Modernize your
PowerBuilder Applications
Take your PB Apps to the next level!
 Migrate your PowerBuilder applications to the web
 Give your PowerBuilder applications a new look
 PowerBuilder + Active Directory: Advanced user management
 Make your PowerBuilder Applications Multilingual
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Migrate your apps to the web
In 2010, 58% of PB Projects had either web enabled their Apps or planned to do so (1)
Here is Why:
Development
PowerBuilder
Applications
Web
redevelopment
(Java / .Net)
Production
+ Unbeatable productivity
+ Rich User Interface
- Deployment Cost
- Limited Access (LAN users)
- Lower productivity
- Redevelopment cost
- Delays in deployment
- Risk of failure (long projects)
+ Simplified Deployment
+ Unlimited Access (Web users)
+ Comply with corporate production
standards (Java or .Net)
Optimal combination = keep PB for development and deploy as Java or .Net
Appeon for
PowerBuilder
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+ Unbeatable productivity
+ Rich User Interface
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+ Simplified Deployment
+ Unlimited Access (Web users)
+ Comply with corporate standards
(Java or .Net)
How does it work?
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Appeon Partitioning Approach
Appeon Utilizes a “Balanced” Architecture
Preserve PB’s desktop UI and rich client functionality
Deploy DW, SQL, and NVOs (i.e. business logic) to the app server
Re-use database, including functions and triggers
Web App
Presentation Tier
PowerBuilder
App
Replicate
HTML,XML,
JavaScript
Export
Convert
Web browser
Business Logic
Deploy
Client
DW, NVO
Appeon Server
Application Server
Retain
Database
Database
Database
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Database
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System Requirements
PowerBuilder
Includes the latest versions: 12.0, 11.x, 10.x, 9.0.3, 8.0.4
Web Browser
Internet Explorer 8/7/6; FireFox (in progress)
Web & Application Server
Server:
O/S:
Microsoft IIS 7.0/6.0, Sybase EAServer 6.1/5.5, IBM WebSphere
6.1/5.1, BEA/Oracle WebLogic 10.0/9.2, JBoss 5.1
Windows 2008/2003, Red Hat Linux 5.0/4.0, IBM AIX 5.3/5.2
Database
Sybase ASA 11.0/10.0/9.0/8.0, ASE 15.0/12.5, IQ 12.7, Microsoft SQL
Server 2008/2005/2000, Oracle 11g/10g/9i/8i, Informix 9/7, IBM DB2 9.5/8.2
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Major Unsupported Features
PowerScript Statements
GOTO, THROW, THROWS
DataWindow
TableBlob Control for DataWindow
System Functions
Class Definition functions, DDE Server functions, Garbage Collection
functions, Help functions, Library functions, Shared Object functions,
Tracing functions
System Objects
ADOResultSet, ArrayBounds, ClassDefinition, ClassDefinitionObject,
ConnectionInfo, ConnectObject, ContextInformation, ContextKeyword,
CORBA (all), CPlusPlus, DivideByZeroError, DWRuntimeError,
EnumerationDefinition, EnumerationItemDefinition, Error, ErrorLogging,
Exception, ExtObject, JaguarORB, NullObjectError, OLERuntimeError,
OLEStorage, OLEStream, OLETxnObject, OMControl, OMCustomControl,
OMEmbeddedControl, OMObject, OMStorage, OMStream, ORB,
PBTocppObject, Pipeline, ProfileCall, ProfileClass, ProfileLine,
ProfileRoutine, Profiling, RemoteObject, ResultSet, ResultSets,
RuntimeError, ScriptDefinition, Service, SimpleTypeDefinition, Throwable,
Trace (all), TransactionServer, Transport, TypeDefinition,
VariableCardinalityDefinition, VariableDefinition
* Nearly all major unsupported features can be commonly worked around utilizing
server-side PowerBuilder NVOs
** Many unsupported features can be readily worked around at the client-side without
utilizing server-side PowerBuilder NVOs
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Automatic Performance Boosting
 Numerous functionalities built-in to boost Web performance under real-life
situations
 Download manager offers Just-in-Time (JIT) or Preload options for running the
Web application
 10X data compression to compress DataWindow result sets
 3-level DataWindow caching technology caches at the application server, Web
server, and Web browser
 Micro-refresh (via AJAX) eliminates all redundant generation and downloading
of data, such as in commonly and frequently-used “Master-Detail”
 Application server connection pooling can boost database scalability by several
folds through “shared” connections
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Why Choose Appeon?
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Shortest development time and lowest cost.
• Migrate existing PowerBuilder applications to web in a few months or weeks
• No need to retool your engineering team
• No need to re-train your end-users
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Least project risk.
• No need to rewrite your entire code base
• No need to re-architect your system,
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Powerful PowerBuilder Web deployment.
• Effortlessly handles the largest of applications (up to 600MB)
• with the most robust PowerBuilder feature support
• offers powerful desktop integration with the richest Web user interface.
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Performance and scalability.
• Delivers virtually the performance of client/server with the scalability of the Web
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How to get there?
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Migration Process
1 – Analyze the PB code
Analyze the application with Appeon tools
 Unsupported PB functionalities?
 Ineffective code?
2 – Adapt the PB code
 Replacement of any unsupported functionalities
 Optimisation of specific components
We keep the usual tools (PB, VE, PB Delta…)
3 – Web deployment
 Appeon developer generates .NET or Java code
 This code is deployed on the Appeon Server
 The application is accessible on the Internet immediately
4 – Future development?
 The migration is done once and for all
 Maintenance and future development will only use
functionalities supported on the web
 Any future versions will be deployable “as-is”
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Appeon Developer
Appeon provides a suite of tools to assist developers in their
development/deployment
Appeon Developer
Automatically migrate to Java/.NET
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Unsupported Features Analyzer
Identifies unsupported features based on keyword, providing
you with location, line number, and code snippets
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Appeon Code Insight
Keep future development Web-compliant by listing only
supported PowerScript at your fingertips
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Appeon (Web-to-PB) Debugger
Use Appeon Debugger to real-time debug the resulting Web
application tracing back to specific line of PowerScript
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Timeframe and budget
Average budget for an application serving 200 to 400 concurrent users
(i.e. simultaneously connected to the application)
 Software : ~ 10 K$
 Hardware : 1 Dual CPU Server
 Migration : varies from a few weeks to a few months of work.
The migration can be :
 Done internally: Appeon tools list all unsupported features, you replace them with PB
 Outsourced: A ready-to-deploy version of your application is delivered
Examples :
 Mid-sized applications : 30 to 80 MB PBL, with a few hundred Windows.
 Cost of a turnkey migration : 30 to 80 K$
 Timeframe : 2 to 5 months
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What about your applications?
Go further:
 To try Appeon by yourself : get a trial
 To find out the cost of a turnkey migration : get a quote
 For any questions about Appeon :
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En Français : sales.europe@novalys.net
En Español : sales.latin-america@novalys.net
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Give your Application a new look
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Makeovers: Pros and Cons
Why makeover PowerBuilder Applications?
Over the years, presentation standards have evolved.
Some applications need a redesign to give their GUI a new, modern look.
But obstacles to this exist:
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Reworking screens and reports consumes lots of development resources
The application code is stable we don’t want to risk adding bugs to it
In certain cases, there is no PB developer available for this
Developers are not designers. They have mastered the technique, but do not
necessarily know how to create new interfaces with attractive modern looks…
Customization Studio proposes a new approach
to avoid these problems…
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What is Customization Studio?
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Customization Studio is:
– A solution to modify screens and reports of a PB application.
– Providing simple tools, designed for non-developers (users, designers...).
– Making modifications on an executable copy of the application.
Development
Source
code
Executable
Copy
Design or
Relooking
End-users
New User
Interface
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Makeovers for PowerBuilder Applications
Why use Customization Studio?
• No need to pull resources from the development team.
Anyone can update the GUI with a new look (user, designer…)
• The code of the application remains stable and unchanged.
At any time, you can deactivate some or all of the changes
• Customization Studio provides Style Sheets to speed up the process:
Define a style once and apply it to several components
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Timeframe and budget
Average budget for Mid-sized applications
(30 to 80 MB PBL, with a few hundred windows)
• Software: ~ 10 K$
• Hardware: same requirements as the PB application
• Makeover time: from a few weeks to a few months
As for the web migration, the makeover can be done internally or outsourced
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What about your applications?
Go further:
To try Customization Studio for yourself : get a trial
To find out the cost of a turn-key makeover : get a quote
For any questions about Customization Studio:
In English : sales.north-america@novalys.net
En Français : sales.europe@novalys.net
En Español : sales.latin-america@novalys.net
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PowerBuilder + Active Directory
Advanced user management
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Reuse Windows Accounts
In the majority of companies, a user often has multiple accounts to access
multiple systems and applications.
Each application often relies on its own access control solution.
As a result, each application is managed as a « Silo ».
Managing silos comes with the following shortcomings:
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You have to maintain several access control systems
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You manage multiple accounts per user
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Fragmented policy management is too complex
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No centralized View and Control of access rights
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Reuse Windows Accounts
To eliminate these inconviences, companies use Windows accounts to manage access rights
for their users.
Visual Guard automatically integrates your PB applications with Active Directory:
A Single list of users:
All user accounts are listed in the same Repository (Active Directory)
Users only need 1 account to access all applications
A Single Administration Console:
Administrators use the same tools to grant access to all systems
You can delegate limited administration rights to local administrators
Centralized view and control of:
User access rights
User operations made in all applications
Administration operations for all applications
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Visual Guard Implementation Process:
1.
Add the Visual Guard libraries to the Application’s PBL List
2.
Declare and instantiate the Security manager
3.
Connect to the Security Repository
4.
Load the user Security profile
5.
Secure the application objects (apply permissions)
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Single Sign-On
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Single Sign-On
Why implement Single Sign-On (SSO)?
 Users are automatically identified by the PB Applications with their
Windows account
 They log in once (Windows startup) and gain access to all applications
without being prompted to log in again for each of them
Benefits include:
 Reducing time spent re-entering passwords for the same identity
 Reducing IT costs and Helpdesk calls about passwords
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Timeframe and budget
Average budget for an application serving 100 to 400 users
 Software: ~ 6 to 10 K$
 Hardware: same requirements as the PB application
 Work: a few hours for implementation.
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What about your applications?
Go further:
To try Visual Guard for yourself : get a trial
To find out the cost of a turn-key integration: get a quote
For any questions about Visual Guard :
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En Español : sales.latin-america@novalys.net
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Make your applications multilingual
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Why make your application multilingual?
 Extend life-cycle of existing applications
 Expand commercial markets for existing applications quickly and easily
 Work in preferred language: multilingual employees, international
branches, personnel visiting from abroad
 Streamline maintenance (single source code) and distribution (single
executable code)
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What is Enable?
 A solution for transforming PowerBuilder software into
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multilingual applications
Enable is a Framework-level tool: maximum control, flexible,
easy to apply
Single source code, single application
PowerBuilder oriented in every aspect
Translated application does not require any royalty fees.
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Timeframe and budget
Average budget for a PowerBuilder team :
 Software: ~ 10 K$
 Hardware: same requirements as the PB application
 Work : a few hours to a few days for the implementation.
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The implementation can be done internally or outsourced
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What about your applications?
Go further:
To try Enable for yourself : get a trial
To find out the cost of a turn-key implementation: get a quote
For any questions about Enable :
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En Français : sales.europe@novalys.net
En Español : sales.latin-america@novalys.net
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