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Client Tools Explained

EAE 3014

John Papachristos – Client Tools Technical Lead

Wednesday, May 26 8:00am

Client Tools is Changing

• What do we want to achieve?– Reduce complexity

– Make the product easier to use and understand

– Eliminate duplication (reduces confusion )

– Focus on current technologies

– Reduce Engineering overhead • Easier to maintain• More time for

– Resolving critical issues– Developing new features

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Client Tools is Changing

• How will we simplify the product?– Eliminate redundant components

– Discontinue out-dated and unsupported technologies

– Reduce the number of options that customers currently have to achieve the same result

– Focus on key technologies


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.NET

Component EnablerRuntime Environment

Java & .NETIspecModel

Non-JavaCustomGenerated Apps

Java IspecModel

JavaPresentationClient


VBScriptASPBrowser I/F


VB6VB Apps


VBScriptWeb Services(Soap Toolkit)


Non-JavaCustomClient Apps


JavaCustomClient Apps

.NETIspecModel

C#.NETWeb Service

.NETIspecModel

C#ASP.NETBrowser I/F

.NETIspecModel

VB .NETVB .NET Apps

Java


AB Suite Developer

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EAE Runtime Systems

AB SuiteRuntime Systems

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Customization Kit

Java & C#PresentationClient Generator

JavaCustomGenerators

Java & C#ASP Generator

JavaVB6 Generator

JavaWeb ServiceGenerator

C#.NET Web ServiceGenerator

C#ASP.NETGenerator

C#VB.NETGenerator

Java.NET Web ServiceGenerator

JavaASP.NETGenerator

JavaVB.NETGenerator

Client Tools Overview

.NET

Component EnablerGenerate Environment

Java



EAE 3.3 Components

Presentation Client Generator

ASP Generator

Web Services Generator - Soap Toolkit

Visual Basic 6 Generator

Visual Basic .NET Generator

ASP.NET Web Forms Generator

ASP.NET Web Services Generator

Component Enabler Generate Interface

Component Enabler Runtime Interface

EAE 3.3 Client Tools


AB Suite 1.2 Components


ASP Generator

Web Services Generator - Soap Toolkit

Visual Basic 6 Generator




Component Enabler Generate Interface

Component Enabler Runtime Interface

AB Suite Client Tools


AB Suite Client Tools


EAE 3.3 Client Tools Customization Kit

• ASP Generator • Generator Source Code

• Infrastructure files

• Customization Kit document • Generator Interface description

• Sample Customizations


AB Suite 1.2 & 2.0 Generator Customization Kit

• ASP Generator Source Code

• ASP.NET Web Forms Generator Source Code

• ASP.NET Web Services Generator Source Code

• Visual Basic .NET Generator Source Code

• Customization Kit document


New Client Tools

What will it look like?What will it look like?


New Client Tools (AB Suite 1.2 & 2.0)

Client Tools Generators






New Client Tools (AB Suite 1.2 & 2.0)

Client Tools Interfaces

Component Enabler Java Runtime Interface

Component Enabler .NET Runtime Interface

Component Enabler Generate for .NET Framework

Component Enabler Generate for Java- Retained for existing custom generators


AB Suite 1.2 & 2.0 Generator Customization Kit

Customization Kit Components

ASP.NET Web Forms Generator Source

ASP.NET Web Services Generator Source

Visual Basic .NET Generator Source

ASP Generator Source *

Visual Basic 6 Generator Source *

Web Services (Soap Toolkit) Generator Source *

*Discontinued & Unsupported


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Java IspecModel



CustomClient Apps

.NETIspecModel

VB .NETVB .NET Apps

.NETIspecModel

C#ASP.NETWeb Services

.NETIspecModel

C#ASP.NET WebForms

Java


AB Suite Developer

EAE 3R3Developer

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C#ASP.NETGenerator

C#VB.NETGenerator

Simplified Client Tools

Java


.NET


C#Presentation ClientGenerator


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.NET



Non-JavaCustomGenerated Apps

Java IspecModel



VBScriptASPBrowser I/F


VB6VB Apps


VBScriptWeb Services(Soap Toolkit)


Non-JavaCustomClient Apps


JavaCustomClient Apps

.NETIspecModel

C#.NETWeb Service

.NETIspecModel

C#ASP.NETBrowser I/F

.NETIspecModel

VB .NETVB .NET Apps

Java


AB Suite Developer

EAE 3R3Developer

RA

TL P

rotocol

EAE Runtime Systems


CE

Window

s AP

I

Customization Kit

Java & C#PresentationClient Generator


Java & C#ASP Generator

JavaVB6 Generator

JavaWeb ServiceGenerator


C#ASP.NETGenerator

C#VB.NETGenerator

Java.NET Web ServiceGenerator

JavaASP.NETGenerator

JavaVB.NETGenerator

Current Client Tools

.NET


Java



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Java IspecModel



CustomClient Apps

.NETIspecModel

VB .NETVB .NET Apps

.NETIspecModel

C#ASP.NETWeb Services

.NETIspecModel

C#ASP.NET WebForms

Java


AB Suite Developer

EAE 3R3Developer

RA

TL P

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EAE Runtime Systems


CE

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C#ASP.NETGenerator

C#VB.NETGenerator

Java


.NET


C#Presentation ClientGenerator

Simplified Client Tools


AB Suite – Using C# Generators

• AB Suite Client Tools delivers both Java and C# generator versions

• Folder configuration option

Uses C# version

Uses Java version


EAE 3.3 Developer Changes

• Generate Interfaces– Component Enabler Generate for Java

• IC 3.3.3270 – Component Enabler Generate for .NET Framework

• IC 3.3.3280– No Client Tools version

– Use AB Suite Client Tools (either 1.2 or 2.0 version)


EAE 3.3 Developer Changes

• LINC.INI settings– UseDotNET = Y/N

– GenerateJavaIspecModels=Y/N

– GenerateCSharpIspecModels=Y/N– COMPILESTRINGCSHARP = C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\

v2.0.50727\csc /t:library /out:"%2" "%3" /r:"C:\ngen_ce\bin\CEdotNET.dll“


Microsoft JVM

• Client Tools support for the Microsoft JVM will be discontinued

• Microsoft have stopped supporting their JVM many years ago (it is no longer available)

• Customers must use either the .NET or Sun JRE interfaces

• Eliminate COM/Java bridging by using native technologies


Implementation Timeline

• June 2010 - EAE IC 3.3.3270 Enable Client Tools .NET Framework Generate environment

• November 2010 – AB Suite IC 1.2.2190 Discontinue ASP Generator, Visual Basic 6 Generator, Soap Toolkit Web Services

Generator, Microsoft JVM

• December 2010 – AB Suite IC 2.0.1460 Discontinue ASP Generator, Visual Basic 6 Generator, Soap Toolkit Web Services

Generator, Microsoft JVM

• January 2011 – EAE IC 3.3.3280 Discontinue EAE Client Tools

• January 2011 – AB Suite IC 2.0.1470 Remove Java based Generators

• March 2011 – AB Suite IC 1.2.2200 Remove Java based Generators


Client Tools Restructuring Benefits

• Product offerings are simplified by removing redundant and out-dated components.

• Reduced prerequisites (Only install Java if required)

• No duplication of functionality

• Easier maintenance for Engineering

• IC’s are more frequent. (UCF fixes are available earlier)


Impact to Customers

• EAE Customers must use AB Suite Client Tools software

• Visual Studio 2003– EAE Customers still using VS2003 must migrate to using VS2005 or

VS2008

• Visual Basic 6 Generator– Customers should plan to use the Visual Basic .NET Client Generator

• Soap Toolkit Web Services Generator– Customers should plan to use the ASP.NET Web Services generator

• ASP Generator– Customers should plan to use the ASP.NET Web Forms Client

Generator


Impact to Customers

• Existing custom Generators written in Java

• These can still be used.

• In the long term customers should plan to migrate their Java based Generators to C#.

• New custom Generators

• Recommend they be developed in a .NET language

• Custom Client Applications

• These can still be used without change

• Component Enabler Runtime Interfaces (Java & .NET) will not change.


Impact to Customers

• Custom Field Translators

• Customers that have developed localized field translators in Java, will need to port them to C#, if they are moving from a Java-based runtime to a .NET based Runtime.

• e.g. ASP client using the Sun JRE, moving to ASP.NET using the .NET Runtime Framework


New Feature coming soon

• Java Server Page Generator

– Uses Apache-based Web Server (not IIS)

– Similar capability to the current ASP Generator

– Evolve over time to support additional features (e.g. Comboboxes, Dynamic Attributes,Panels, etc..)

– Delivered as a .NET based Generator written in C#

– Source code included in Customization Kit


New Client Tools


Questions?

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