Rhenus ICT Services Modernizing a Forms Based Logistics ERP application using Formspider event @ Ciber, 13 -09 -2012 Michiel Arentsen © RHENUS 2012
Introduction Rhenus ICT Services, Amsterdam part of Rhenus Logistics, large International Logistics company (www. rhenus. com) Provide ICT services for Dutch Rhenus companies Network and infrastructure services / Communication (EDI) / Project management / Custom software development Development team of 8 fte 2 Formspider Event The Netherlands 13 -Sep-2012 © RHENUS 2012
Current development: Oracle Designer Suite 10 g R 2 Oracle Forms / Reports / Designer / Headstart / CDM Ruleframe In-house developed Oracle Forms Logistics ERP system Developed since 2003 100% Forms are Designer generated 19 applications 1100 forms 350 reports 600 users 3 Formspider Event The Netherlands 13 -Sep-2012 © RHENUS 2012
Current development: Oracle Apex 4. 1 Oracle Apex Working with Apex since 2006 Customer facing apps - Online booking - Track & Trace - Warehousing Internal apps - Asset database - Employee forms 4 Formspider Event The Netherlands 13 -Sep-2012 © RHENUS 2012
Our Problem Designer = dead (and so are Headstart / CDM Ruleframe) Split development team: only 2 fte able to do Apex more and more focus on customer facing / self service apps more web development Future of Forms = Forms? Oracle and partners say: upgrade to 11 g (Weblogic), but what about Designer shops? integrate / embed in new technology new development in JDeveloper/ADF (or Apex) So, just keep Forms running and rebuild in JDeveloper / ADF later? Not my strategy. Why wait? Wait for the silver bullet? Waiting will only make it harder later… 5 Formspider Event The Netherlands 13 -Sep-2012 © RHENUS 2012
Migrate Forms to … Oracle JDeveloper / ADF not a migration it’s a rebuild steep learning curve complex environment productivity ? more difficult for small dev team: maintain old/new and synchronize functionality . NET / Java: (almost) same as above Oracle Apex option for small forms / relatively simple crud apps limitations (layout / web-page paradigm / no transaction layer / debugging ) gets complicated when leaving the box (javascript/jquery/css/ajax) Other development platforms . . Formspider! 6 Formspider Event The Netherlands 13 -Sep-2012 © RHENUS 2012
Why Formspider Only PL/SQL (with some CSS) Easy to learn for Forms developers (simple IDE, same application paradigm) Simple architecture: Event – Condition – Action (ECA) / Solid web UI Reuse current PL/SQL code! Single development environment for all applications more flexible dev team Easier to train new developers No split-up development team! Lower costs Experiences so far Easy to learn Great support! Good tutorials and demos Great performance Great potential 7 Formspider Event The Netherlands 13 -Sep-2012 © RHENUS 2012
Forms to Formspider migration Low-risk gradual parallel migration possible deliver new functionality in Formspider stepwise migration of current Forms functionality to Formspider and keep current Oracle Forms working on same code base relatively easy keeping both application’s functionality in sync : same logic / same database / only screens to keep in sync Done so far Downloaded Formspider last February and started playing / learning Started building a demo framework application in April (not fulltime, but besides regular work) Decision was made in July to invest more time in Formspider evaluation in order to reach final go / no-go decision in October. Trained colleague in Formspider and rebuilt / extended framework application (Demo!) 8 Formspider Event The Netherlands 13 -Sep-2012 © RHENUS 2012
Demo 9 Formspider Event The Netherlands 13 -Sep-2012 © RHENUS 2012
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