Overview
The MigrationWare Easytrieve conversion solution
facilitates the translation of application code from Easytrieve to COBOL,
eliminating the heavy licensing and support costs, thereby moving the
organisation into an open environment where it can have full control over its
future development and technical direction.
The converted code is designed to
execute in any COBOL supported environment including the mainframe and all open
platforms. The migration solution therefore produces code that is flexible and
maintainable, positioning the organisation to align their systems with strategic
business objectives. Benefits The MigrationWare Easytrieve conversion solution
automatically produces functionally equivalent COBOL code with a high degree of
accuracy.
The generated COBOL code is intended to be subsequently maintained by
the organisation’s own developers. The converted code will execute in any COBOL
supported environment including the mainframe and all open platforms including
Windows, UNIX and Linux.
Because the code executes without any proprietary
“black-box” dependencies, there are no hidden costs or risks attached to the
ownership of the converted COBOL code. Not only are there significant cost
savings from Easytrieve licencing to be gained, but additional benefits include
the execution efficiency of the migrated code, improvements in data access and
manipulation, as well as access to COBOL productivity tools provided by many
third party providers active in the market place.
The converted COBOL code also
facilitates platform migration and conversions can therefore form part of an
extended strategy that may include changes to the platform and operating system.
COBOL is particularly well suited to the migration process
because of its portability and the fact that it easily coexists with most
contemporary and legacy technologies, thus ensuring that the converted code
aligns with the organisations strategic objectives.
Key features
• All converted
code is delivered in COBOL source code format which is designed to support all
CA Easytrieve and Easytrieve Plus features by means of standard COBOL syntax.
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Easytrieve reports, data access and other unique Easytrieve data manipulation
and storage features are represented.
• Provides conversion support for access
to the following databases and file management systems: – IMS (DL1) – DB2 – IDMS
– VSAM – QSAM
• Supports deployment of converted code in both EBCDIC and ASCII
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Conversion execution MigrationWare can either perform the conversion on behalf
of the organisation or provide the solution to the client or a partner to
convert the code.
When MigrationWare performs the conversion, the Easytrieve
inventory is delivered to MigrationWare. The Easytrieve programs are
automatically converted into a clean compiling COBOL programs, that are then
returned to the customer for subsequent testing and implementation.
Should any
issues surface, which require MigrationWare’s involvement, MigrationWare will
remain active in a support role throughout the testing phase.
Pricing
Each
project is unique with differing requirements volumes, schedules and deadlines.
It is therefore usually impossible to supply a fixed pricing structure.
A final
quote is only provided after initial interaction with the client and when
MigrationWare has fully understood the scope of the project and the client’s
required involvement from MigrationWare. |