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ENABLING THE FUTURE

Natural / Adabas

Migration Solutions

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Background– Natural / Adabas Overview– Software AG Market Position– Migration Drivers

Migration StrategiesNatMiner JavNat Conclusion & Questions??

Presentation Outline

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Natural (4GL) and Adabas (Non-RDBMS) History– Core products of Software AG, Germany– Launched in 1968– Peaked at 12% of MF market circa 1985/1990 with 5,000+ users in 60+ countries– Particularly strong in Germany, US, Spain, South America– Current installed base < 3,000 (predominantly mainframe)

Typical Users– High volume transaction processing systems– Custom application development– Financial services - particularly banks and insurance– Governments

Natural / Adabas Overview

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Software AG Market Position

Natural/Adabas maintenance fees > 45% total revenue

New products (Tamino - an XML DB) “me too” and low $

Growing services revenues / profitable via cost cutting

Shareholder structure makes acquisition unlikely

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Technology– Natural/Adabas use declining– Non-relational versus relational– Limited web capabilities– Stovepipe architectures

Costs– SAG maintenance cost increases >> Inflation– Developer productivity

Human Resources– Availability– Age demographics

Migration Drivers

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Migration Strategies ( and Tool Support)

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Code Transformation(NatMiner + JavNat)

Application Replacement

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Re-write(NatMiner)

Adabas Emulation(NatMiner+ NatLink)

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Application Profiles for Migration Assessments– Metrics and audit Reports– DB access reports– DDM and FDT usage reports– CLOG analysis reports– Translation issues and complexity scores– WorkFile, 3GL calls, ……………. reports

Design Recovery for Replacement and Re-write Strategies– Module, data element and text search – FDT normalization to equivalent relational schema– Field validation rules– Leverage analyst productivity to reduce costs

NatMiner Capabilities

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NatMiner Process Overview

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NatMiner Web Delivery

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NatMiner Customer Web Interaction

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NatMiner Demonstration

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Natural / Adabas >>>>>>>>>>> Java / Oracle– Generates 3 tier J2EE application– JDBC access – IDE and platform independent– Minimal hand editing of generated code (<< 5%)– User interface improvements easily implemented– Logic quality and business rules unchanged

Limitations– Functionally Equivalent– 3270 screens in a browser– Logic quality and business rules unchanged!!

JavNat Capabilities

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Basic Normalization– ISN as key– MUs and PEs mapped to child and grandchild tables – SPs and SBs mapped to physical fields updated by triggers– Descriptors mapped to indices– Customer controls naming conventions (Web interaction!)– Data type conversion options

Tuning– Basic schema can be de-normalized

JavNat - Adabas FDT Transformation

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Customer Unique Java Classes– One generated Java class per Natural module– Statement-to-statement transformation within modules

– One Java method per Natural statement– Natural “look and feel” preserved by:

– Use of class and method naming conventions – Retention of original comments– Retention of application and module structures

JavNat Base Classes– Custom classes to implement “Natural runtime” functionally– Delivered to customer as part of transformed application

JavNat - Natural Source Transformation

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JavNat Process Overview

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Automation– Low cost solution– Minimize implementation schedule– Lower project risk– Consistent user interface– Functional equivalence simplifies testing and user training

Business– Proven business logic preserved– Limited user training and documentation updates – Eliminate SAG products, license fees and maintenance costs– Ease staff transition to Java– IDE, DBMS and platform choices!

JavNat - Benefits

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FBDA Natural / Adabas Solutions– Reduce the cost and risk of migration– Minimize implementation schedules– Support a variety of migration strategies– Enable graceful transition to new technologies

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Conclusion