Why Develop with FreeStyle-400?
Having to learn new languages and methodologies should no longer prevent your development team from building powerful web applications running on your iSeries – AS/400 server(s) for your business.
This is why FreeStyle-400 was designed; to allow you to use existing iSeries – AS/400 programming skills such as ILE RPG and RPG III to develop your dynamic browser-based applications.
What does FreeStyle-400 give you?
FreeStyle-400 Package
- Transaction Management – to enable highly secure and intelligent systems to be developed
- Configuration – to manage multi-language, cultural, IP, webserver, client applications
- Security – to help you deploy secure solutions
- Application Software Layer – that removes all of the technical internet protocols complications
FreeStyle-400 Director
- Secured User Access and Administration – allows you to administer which users gain access to your applications
- Function Authorisation – designate which users have access to functions such as view, create, delete or copy within your applications
- Dynamic Menu Builder – create your own totally customisable dynamic database driven menus
- Automatic generic Table File maintenance creation – never again code table file maintenance programs!
The Basics
The concept of FreeStyle-400 is simple – use existing methodology to develop iSeries – AS/400 web applications. This means we can follow multiple existing core principles and concepts.
Principles
Utilise message files for language support
Be able to define user/application specific library lists
Integrate existing programs such as validation routines
Use similar principles for producing data input or lists
Concepts
Creating Applications involves three ‘stages’:
Define Database
→
Write Back-End
→
Design Front-end
In a typical iSeries (AS/400) program, a developer would:
Define Database Files
→
Write Back-End Using RPG
→
Design Front-End using DDS
To create a web appliciation with FreeStyle-400, you would:
Define Database Files
→
Write Back-End Using RPG
and FreeStyle-400
→
Design Front-End using HTML