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IBM i Navigator - Beyond the Basics Mark Flora - MRMUG 01/24/2013
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IBM i Navigator -
Beyond the BasicsMark Flora - MRMUG 01/24/2013
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User Interfaces
In the Beginning...
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User Interfaces
In the Beginning...
• ... there were 80 Column Cards and paper
printers
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User Interfaces
In the Beginning...
• ... there were 80 Column Cards and paper
printers
• ... followed by teletypes
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User Interfaces
In the Beginning...
• ... there were 80 Column Cards and paper
printers
• ... followed by teletypes
• ... and glass teletypes
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User Interfaces
In the Beginning...
• ... there were 80 Column Cards and paper
printers
• ... followed by teletypes
• ... and glass teletypes
• Still in use todayo Think DOS window or Unix/Linux console or router
configuration
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User Interfaces
• Mainframe full screens
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User Interfaces
• Mainframe full screens
• S/38 5250 terminalso Few menus
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User Interfaces
• Mainframe full screens
• S/38 5250 terminalso Few menus
o AS/400 extensive menus
� Prompting and help
� Truly excellent command line interface
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User Interfaces
• Mainframe full screens
• S/38 5250 terminalso Few menus
o AS/400 extensive menus
� Prompting and help
� Truly excellent command line interface
• Windows graphical interfaceo Adopted widely in the 1990's
o Became the standard for 'Computer Experience'
o Rewrite the interface for use on non-Windows platforms
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User Interfaces
Browser interface
• The new user interface standardo End user interface
o Administrative interface
• Still rapidly evolvingo ex: Java vs HTML5
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IBM i Navigator - the Graphical Face of IBM i
Buy IBM i Access family - 5770-XW1
• 5770-XE1 IBM i Access for Windowso 5250 Emulation
o File transfer
o IBM i Navigator
o Database tool
o API interfaces
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IBM i Navigator - the Graphical Face of IBM i
Buy IBM i Access family - 5770-XW1
• 5770-XE1 IBM i Access for Windowso 5250 Emulation
o File transfer
o IBM i Navigator
o Database tool
o API interfaces
• 5770-XH2 IBM i Access for Webo IBM i Navigator
� File export to IFS
� Most DB tool functions
� Web-based 5250
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IBM i Navigator - the Graphical Face of IBM i
Windows interface
• Most admin functions
• Management Central interface for multiple system management
• Requires installing code on Windows
• Includes excellent 5250 emulator
• Includes the database language tool
• APIs
o ex: ODBC and .NET
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IBM i Navigator - the Graphical Face of IBM i
Web interface
• Most of the features of the Windows
interface
• Even includes web-based 5250 emulation
• Install the product on the server, start the
HTTP administrative web, and it just works!
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Windows vs. Browser Interface
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Web-based 5250 Emulation
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Windows vs. Browser Interface
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Graphical DB Admin Standard
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Database tool (Windows only)
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Database tool - insert example stmt
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Database tool - Index Advisor
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Plan Cache Analysis
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Beyond the Basics
• Windows and Web interfaces
o Modern, standard face of IBM i
o Administrative interface of the future
• Web interface
o 5250 and Navigator from most anywhere
• Database management interface
o Some is Windows-only
o Similar to other DBMS
� Maximize YOUR skill set
� Store repeated scripts or capture for record of change
o Easy access to Plan Cache access and other
analysis tools
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