Advanced Novell GroupWise® Customization with Advansys Formativ

Gregory Bell

CEO

ADVANSYS

Grant Johnson

Product Development Manager

ADVANSYS

Formativ overview

Formativ is...

Key features...

'Out-of-the-box' solutions

Integrated rapid solutions development tool

Powerful GroupWise client extensions

Scalable solutions framework

Add and maintain any number of solutions

eDirectory™ support for fast, secure solution deployment

More efficient than installing a number of discrete GroupWise enhancements (C3PO's etc)

Key benefits...

Simplified GroupWise customization and solutions management

Maximize return on GroupWise development

Harness the full power of GroupWise

Customize GroupWise to meet exact needs

Integrate with existing corporate systems

Make the most of existing IT infrastructure

Add or adapt solutions in a rapid, cost effective manner

Simplified GroupWise customization

'Point-and-click' client customization

Toolbar buttons

Menu items

Events

Simplified access to GroupWise APIs

Object, Token, Admin, C3PO, Messenger and Trusted Application API's

Simple solutions management via eDirectory

Formativ architecture

Formativ environment overview

Designed exclusively for GroupWise

Integrated development environment

'Point-and-click' ease

Standards-based Formativ language

100% Visual Basic – Scripting Edition compatible

COM, OLE Automation, XML, CSS, HTML, Javascript

Secure

Solutions can only be executed within Formativ

Command line execution not possible

Supports Novell eDirectory

Platform support

Formativ solutions run within the GroupWise 32-bit Windows client

GroupWise 5.5.x

GroupWise 6.0.x

GroupWise 6.5.x

GroupWise Sequoia

GroupWise Aspen

Formativ and Linux

Formativ.NET is on the Advansys roadmap

Based on .NET/MONO

Support for the creation of Windows and Linux cross-platform Formativ solutions

Solutions will be based on the ECMA-355 standard – the Common Language Infrastructure (CLI)

Windows script host no longer used

Any CLI language will be capable of producing a Formativ.NET solution

C#, Visual Basic.Net, Delphi.NET, etc

Formativ framework

Formativ Runtime

Run secure Formativ solutions

Formativ Creator

Develop and run Formativ solutions

Formativ Studio

Manage and deploy solutions via Novell eDirectory

Develop and run Formativ solutions

Formativ framework...continued

Formativ Express

Run Express solutions

Formativ Solutions Engine

Run secure OEM solutions

Designed for Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs)

Customization with Formativ

The Formativ Development Environment

Integrates with the GroupWise client

Built-in code editor

Solution recorder

Visual forms designer

eDirectory-based solutions management

Types of customization

Application/system integration

Business process automation

GroupWise client enhancements

'Trusted application' enterprise solutions

These are very broad – cross-over exists

Customization demonstrations

Formativ resources

Formativ resources

Formativ home page

www.advansyscorp.com/formativ.htm

Novell DeveloperNet

http://developer.novell.com/groupwise

Formativ Applet Central – hosted by Novell GroupWise CoolSolutions

www.novell.com/coolsolutions/feature/9485.html

Advansys support forums

http://advansys.atinfopop.com/4/OpenTopic?a=cfrm&s=7534089931&f=3634089931

TUT333

2003-12-08T12:43:39

Gregory Bell