If I'm building a heads down data entry application, it'll be 5250 based.
I'm working at a client now who bought into a package that runs on the
System i, but has a GUI front end. Guess what the very first problem that
the users complained about? You guessed it. There is no field exit key
available for the clerks to use with their invoice and time card entry
screens. And before Trevor jumps in, the vendor started a few years ago with
the newlook software, but IBM made them re-engineer with Websphere. Now, the
package requires a PC server between the i and the user.
This particular company is getting so much pushback from the user community
that they are re-engineering their software to be available in both 5250 and
GUI flavors.
Paul Nelson
Cell 708-670-6978
Office 708-425-4198
nelsonp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
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mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Nathan Andelin
Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2007 5:38 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: When an AS/400 is called an iSeries
From Paul N.
???
There are thousands and thousands of users out there banging
in transactionswith 5250 screens every day.
I believe that. I use 5250 screens on a daily basis. And when my 20 year
old daughter became a teller at a bank, and was given the choice of using
5250 or a Webfaced version of the application, she went with 5250.
But what would you say about new development? I seems to me most new
development for the past 10 years has migrated to thick-client GUI (i.e.
iSeries Navigator, WDSC), and more recently browser-based interfaces.
With regards,
Nathan M. Andelin.
midrange.com
