Submitted by Jim Schaub on Mon, 09/24/2012 - 00:00
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Hi Glenn,

Question, how can I change my PadForm test environment from myclient.padform.com to jimsoft.padform.com?

I am in the process of translating the PadForm product from English to Spanish but I registered my Padform test environment as www.myclient.padform.com, thinking that they would be interested in evaluating and then buying PadForm but for legal issues it would be better to delete or rename that environement.

Best regards,
Jim Schaub

Hi Glenn,

Thanks, I will add the links to my website.

Also, I have a couple of questions:

Question 1
Do we have a Spanish version and if not show me where to mantain the literals or variables and I will translate them.

Question 2
The customer is looking for an on-line Order Entry System, how would Padform integrate with their existing JDE (JD Edwards) ERP package?
It is imperative that the inventory is depleted live to feed production, purchasing, as well as credit lines to show live on their BI Dashboards.

Question 3
Have you developed a BI solution? If not, I am planning on doing so using IceQuery for the iPad, I tried some of the on-line emulators and it works with the demo site on some of them, today I will try the IceQuery demo with the customer's own iPads.

Question 4
In addition to Padform, the customer would like to use the IceCap 5250 Emulator, however on the iPad there is no PF1 key (a function key that is heavily used by JDE). How do we activate the function keys on the screen so they can send the PF1 key by touching a button?

Regards,
Jim

Hi Jim.

To answer your questions:
1. You can do the spanish translations yourself in PadForm in the "Administration" menu. You can't maintain the menu texts, but if you send me the spanish translations, I'll key them in for you. Afterwards choose "Spanish" in "users".

2. You will have to do your own integration with the ERP system. There are import and export to spreadsheet features available. Alternatively you should sell them the "Stand alone" version of PadForm. This version is to be installed on the customers own System i, and again you must do your own integration.

3. Nope! We haven't yet developed our own BI solution. So your are more than welcome to make such a solution in IceQuery. When you're done, I'm very interested in having a look at it. Where in the process of making a CRM system, that also will run on a tablet. More info on this later when we have a BETA out there.

4. I'll have to forward this question to our Technical Guru, Niels Liisberg. I'm sure he has a solution for this.  

Regards,
Glenn Jarzomkowski

Hi Jim;

Regarding Icecap and PF1: Out of the Box IceCap maps all the function keys to buttons on the panel. So if JDE are able to show the text F1=DoStuff – then you will have a "DoStuff" button.

In some cases this is not the case – However, IceCap can put additional buttons on the panel on the fly using what we call a "break out program" This little program can garnish the panel with all the bells a whistles you like, and there are plenty of examples in the QSAMPLE source file in the IceCap library. By the way the Break out program is running server side on to of the 5250 stream and can be written in any ILE language including RPG.

IceCap also have a more programatic approach – and Application Program Interface (API) which allows you to create a brand new iPad application or web-application that simply "talks" with the 5250 screen or screens.

I don't know if you know about programming but it looks something like:

..      
  Id = vtGetField(CUSTOMERID);
         vtSetField(AMOUNT:'1233');
   vtPress(ENTER);
..

I can give you more details or samples if you like. Always fell free to contact me…

Best regards,
Niels Liisberg