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MatriDigm Advanced Process 2000
MatriDigm Advanced Process 2000 (MAP2000sm) is a highly automated Year 2000 conversion service that uses a factory approach to analyze, find, modify and test date-related fields in an application. MAP2000 includes a Prep System to prepare work units at the customer location before the Work Unit is sent to the MatriDigm Factory where code is modified and tested.
MatriDigm Prep System
The Prep System consists of a hardware configuration based on Windows NT and an interactive tool called the PrepTool, that collects, verifies, and packages source programs and copy members. The PrepTool can receive source code programs to be modified on a CD-ROM, JAZ or ZIP media, or by downloading programs over a network. Customer information is entered using a Graphical User Interface (GUI).
The Checker function checks all COPY, INCLUDE and CALL statements for each program to identify any missing related program members and verifies that no files are missing from the work unit. Programs can be added to or deleted from the work unit immediately, before submission to the Factory. The Checker also performs checks for incorrect syntax, characters and unsupported languages, as well as calls to subsystems such as CICS, IMS and SQL.
The PrepTool also performs a final check of all code and information submitted to the Factory and creates a CD-ROM that contains all programs and information about the Work Unit needed in the Factory. A second copy of the Work Unit CD-ROM is given to the customer.
The MatriDigm Factory
The MatriDigm Factory analyzes and processes code with a high level of automation. MAP2000's parallel distributed design allows the Factory to be scalable. The MAP2000 Factory includes a control process and four steps - Analyze, Find, Modify and Test.
Factory Process Control
MAP2000's Factory Process Control assures that all work units are correctly processed by tracking them through each stage. Work Unit Controllers, Domain Specialists and Technical Support Specialists monitor each work unit to assure that all process steps are followed and all exceptions are resolved.
ANALYZE
The MatriDigm Code Analyzer is a unique proprietary set of programs that have the ability to automatically extract and then comprehensively describe the inputs, outputs, date fields and interactions of an entire application. The complete description of the Work Unit is captured in the Hyper-linked Relational Database, which allows MAP2000 to view the entire work unit and trace variable and field interactions.
FIND
The Scan and Classify Process uses customer input plus a rules-driven scanning process to find and classify variables and fields that may be dates in the work unit. Using the Hyper-linked Relational Database plus proprietary algorithms, additional date fields are found and classified. If the date-finding programs are unable to fully resolve a filed as a date, skilled Domain Specialists provide a resolution and define new rules to enhance the process.
MODIFY
The Modify Process performs an in-line replacement of code in the work unit that was flagged during the Scan and Classify Process to be modified to function properly beyond the Year 2000. Original code involving date calculations and routines are left in the modified programs, but are commented out. The new code is marked as the start and end of each code segment inserted by MAP2000.
TEST
MatriDigm's patent-pending MicroTest(sm) Process automatically tests each code modification before the change is finalized. This assures that modified code functions exactly as the original unmodified code with the exception of the added Year 2000 functionality.
The final stage of the Factory Process Control includes 1) a complete check of all code in the work unit, 2) the generation of reports about the work unit, and 3) the creation of two copies of the full work unit output package on CD-ROM (one for the Factory archives, and one returned to the customer).
FEATURES
Date Formats
MatriDigm's MAP2000 today supports two types of windowing - Sliding, and Fixed. Programs modified with MatriDigm's windowing technique can coexist with programs previously modified with either windowed or 4-digit year formats, and will modify programs that have already been partially changed to allow 4-digit years in some fields.
Sliding Window
A Sliding Window for a work unit specifies the ending year of a 100-year window that is relative to the current year (at the time the program executes). The specified value indicates the number of years forward to the end of the 100-year window. If the current year is 1997, and a sliding window of 25 is specified, all 2-digit years in the application will be in the range 1923 to 2022. In the year 2000, with the same window, all years will be in the range 1926-2025.
Fixed Window
A Fixed Window for a work unit specifies a 100-year window starting at a fixed date. For example, if the Window value for the work unit is 1940, all 2-digit years will be in the range 1940 to 2039. Any fixed Window value between 1875 and 2500 (inclusive) is allowed.
Prep System Highlights
- Windows Based
- Interactive GUI
- Supports CD-ROM, JAZ, ZIP, Network Input
Langauges
- ANSI COBOL-85
- CICS
- IMS*
*Data base calls that use date fields as keys for sequential search arguments will require customer modification or file conversion to ensure correct Year 2000 operation.
For More Information
MAP2000 is available exclusively through MatriDigm's Technology Associates. These world-class companies provide a full range of assessment, project management and systems testing for Year 2000 projects. A current list of MatriDigm's Technology Associates can be obtained by calling the MatriDigm Response Center at 1-888-YRS-2001 or by visiting the MatriDigm website at matridigmusa.com
MatriDigm, MATRIDIGM, MAP2000, and MicroTest are all trademarks and/or service marks of MatriDigm Corporation.
END OF BROCHURE. Regards, Bill |
