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CA Plex and Microsoft Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF)Foundation (WPF)

A Technology Preview

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R b L llRob Layzell

CA

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About the Speaker

> Rob Layzell Software Architect, Software Engineering, CA

Primarily responsible for CA Plex development

Live and work in San Francisco Bay Area

> 17 years experience in software development and IT Worked with Obsydian since 1.5.2

Joined Synon through SPS Atlanta in 1996

Plex developer for 11 years Plex developer for 11 years Patterns

Connector technologies


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Runtimes (especially WinC, WinNTC and .NET)

Agenda

> Why Do YOU Need a New Client?

> Windows Presentation Foundation Explained XAML, Code-behind, XBAP, ClickOnce

> CA Plex r6.5 WinC/Java/RPG client migrationg

Rich client development

Web enablement

> Whats Currently Missing?

> Summary


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Why Do YOU Need A Why Do YOU Need A New Client?



Why Do You Need a New Client?A Brief History of Plex Client Generatorsy

Obsydian 1.0 WinCWinWidgets

COOL:Plex 4.5 JavaSwingg

1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2009

Obsydian 1.5 RPGIIIDDS

Advantage Plex 5.0WinCMFC



Why Do You Need a New Client? No New Client in 10 Years! Why?y

> Lack of compelling technologies MFC

Implemented for WinC at Plex r5.0

W j Vi l St di /MFC d h ! We enjoy Visual Studio/MFC upgrades as much as you!

No support for new Windows 7 technologies

WinForms Glorified .NET wrapper for MFC

ASP.NET Already have Web solutions (Websydian/ADC)



Why Do You Need a New Client? WPF Technology Benefit #1gy

> Separation of Design from Functionality




> Simplified deployment: XCOPY

ClickOnce




> Rich-Web Enablement XBAP XAML Browser Applications

Silverlight

> Support for Windows 7 Technologies Built-in Enhanced Accessibility

Multi-touch Good:Common Event HandlingNo effort to implement

Better:Multi-touch Event HandlingMulti touch Event HandlingLittle effort to implement

Best:Full multi-touch UI design Large-scale effort



Why Do You Need a New Client? The Other CA Plex Benefits

> Backwards compatibility built in from the ground up

> UNICODE enabled Not ANSI-code page

> No direct reliance on Visual Studio Use freely available .NET Framework SDKsy

Does NOT mean you cannot use Visual Studio!



Windows Presentation Windows Presentation Foundation Explained



Windows Presentation Foundation ExplainedThe Basics

> Introduced in .NET 3.0

> Framework for rendering UIs for Windows-based applications

> Uses DirectX for UI rendering rather than GDI Hardware acceleration

Modern UI features (Glass-effects, scaling)

Multimedia enabled (Videos on buttons)

> Primarily uses XAML to define UI Elements



Windows Presentation Foundation ExplainedWhat is XAML?

> eXtensible Application Markup Language XML-based language for declaring object structures.

Used in: Windows Presentation Foundation / Silverlight

Windows Workflow

Windows Presentation Foundation ExplainedWhat is XBAP?

> XAML Browser Applications Full WPF Applications

Hosted on IIS Server or Azure Cloud

Run in a trusted Sandbox environment in Browser

Generally designed to run in Internet Explorer only

> Silverlight Subset of WPF Framework

Designed for Cross platform deployment (OS X Linux Designed for Cross-platform deployment (OS X, Linux, Windows Mobile, Symbian)



Windows Presentation Foundation ExplainedWhat is ClickOnce?

> ClickOnce



CA Plex r6.5CA Plex r6.5



CA Plex r6.5Client/Server Partitioningg

Client PC

Server PC



CA Plex r6.5Demo #1 CA Plex r6.1 Packager Toolg



CA Plex r6.5Generating WPF functionsg

> Use existing FNC language SYS/C#

> Functions that scope a Panel generate: XAML (Panel definition)

Code-behind C# source (Function AD)

Input / Output parameter interface C# source

Resource file



CA Plex r6.5Application Customizationpp

> Each application contains a generic App.xaml file

> Contains default rendering for WPF Controls

> Edit via:> Edit via: Visual Studio 2008

MS Expression Blend 2p



CA Plex r6.5Building WPF functionsg

> Build as you would any other C# function: Default Code Library (Quick and dirty)

Model Code Library objects (Best practice)

> Build designed for XCOPY deployment

> Create Executable to run WPF applicationpp

Executable bootstraps .NET Runtime

Standard .NET config file (like WinC INI)

All function classes compiled into Default Code Library

Plex .NET Runtime dependencies copied



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CA Plex r6.5CA Plex .NET WPF Runtime

Pl t d C# A li ti Plex-generated C# Application Code Library Assemblies, Executables, Configuration Files

Plex Base .NET Runtime(Plex.Obrun.dll)

Plex WPF Runtime(Plex.ObWpf.dll)

Other UI Runtimes?Silverlight?

( )

Plex Plex

( p )

Ribbon WPF

Silverlight?

PlexCommon Runtime

PlexControls Runtime

Plex API Runtime

Ribbon Control Library

WPF Toolkit Library



CA Plex r6.5Demo #2 - A Plex-generated XAML Applicationg pp

> XAML/Code-behind generation

> Application Look and feel customization



CA Plex r6.5Plex Page Objectsg j

> New Page object in Plex

> Similar to a Panel Scoped to a Function

Use Same Editor

Similar Control Types

General XAML

> Compile as XBAPs Run in Browser

Use Browser Navigation



CA Plex r6.5Demo #3 - Plex-generated XBAPsg



Whats Missing?What s Missing?



Whats Missing?(But Planned for 6.5)( )

> One-to-one parity with WinC/Java (for Panel objects)

> Support for .NET Custom Components on Panels/Pages

> ClickOnce Deployment> ClickOnce Deployment

> New Variants for Patterns: ACTIVE ACTIVE

UIBASIC

UISTYLE



Whats Missing?(That were sat on the fence about)( )

> WCF Proxy (via Code Libraries)

> New Pattern Libraries for Page objects: WebBasic

WebStyle

WebFoundation???

> New Variants for OBASE

> Enhanced CSAPI Libraryy



SummarySummary



Summary

> Weve already come a long way from Plex r6.1!

> WPF is here to stay

> What can you do now?> What can you do now? Start migration today!

Plex Packager Tool Alpha available nowg p

Nothing you do now is throw-away Server wont change

Remember - backwards compatibility is built-in!



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