IBM Licensed Programs: Application Development Products
672 AS/400e System Handbook
Business Intelligence Extensions typically:
• Extract data from legacy databases; summarize, cleanse, and move data to dedicated
servers
• Create specialized data “cubes” or warehouses and marts from legacy data
• Provide graphical query and report writing tools to access the data marts and
warehouses
• Assist in tuning and designing the large scale queries common in Business Intelligence
• Provide OnLine Analytical Processing (OLAP) and Relational OLAP tools to view the data
in the warehouses or marts
e-business and e-commerce extensions cover a wide range of functions in the area of
creating customer and supplier facing applications on the intranet, Internet, or extranet, such
as:
• Java application servers that run on the AS/400 system and interoperate with a variety of
both server and client-based applications
• Interactive Development Environments for creating browser based applets as well as
server-based servlets in Java, XML, or other technologies
• Map existing relational data to formats more easily used by browser applications
• View host print in a client neutral browser
• Process payments for Web transactions by credit card
• Access DB2 UDB tables from a browser
Heterogeneous Server Integration tools are used to:
• Access data across multiple heterogeneous (different platforms/different vendors) servers
• Allow applications from heterogeneous systems to interact with each other
• Make it easier for a wide variety of client devices to access data and applications on the
AS/400 system
• Assist in basic connectivity between heterogeneous systems
• Move data from one system to another regardless of platform or database product
• Handle transactions generated on multiple platforms as a single application
• Assist with mail integration issues
Lotus Notes Integration tools:
• Provide connectors between Lotus Notes applications and legacy data or legacy
applications
• Allow for Lotus Notes mail interoperabilty with OfficeVision and other mail sources
• Provide development environments to create Lotus Notes applications
Application Creation and Management tools:
• Provide protected development environments for creation, testing, and deploying
applications on AS/400 or attached clients
• Help with extracting data and testing applications before they are put into production
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