Target Audience

This course is designed for applications developers not familiar with H.P.S. applications development. This course provides a basic knowledge of applications development using H.P.S., covering the Protocycling phase of the H.P.S. methodology. Developers will learn how to use H.P.S. running under Windows, to develop an application using the H.P.S. toolset, including the Hierarchy Diagrammer, Window Painter and the Rules Language to produce a working application without data access.

Pre-requisites

The developer should have a basic understanding of the environments used - Windows and the IBM mainframe.

Course Objectives

Whilst covering the basics of H.P.S. and how it is used to build an application, this course also aims to give an insight into the rules language, the different tools within the development workbench and building a co-operative application. Issues such as windows, rules, views, data ambiguity are discussed. On completion of this course the student will be able to:

•     Understand the various implementations of client / server applications
•     Understand the H.P.S. Methodology
•     Use both the host enterprise repository and local repositories
•     Understand H.P.S. objects and relationships
•     Use Freeway Explorer to process uploads and downloads
•     Use the development workbench
•     Create and manipulate objects and relationships within a repository using the hierarchy diagrammer
•     Develop an application building the required hierarchy of objects to display windows
•     Understand and use rules, windows and views such as HPS_EVENT_VIEW
•     Understand the various data items available within H.P.S.
•     Understand and use bitmaps and the Bitmap Editor
•     Understand and use Sets and the Set Builder
•     Paint windows using the Window Painter
•     Understand and use different Window Painter objects
•     Paint windows using the tools available in Window Painter such as the Menu Editor and Multicolumn List Box Editor
•     Understand and use Window Flow Diagrammer to test an application flow
•     Code rules statements using the rules language and the rule painter using basic rules statements to test an application flow
•     Understand and use Preparation Workbench
•     Understand and use Execution Client to test and debug applications

Course Environment

Development will be performed using:

•     H.P.S.
•     IBM Mainframe

Course Details

CLIENT / SERVER

An Overview of Client / Server Applications

Three Layered Applications

The Presentation Layer

The Application Layer

The Database Layer

Implementations of Client / Server Applications

CASE TOOLS

An Overview of CASE Tools

A History of CASE Tools

Stages of SSADM Methodology

Upper CASE Tools

Techniques Used

Data Flow Modelling

Logical Data Modelling

Entity Life Histories

Logical Data Modelling v Relational Data Analysis

Lower CASE Tools

H.P.S. INTRODUCTION

An Introduction to H.P.S.

H.P.S. Architecture

Analysis Tools

Entity Relationship Diagrammer

Hierarchy Diagrammer

State Transition Diagrammer

Matrix Builder

Process Dependency Diagram

Design Tools

Database Diagrammer

The Rules Language

Window Flow Diagrammer

Java and Visual Basic Toolkits

Java Client Generation

Physical Network Diagrammer

Configuration Diagrammer

Preparation Workbench

Turboycler

NetEssential

H.P.S. METHODOLOGY

Enterprise Definition

Business Object Analysis

Protocycling

Technical Construction

Delivery

H.P.S. REPOSITORIES

An Overview of Repositories

Enterprise Repository

Personal or Local Repository

Freeway or Groupwork Repository

PERSONAL REPOSITORY MANAGER

An Introduction to Personal Repository Manager

Repository Menu

Creating a Repository

Create Results

Host Properties

Archiving Local Repositories

Deleting Local Repositories

FREEWAY EXPLORER

An Introduction to Freeway Explorer

Repository Connection

Committing Changes to a Repository

SECURITY

Groups

Users

User and Groups

Projects

Projects and Groups

Group Security

Scope

Actions

H.P.S. OBJECTS

Repository Objects

Object Properties

Name

Attributes

Audit

Audit - Host

Text

Keywords

File

DOWNLOAD

Downloading Objects

Mainframe Connection

Freeway Explorer

Download Object Selection

Scope

Download Options

Downloading

Download Results

UNIT OF WORK

Working World

Unit of Work

UPLOAD

Uploading Objects

Mainframe Connection

Freeway Explorer

Upload Object Selection

Scope

Upload Options

Uploading

Upload Results

APPLICATION FLOW

An Overview of Application Flow

DEVELOPMENT WORKBENCH

An Introduction to Development Workbench

File Menu

View Menu

Tools Menu

DEVELOPMENT WORKBENCH CONFIGURATION

Tools Options

Development Workbench

Preparation

Hierarchy

Text Editor

Window Painter

Toolbars

HIERARCHY DIAGRAMMER

An Introduction to Hierarchy Diagrammer

Object Palette

Maintaining Entities

Manipulating Hiearchies

Removing Objects & Relationships

FUNCTIONS

Function Creation

Function Properties

PROCESSES

Process Creation

Process Properties

RULES

Rule Creation

Rule Properties

WINDOWS

Window Creation

Window Properties

Window Hierarchy

VIEWS

View Creation

View Properties

View Relationship Properties to Other Objects

View Relationship Properties to Views

Multi-occurring Views

Window Views

Rule Views

HPS_EVENT_VIEW

HPS_EVENT_VIEW Fields

Data Ambiguity

DATA ITEMS

Data Types

Text

Numeric

Date, Time & Timestamp

Literals

Sets and Symbols

Variables or Data Items

Local Data Items

Setting Data Type

Declaring local Variables - DCL

Data Conversion

Picture Characters

BITMAPS AND BITMAP EDITOR

Bitmap Creation

Bitmap Properties

Bitmap Editor

SETS AND SET BUILDER

Sets and Set Builder

Set Creation

Set Properties

Set Style

Value Sets

Set Builder

WINDOW PAINTER

Window Painting

File Menu

Edit Menu

Case Menu

View Menu

Panel Layout

Panel Properties

Build Menu

WINDOW PAINTER OBJECTS

Window Objects

Window Object Palette

Window Painter Objects

Edit Field

Multiline Edit

File Editor

Combo Box

List Box

Check Box

Radio Button

Push Button

Multicolumn List Box

Chart

Static Text

Group Box

Rectangle

Ellipse

Hot Spot

Bitmap

ActiveX Controls

Object Attributes

Colour

Font

Lock

Format

Accelerator

Alignment

Data Links

WINDOW PAINTER TOOLS

Chart Editor

MCLB Editor

Tabbing Order

Menu Editor

Menu Structuring

HPS Menu Items

WINDOW FLOW DIAGRAMMER

Developing an Application

Building an Application

File Menu

Window Flow Diagrams

Process

Window

Terminal

Flow

Nested Flow

Note

Window Flow Simulation

RULE PAINTER

Rule Painter Access

Rule Painter

Rule Code Skeleton

Querying Objects

Mapping and Map Wizard

Verifying Rules Code

Rule Preparation

Rule Debug

RULE LANGUAGE

Rules Statements

Assignment Statements

Flow of Control Statements

Transfer of Control Statements

Other Statements

Data Access Statements

Macros

PREPARATION

Preparation Selection

Preparation Actions

Preparation Properties

Preparation Status

Preparation Process

EXECUTION CLIENT

Functions and Processes

RuleView

File Menu

Breakpoints

Logging

Examining Views

Execution

Hierarchy Window

Rule Source Navigation

Execution Trace

Course Format

Practical sessions make up a large part of the course, allowing delegates to demonstrate and reinforce the lectures given. During these sessions the delegate will gain experience of coding an H.P.S. application, with various windows and window painter objects to build a prototype of a co-operative application. Examples are used extensively, ranging from simple code snippets to full applications with complete ‘real world’ functionality. These are supplied at the start of the course and it is encouraged that the delegates execute and ‘experiment’ with these under the instructor’s guidance as they are introduced. These examples are available to take away, along with the delegate’s own work. The comprehensive Student Guide supplied is fully indexed serving as a useful reference tool long after the course has finished. Delegates will also be able to access a free help-line with technical questions relating to topics covered on the course.