NovellÒ
exteNd Composer
HP
3000 Connect
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5.0
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5.0 |
January 2004
Welcome to Novell® exteNd ComposerTM HP 3000 Connect Version 5.0. These release notes include the following sections:
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Enhancements in HP 3000 Connect
v5.0 |
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Important
information about enabling exteNd Composer HP 3000 Connect |
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Software
and hardware needed to run exteNd Composer HP 3000 Connect |
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Features
in this release of exteNd Composer HP 3000 Connect |
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Known issues
with this release of exteNd Composer HP 3000 Connect |
What is New
exteNd Composer HP 3000 Connect 5.0 has been enhanced to work with the new Novell exteNd Composer 5.0 and to take advantage of the new and enhanced Actions.
Installation notes
As of
extend 5 Composer Enterprise Edition 5.0, the Composer Connectors are no longer
installed separately. To make
installation easier, the Composer Connectors are automatically installed when extend 5 Composer
Evaluation licenses are provided for each of the Composer solutions. The evaluation licenses expire 90 days after installation.
Within the Composer designer, you can enable any of the Composer solutions using the Systems Information dialog’s Licenses tab. Navigate to the System Information dialog from the Help / About exteNd Composer menu item. Press the System button and click the Licenses tab.
To enable a Composer solution, simply click its associated ‘Enabled’ checkbox and press OK.
Note: When enabling a Composer Connector, you need to enable each of the Connector’s components. For example, if you want to enable HP 3000 Connect, you need to click the Enabled checkbox associated with HP3000 and HP3000logon and press OK.
When you purchase a full license for a solution, you may edit the solution’s license by clicking the Edit… button and entering the full license.
The same is true on the server side and a console dialog is provided for enabling Composer solutions and editing license keys.
If you experience problems with the installation of HP 3000 Connect, contact Novell technical support for manual installation steps.
Software and hardware minimum requirements
There are no additional hardware or 3rd party software requirements to install or use any Composer Connector with exteNd Composer. Please see the hardware and software requirements included with both exteNd Composer Server and Developer.
Composer Connectors are engineered to work in conjunction with your exteNd Composer core products and are compatible with the same major version of the core products (e.g. exteNd Composer v5.0).
Tutorial
There is no tutorial sent with the HP 3000 Connect. Since every environment is unique, the process for setting up the connections may vary. You can deploy the HP 3000 components in the same manner that you do XML Map and JDBC components. Refer to the exteNd Composer tutorial.
Features in exteNd Composer HP 3000 Connect
The following is a brief description of the feature set provided by exteNd Composer HP 3000 Connect. For a more detailed look at the features and functionality please read the exteNd Composer HP 3000 Connect User Guide provided with the software and on the CD-ROM.
The HP 3000 Connect is a separately installable product that integrates directly with your existing exteNd Composer installation and provides you with the ability to integrate your business applications running through HP 3000 browser type interfaces to your integration projects.
In addition to the features
listed below the HP 3000 Connect inherits all the functionality of the exteNd
Composer XML Mapping Component Editor.
Please see the exteNd Composer Users Guide for more information.
Connectivity
– XML-enables HP 3000 applications
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Creates connections to HP 3000 sites
through TCP/IP
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Supports both Host Names and IP
Addresses
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Allows user to select or enter the
terminal type
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Supports Constant and Expression Driven Connections
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Introduction of Logon Components and Logon Connections to optimize connectivity
for HP 3000 Components
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Server side connection pooling utilizing the Logon Components and
Connections
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exteNd Composer Server HP 3000 console is used to release and view
connection status
Visual Integration –
Provides a HP 3000 terminal emulator view of the
application you are integrating.
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Built-in HP 3000 terminal emulator is
displayed in the Native Environment Pane
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Introduces new HP 3000 Actions
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Check Screen – Waits for the screen to
be ready
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Send Buffer – transmits the buffer
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Supports Drag & Drop between the HP
3000 Application and DOMs
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Supports HP 3000 special terminal keys
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Supports both 24x80 and 24x132 displays
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Provides a HP 3000 keyboard dialog window
Advanced Processes –
Provides the ability to perform complex manipulations of
screen information.
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Stop and restart the
recording of the business processes being mapped
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Animate the built
components for testing and debugging
Known issues
This release has the following known
issues (workarounds are specified if known):
Console
on WebSphere
o If you deploy exteNd Composer service components to more than one WebSphere application server you will need to copy the exteNd Composer consoles for 3270 Connect, 5250 Connect, Telnet Connect, Data General Connect, HP 30000 Connect, Tandem Connect, T27 Connect and SAP Connect to each application server. This will allow you to monitor the various exteNd Composer Connector connection pools for the specific application servers.
Instructions which describe how to copy these exteNd Composer Consoles are available for from the exteNd Composer Product Download section on www.Novell.com. Also included in this download is a new file called exteNdComposerConsoles.ear, which is required.
Animation
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The STOP button does
not work during run to the end animation.
When running to a break point, first press Pause to stop the animator
then press STOP.
Other
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When using the Pre-initialize Pool feature, if
the user is using a connection from a sub-project, the connection name that
should be used is the original and not the shared connection name. (i.e. TutorialEnd:InventorySystem.xml vs. InventorySystem.xml)
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