem. This documents and the links to other documents are intended to provide a choice of alternatives.

Table of Contents Previous Section Next Section Software Agreement and Disclaimer

Permission to use, copy, modify and distribute this software, documentation or training material for any purpose requires a fee to be paid to SimoTime Technologies. Once the fee is received by SimoTime the latest version of the software, documentation or training material will be delivered and a license will be granted for use within an enterprise, provided the SimoTime copyright notice appear on all copies of the software. The SimoTime name or Logo may not be used in any advertising or publicity pertaining to the use of the software without the written permission of SimoTime Technologies.

SimoTime Technologies makes no warranty or representations about the suitability of the software, documentation or learning material for any purpose. It is provided "AS IS" without any expressed or implied warranty, including the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement. SimoTime Technologies shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, special or consequential damages resulting from the loss of use, data or projects, whether in an action of contract or tort, arising out of or in connection with the use or performance of this software, documentation or training material.

Table of Contents Previous Section Next Section Downloads and Links to Similar Pages

This section includes links to documents with additional information that are beyond the scope and purpose of this document.

Note: The latest versions of the SimoTime Documents and Program Suites are available on the Internet and may be accessed using the Link to Internet icon. If a user has a SimoTime Enterprise License the Documents and Program Suites may be available on a local server and accessed using the Link to Server icon.

Link to Internet   Link to Server   Explore the JCL Connection for more examples of JCL functionality with programming techniques and sample code.

Link to Internet   Link to Server   Explore the COBOL Connection for more examples of COBOL programming techniques and sample code.

Link to Internet   Link to Server   Explore An Enterprise System Model that describes and demonstrates how Applications that were running on a Mainframe System and non-relational data that was located on the Mainframe System were copied and deployed in a Microsoft Windows environment with Micro Focus Enterprise Server.

Link to Internet   Link to Server   Explore The ASCII and EBCDIC Translation Tables. These tables are provided for individuals that need to better understand the bit structures and differences of the encoding formats.

Link to Internet   Link to Server   Explore The File Status Return Codes to interpret the results of accessing VSAM data sets and/or QSAM files.

Table of Contents Previous Section Next Section Downloads and Links, Internet Access Required

The following links will require an internet connect.

A good place to start is The SimoTime Home Page for access to white papers, program examples and product information. This link requires an Internet Connection

Explore The Micro Focus Web Site for more information about products and services available from Micro Focus. This link requires an Internet Connection.

Table of Contents Previous Section Next Section Glossary of Terms

Link to Internet   Link to Server   Explore the Glossary of Terms for a list of terms and definitions used in this suite of documents and white papers.

Table of Contents Previous Section Next Section Comments, Suggestions or Feedback

This document was created and is copyrighted and maintained by SimoTime Technologies.

If you have any questions, suggestions, comments or feedback please call or send an e-mail to: helpdesk@simotime.com

We appreciate hearing from you.

Table of Contents Previous Section Next Section Company Overview

SIMOTIME Technologies was founded in 1987 and is a privately owned company. We specialize in the creation and deployment of business applications using new or existing technologies and services. We have a team of individuals that understand the broad range of technologies being used in today's environments. Our customers include small businesses using Internet technologies to corporations using very large mainframe systems.

Quite often, to reach larger markets or provide a higher level of service to existing customers it requires the newer Internet technologies to work in a complementary manner with existing corporate mainframe systems. We specialize in preparing applications and the associated data that are currently residing on a single platform to be distributed across a variety of platforms.

Preparing the application programs will require the transfer of source members that will be compiled and deployed on the target platform. The data will need to be transferred between the systems and may need to be converted and validated at various stages within the process. SIMOTIME has the technology, services and experience to assist in the application and data management tasks involved with doing business in a multi-system environment.

Whether you want to use the Internet to expand into new market segments or as a delivery vehicle for existing business functions or need assistance with converting non-relational data structures simply give us a call at 415 883-6565 or check the web site at http://www.simotime.com

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