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By thoroughly testing Web Object Wizard (WOW), we
are confident your developers will find it easy to use.
However, determining your business ROI by purchase of
software can be a daunting task. So, we would also like
to explain the cost savings that you can expect by incorporating
WOW into your organization. This guide will show the
benefit you will obtain with the purchase of WOW.
Why WOW? If you are reading this document, you either
have a very serious interest or need to develop some
internal or external Web-based applications to service
employees, customers, vendors, or managers. With the
use of Intra and Internet becoming increasingly popular
among business staff and customers, there is no doubt
that creating Web-based data centric applications will
save most companies money. With all the options available
to create these applications, it is no wonder the evaluation
process is often times frustrating.
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The primary purpose development with WOW is to remove
much of the redundancy in developing Web applications.
Companies developing in Java are often faced with
a lengthy training and development period. However,
WOW provides existing development staff (technical
and non-technical) the ability to develop Web applications
in minutes, right out of the box. Companies using
WOW for Web development often save 100-400 times
the time invested in service hours. Take these saved
hours and multiply them by the number of applications
you're developing and clearly the WOW product will
pay for itself in a very short time.
 a)
Learning Curve - WOW
Many RPG shops developing with WOW create dynamic,
robust applications in minutes with no training
at all. Java developers using WOW create highly
customized, extended applications also in a very
short time. PlanetJ staff does provide two, 16-hour
training courses, which are highly recommended.
These allow student access to a WOW specialist
to assist with the initial installation and application(s).
WOW Intro and WOW Advanced classes are provided
either onsite or online. Full course descriptions
can be obtained on PlanetJ’s website. It may also
be necessary to train staff in writing SQL statements
which can take 1-2 days for basic capabilities
and about 2 weeks for high productivity. You can
trust PlanetJ to provide the highest quality education
available today.
http://www.planetjavainc.com/services.htm
Whether onsite or online, these classes will expedite
development and build comfort in using WOW.
Time to productivity
in using WOW:
0-32 hours
Time to productivity
using traditional methods:
31 months for basic capability
WOW has all the necessary features to produce complex,
powerful applications built right into the product
– no programming knowledge necessary.
It allows programmers of all skill-levels (including
no skills) to avoid redundancies in coding tasks
such as updates, inserts, deletes, automatic conversion
to MS EXCEL or XML, validation, OS level security,
and much more. There are over 270 features of WOW
that shorten development time significantly.
Also, companies wishing to integrate specific logic
into applications can easily manipulate the WOW
framework by adjusting the WOW API using industry
standard JAVA (no proprietary language). Web applications
are created by specifying SQL/JDBC statements after
which WOW generates and displays the results in
HTML to the user's browser. WOW makes Web development
simple, fast, and flexible for any user. Standard
inquiry and maintenance applications can be built
from start to finish in a few minutes.
i)
Working With Data
WOW utilizes metadata to store all configuration
and functions. JDBC is utilized to provide full
support for dynamic selection, data updates, deletes,
and inserts. WOW's Java-based dataengine framework
handles all the execution of JDBC and the generation
of HTML. User's can use a wizard to easily generate
a JDBC statement by simply selecting a library,
table, and a set of fields. For example, the following
JDBC statement " SELECT * FROM PJDATA.EMPLOYEE
WHERE LASTNAME = ?" will generate a Web
application that prompts the user to enter a last
name, and when entered, searches the Employee
file and generates results. This feature is similar
to Query/400 and DFU and requires no training
to use. In addition, with no further manual coding
required, the WOW framework provides the following
features (click on a feature to see it used in
a sample application):
• Dynamic sorting on all columns
• Edit, delete, copy, and insert records
• Advanced
drill-down capabilities
• Export all data to Excel, XML, PDF, Word, etc.
• Dynamic
prompting with drop-down lists
• Paging support to allow the user to scroll through
large result sets
• Ability to customize field labels
• Automatic emailing from within an application
• Executive
Excel Dashboards
• Global (persistent) variables for self-service
and workflow applications
• Mobile
and wireless device support
• “On the fly” runtime parameters
• And many, many more…over 270 features.
WOW allows the user to configure validation rules
via metadata. Fields can be marked as required
and also assigned a business object such as Social
Security Number. Upon an insert or update, validation
is performed based on these settings.
iii)
Security
Controlling user access to applications often
involves complex rules specific to each business.
This may include integration with existing security
schemes and databases. Or, it may involve tracking
application usage for security or billing reasons.
Whatever the situation, if it is not already handled
by WOW's basic operations, WOW can easily be extended
to provide the needed behavior.
WOW allows Web applications to be secured in a
variety of ways including operating system authentication,
local users only, or database driven authentication.
Also provided is the ability to secure operations
and even fields for particular users. The WOW
self-service feature allows row level security
(e.g. suppliers can only see their records). All
security is defined and enforced through metadata.
iv)
Performance
WOW allows users to easily create any type of
"data centric" Internet/intranet/extranet application
significantly faster than alternatives without
manual coding and configuring Java, JSPs, and
WebSphere. WOW can be used to access data stored
in any relational database - DB2, UDB, Oracle,
SQL Server, etc. In addition, WOW provides built
in connection pooling and multilevel caching enabling
ultra fast performance that is customizable. These
are set on the WOW operation within the application.
Updates are automatically tracked and cache is
automatically reset. A full array of JDBC optimization
parameters is available to optimize the data access
as well. The WOW framework also handles DB persistence
and session management.
v)
Extending the WOW API
For advanced validation and features, WOW supports
extensions using Java inheritance. WOW business
objects can be subclasses, thus behaviors and
rules can be added using 100% industry standard
Java. This advanced programming is typically done
in a Java IDE such as Eclipse or WebSphere Studio.
All screens produced by WOW can be replaced with
customized versions specific to a user or company.
This can be done by creating custom JSP's and
then instructing WOW to use the custom JSP for
various operations. These customized JSP's can
provide UI behavior that enhances the base functionality
of the WOW Builder. NOTE: Color, font, images,
etc are easily customized using just straight
CSS.
vi)
Deployment and Portability
Once WOW is installed, no further deployment is
necessary. The WOW framework executes applications
using high speed, dynamic cache. All metadata
is retrieved and executed by the framework. New
applications do not require a deployment to the
server. WOW typically executes a web application
on WebSphere or Tomcat application servers. Since
WOW is 100% Java, it can run on any Java enabled
platform such as iSeries, Windows, Linux, and
Unix. JDBC allows WOW to access all databases
including DB2, Oracle, SQL SERVER, and MYSQL.
vii)
Ease of Integration
Over the years, PlanetJ has received requests
to run WOW on a wide variety of system structures.
Many organizations also have very functional green
screen applications and want to utilize existing
legacy code in browser fashion. This is easily
accomplished with WOW.
WOW allows this cross-functional capability due
to its innovative framework. These separate functions
can use WOW's common Java technology to pass their
data in user-friendly browser-based format. WOW
can run on ANY platform and against ANY database.
This makes the integration of WOW into an existing
environment very simple and flexible. Customers
can choose any type of hardware and operating
system (iSeries, HP-UX, Linux and Windows or almost
any other system) and develop and run their web
applications.
• WOW can access all major databases leveraging
strategic JDBC and SQL technology (DB2, MySQL, SEQUEL,
Oracle, iSeries, etc.). WOW can run on any platform
with a Java Web Server like Apache Tomcat, WebSphere,
or Windows.
• Migration to other platforms is seamless.
• WOW is written in and uses industry standard 100%
Java for customization. Customization is fully extendable
using the WOW API.
PlanetJ is a company that has built its reputation
on customer and product support. Our team wants
to help you, our colleagues, develop your Web applications
in the most efficient, cost effective, and rapid
way so that you may help your customers, employees,
and vendors. By using WOW in your environment, you
will have easy access to a professional team that
knows Web development. You will be provided a single
point-of-contact for support as well as back-up
staff should your contact be temporarily unavailable.
PlanetJ service hours are available for building
and/or customizing your WOW applications. These
services can be contracted through PlanetJ business
coordinators. Easily access them via email at info@planetjavainc.com.
If your team does not have the time, PlanetJ can
create your applications for you – using WOW faster
than any other organization out there which will
further increase your ROI.
Development Staff: Most of the
PlanetJ developers and WOW specialists are former
IBM employees, working from the Rochester, MN plant.
They have extensive experience in writing rapid
Web applications. They further specialize in WebSphere
and Java education and consulting service.
Business Staff: The business office
at PlanetJ is staffed by helpful individuals that
will streamline the process of obtaining WOW software,
organizing your team’s education and handling service
contracts. They have a combined experience of 20+
years in business support and services.
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