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CA PlexStatus and Plans
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This presentation was based on current information and resource allocations as of September 23 2009 d i bj t t h ithd l b CA t ti ith t ti 23, 2009 and is subject to change or withdrawal by CA at any time without notice. Notwithstanding anything in this presentation to the contrary, this presentation shall not serve to (i) affect the rights and/or obligations of CA or its licensees under any existing or future written license agreement or services agreement relating to any CA software product; or (ii) amend any product documentation or specifications for any CA software product. The development, release and timing of any features or functionality described in this presentation remain at CA’s sole discretion. Notwithstanding anything in this presentation to the contrary, upon the general availability of any future CA product release referenced in this presentation, upon the general availability of any future CA product release referenced in this presentation, CA will make such release available (i) for sale to new licensees of such product; and (ii) to existing licensees of such product on a when and if-available basis as part of CA maintenance and support, and in the form of a regularly scheduled major product release. Such releases
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About the Speaker
> Daniel Leigh
> Director, Software Engineering Managed overall 2E and Plex product development and
maintenance at CA since 2001
First joined Synon in 1989
R ibl f di t ib t d d l t t ith Responsible for a distributed development team with engineers in UK, USA and India
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Agenda
> CA Plex Supported ReleasesSupported Releases
CA Plex 6.1
2009 Enhancement Request Survey Results
> User Community News and Events Keeping in touch with Plex
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Plex at CA
Pl 6 1 l d S Pl 5 5 SP1 Plex 6.1 > WCF Service Generation
> Extended Plex API
> Group Model Update History
Plex 5.1 and 5.1 SP1> EJB Option
> XML Import/Export
Plex 5.5 SP1> WinC .NET Connectors
DECEMBER 2008OCTOBER 2002
2004 2010200720062003 2005 2008 20092002AUGUST 2005
JUNE 2007
Plex 6.0> C# Server Generator
> ANT Java Builds
AUGUST 2004
Plex 5.5> RPG IV Generator
> .NET Connectors
AUGUST 2000
Plex 5.0 and 5.0 SP1
> Dependency Browser
> List (LST) objects > ANT Java Builds
> Code Libraries> COM Import
> AD Change Dates
> List (LST) objects
> MFC GUI controls
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CA Plex Supported Releases
> 5.5 and 5.5 SP1 End of support Dec 2009
Time to plan your upgrade to 6.1
Extended support available at a cost
> 6.0 Continues to be fully supported
No rebuild required to upgrade to 6.1
> 6.1 Current GA release
The latest and greatest The latest and greatest
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CA Plex Supported Releases
> New cumulative fix builds every few weeks
Latest Public Build Latest Non-Public Build
>550.093.026a
>600.047.030
>550.093.044
>600.047.036
> “Public” builds are generally available on CA Support
>600.047.030
>610.043.012
>600.047.036
>610.043.012
> Public builds are generally available on CA Support Online Go to Plex Support Home page at https://support.ca.com
Click the link for “CA Plex Solutions & Patches”
> “Non-public” interim builds only available for specific CA Support issues
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CA Plex r6.1
> Model-based SOA support Microsoft WCF Services Microsoft WCF Services
> Plex API Enhancements Build Add Ins to the Plex development tool Build Add-Ins to the Plex development tool
> Group Model Update History Improved model management Improved model management
> Platform Compatibility Updates IPv6 IPv6
Java SE 6.0, ANT 1.7.0
SQL Server 2008, Oracle 11g
Windows Vista Windows Server 2008
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Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008
64-bit Windows
CA Plex r6.1 Upgrade Requirements
> No re-gen or re-build for RPG functions
> No re-gen or re-build for C# functions
> No re-gen or re-build for Java functions> No re-gen or re-build for Java functions If upgrading from 5.5 SP1
Re-gen recommended for 5.5 and earlierg
> No re-gen or re-build for C++ functions! If upgrading from 6.0pg g
Rebuild required for 5.5 SP1 and earlier
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CA Plex r6.1 Post-GA Support
> Windows 7 and Windows 2008 R2 CA Plex r6.1 is now supported on the next generation of
the Windows operating system
Development environment and generated applications Development environment and generated applications have all been tested (Java, C#, C++)
Some workarounds required, see CA Support knowledge base article TEC495228
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CA Plex r6.1 Post-GA Support
> First public 6.1 cumulative fix pack
AVAILABLENOW!
RI11329 (Build 610.043.012)
Runtimes are backwards compatible with 6.0 applications
> 127 documented fixes and updates! Tool, RPG, WinC, C#, Java
> Includes some useful enhancements Blob data type support for Java, C# and WCF
– Some limitations such as no data exchange with WinC
IME Support for Java Client– For DBCS deploymentsFor DBCS deployments
See fix notes for more details
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Plex Enhancement Request Survey2008 20092008
1 Web client design and generation
2009
1 Action diagram string handling support
2 Support for Windows Forms or WPF .NET clients
3 Action diagram string handling support
2 Web client design and generation
3 Exec SQL AD statement in SQLRPGIV
4 Exec SQL AD statement in SQLRPGIV
5 Outlook-style user interface framework
4 AD: Improve Show Local Modifications
5 Support for Winforms or WPF .NET clients
6 6 AD: Improve Show Local Modifications
7 AD: Display long statements over multiple lines
8
6 Improved stored procedure support
7 AD: Display long statements over multiple lines
8 8 Object Browser: Filter by modification date
9 View the history of group model updates
10 d bl d
8 Support Unicode types in databases
9 Outlook-style user interface framework
10 Editable grid pattern
10 Editable grid pattern 10 Editable grid pattern
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Unicode types in Databases
> Initial target is Java and C# support
8 Support Unicode types in databases
Java client, Java server, C# server
Oracle, SQL Server, DB2
RPG is a separate possible future enhancement
No Unicode support for C++ (WinC or WinNTC)
> FLD SQL format SYS NChar
NChar var NChar_var
Unicode equivalents of Char and Char_var
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Unicode types in Databases
> Available Now!
8 Support Unicode types in databases
BONUS FEATURE!
> In Plex 6.1 Cumulative Fix builds Tested with SQL Server and Oracle
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Microsoft .NET Framework
5 Support for Winforms or WPF .NET clients
CA Plex 6.1WCF Connectors
WCF
WindowsCommunication
Foundation
WF
WindowsWorkflow
WPF
WindowsPresentationFoundation
Microsoft NET Framework 3.5CA Plex 6.0
C# Server Generator and .NET Runtime
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.NET Client Technologies
> Windows Forms The first NET Framework GUI client
5 Support for Winforms or WPF .NET clients
The first .NET Framework GUI client
Mature and widely used
> Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF)> Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) Latest generation Microsoft .NET client technology
Web as well as desktop deployment optionsp p y pXAML Browser Applications, ClickOnce deployment
Unicode-compliant
> Silverlight RIA browser plug-in competing with Adobe Flash, JavaFX
Same foundation as WPF (XAML markup language)
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CA Plex Release Planning
6.5
> Next release of Plex is in the research
6.1> Next release of Plex is in the research
phase
> Focused on .NET client (WPF)
6.0
> Dates and schedule to be determined
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User Community
News and events
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Joining the User GroupCA Plex/2E Product Line Community (PLC)y ( )
> Membership is by individual > Membership is by individual, not company
> http://causergroups.ca.com
> Click Join Today
> Select “CA Plex/2E (PLC) Gl b l U C it ”Global User Community”
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CA Tech Insider
N il l > New email newsletter
> All the latest news on CA 2E and CA Plex
> Issued Quarterly (4 times a year)
> First issue May 2009 ysent to PLC members
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Community ResourcesAnd Some Interesting ReadingAnd Some Interesting Reading
> Plex Wiki –http://wiki.plexinfo.net
> CA Plex/2E PLC Forum –http://caforums.ca.comp //
> EDGE Forum Archives –http://edge.plexinfo.net
> Plex World –http://www.plex-world.com
> Combined RSS Feed - http://wiki plexinfo net/feeds/
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> Combined RSS Feed http://wiki.plexinfo.net/feeds/
Summary
CA Plex r6.1 CA Plex r6.5> Plex r6.1 being
actively supported CA Plex
> R&D is under way
> Focus on WPF > New fix pack out
now.NET Client support
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