software Natural For AJAX User Guide
- July 10, 2024
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software Natural For AJAX
Overview of Natural for AJAX
- AJAX = Asynchronous JavaScript® And XML
- Eliminates the need to reload whole Web pages when a subset of data is changed
- A Natural development tool that allows you to transform existing green screens into interactive, web-based page layouts
- Integrated with Natural ONE
- Developer license free with Natural ONE
Advantages of using Natural for AJAX
- Increases business user acceptance and productivity
- Enables Natural developers to perform modernizations
- Provides low-risk approach to legacy modernization
- Allows phased modernization approach
- Provides tools to convert existing Natural maps to web page layouts
- No training or experience needed in JavaScript, HTML or CSS
- Comprehensive demo environment available in development tool
Additional Considerations
- Why invest in this change?
- Acceptance that mainframe & mainframe applications are part of low code modernization trends
- Works with Linux & Windows platforms
- Green screens are running out of text and field space
- Database fields need to be increased and displayed
- Options for evaluation
- Encourage existing Natural ONE developers to build simple applications and show value of tool to management
- Pre Sales System Engineers available to demo and support proof-of-concepts
- Professional Services available to assist in application analysis, project planning, development activities, and to provide knowledge transfer
Example NJX Modernization
Access to Demos
Access to AJAX Developer
Proof-of-Concept
Transformations with Natural for AJAX
Menu Before and After
Benefits
- Dynamic Menu per user
- Tree Explorer, Drop Down and/or Clickable links options for menus
- Direct Navigation to screens via a menu
Data Entry Screen Before and After
Benefits
- Tabs to replace screens
- Interactive Map
- Controls
- Drop downs
- Date Controls
- Text Boxes
- Dynamic field sizes
- Select from list to populate data fields
- Retain traditional navigation “Jump To”
Multiple Screens Before and After
Benefits
- Controls
- Code translation
- Grid based tables
- Interactive help tips
Browses Before and After
Benefits
- Controls
- Scrollable areas
Additional capabilities
Benefits
- Download PDF reports with a click of a button
- Upload data
- Call external supports like verify address
Not all screens need to be transformed
- Existing screens can be rendered in the browser
- Style sheet can be modified to change fonts/colors/framing
- PF Keys can be transformed into clickable links
Green Screen coding vs. NJX Coding
Green Screen Natural
- Input using map ‘XXXXXXXX’
- Decide on firsts PF-Key
- Enter/PF1,PF2,etc
- Reinput
- Defined Variable Lengths
- Natural for AJAX
- Process using page ‘XXXXXX’
- Decide on first event
- Method(on Button Click, on Hover, on Select)
- Process page partial/full
- Dynamic Variable lengths
Three key takeaways
Natural for AJAX
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Improves business user acceptance and productivity
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Provides ability for Natural developers to support modernizations
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Provides low-risk, phased approach to legacy modernization
Contact & Reference Information
Professional Services support:
Julie Rowe, A&N Principal Consultant
julia.rowe@softwareag.com
Mobile +1 803.351.1563
Mark Combs,
mark.combs@softwareag.com, Vice President,
A&N Americas
Mobile +1 210.410.8529
Pre Sales Engineer & Proof-of-Concept support:
Patrick Gould, Chief Architect
patrick.gould@softwareag.com
Mobile +1 972.489.7840
Reference:
Training Software AG LP: Rich Internet Applications with Natural for Ajax
(346-71E)
Documentation Natural for Ajax (softwareag.com)
References
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