Midrange Systems Design - IBM iSeries i5 m Software

CASE - Computer Aided Software version 5- Generates interactive programs to display and update information. Easy to use screen designer, just put an & where you want to place the field on the screen.

Features:

• Improve productivity of analysts and programmers.
• Reduce the endless backlog of programming requests.
• Save time required developing applications.
• Re-generate old applications and add new functions.
• Replace S36 code with native i5 code.
• Aid in migration from Mainframe, PC or Unix to i5.
• Generate programs in minutes instead of days.
• Can perform data validation, help text, Call to programs (popup windows), and you get the source you generate.
• MSD Case is an enhancement to RPG, not a replacement. Other Case tools are a language of their own and require a 100% conversion.
• The generated code is easy to read and modify.
• The screen designer is “what you see is what you get”, WYSIWYG.
• Avoid purchasing costly canned software because you do not have the time to develop them.
• Avoid outsourcing to Foreign countries because of cheap labor.

Function:

• Pop up windows, drill down.
• Field level help.
• Ultra easy to use, just X fields desired or &xx to place on screen.
• Links related files (purchase order and vendor master).
• Multiple record subfile Update and inquiry, window left and right.
• Single record update and inquiry. Multiple panels to display 1 record.
• Link many programs together, they run as one program.
• Change, add, delete, copy, or display records.
• Validate information by range, value list, any keyed file, generic valid values file, and valid combination file.
• Generate native iSeries RPG LE and DDS.
• Has change management to merge your "source code" changes with the generated code.
• Ability to roll through records.
• Referential Integrity, i.e. Deleting the order header will also delete all the order detail records.
• Database functions to build repository from existing file, change repository, generate DDS source.
• Subfiles sorting may be changed dynamically.
• Level checking and apply database changes to screen fields.
• You can create conditions that hide fields, changes it’s color, protects it, position the cursor to it, and or reverse image it.

Systems Included - This download also includes the latest version of the following shareware programs.

• Menus - application manager.
• Submit Jobs - prompts users for outq and copies.
• RPG Trace both RPG3 and RPG4, with the ability to trace by change date.
• Calendar and Date conversion.
• Help Program - field level help display program.

Pricing

• The case tool software is not free. You can generate 50 programs for free. In a small shop, that may be all you need. If you like it, then you can purchase it for $995 U.S.D. This price includes the menus.
• The menus system is bundled with the case tool.
• RPG trace is FREE.
• Help program is FREE.
• Calendar and date conversion programs are FREE.
• Submit Jobs program is FREE.
  

Designing Screens

Notice the &3 to place the third field on the subfile screen. Additional SDA type functions.

*       Update field information
'  '    Add Constant, must use * to change
&1 &999 Add Data base field (F10 to see DB fields)
-   =   Move Field
- - =   Move Block of Fields
-   ==  Copy Field
- - ==  Copy Block of Fields
<<<     Move Left
>>>     Move Right
+x      Add work field, x=usage  B=Both O=Output
        I=Input, H=Hidden
D       Delete
I       Change field to Input only
O       Change field to Output Only
B       Change field to Both input and output
H       Highlight toggle white/green toggle
U       Underline toggle
E       Edit Code 1-9, A-D, J-Q, X, Y, Z
Cx      Change Color, x=color values W=white P=Pink
        R=Red G=green B=Blue Y=Yellow T=Torques    

Column..
S=Single Field text, fields are placed on the screen in 1 column.
D=Double Text, fields are placed on the screen in 2 columns.
T=Triple Text, fields are placed on the screen in 3 columns.
M=Maximum Text, fields are placed on the screen butted up to each other.
O=Over Text, the text is placed over the field. Used mainly for subfile screens.
Note: on screen type SUBFIL DELSFL CPYSFL, S will place the fields in the
subfile control area, and O will place then in the subfile area.

Sort.....
Sorting the fields helps you locate the desired field easier.
1=Sequence Number or the order the appear in the file.
2=Field name, use this if you know the name of the field.
3=Text or heading, use 3 if you wish to locate fields by text.

Actions... Putting an I, O or B in the action field tells the system to place
that field on the screen, below the last field on the panel, and
set the attribute to Input Output or Both.