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UNIX to IMS/DC

Project
implementing a UNIX based standard solution on MVS
Client
R+V Versicherung, Wiesbaden
Contact
Mr. Lutz Otte
Application of TSU tool
The standard software for handling investments was programmed under UNIX. Screen definitions were done by a specific service program which constructed copybook too.

After conversion map definitions were in MFS macro format. Of course copybooks look different under IMS/DC. The tool was capable of preserving field names and attribute usage satisfying the requests of an MFS copybook structure.

IMS/DC to CICS

Project
implementing a UNIX based standard solution on MVS
Client
R+V Versicherung, Wiesbaden
Contact
Mr. Lutz Otte
Application of TSU tool
Three years later the investment programs had to be moved to CICS due to enterprise decisions.

The tools had to respect DPL concepts saying that Distributed Program Link had to be applied to front end programs and database access modules which ran in different CICSes.

The converter transformed MFS macro definitions into SDF screen definitions which grant easy handling of CICS maps in future.

Online programs could bei migrated by simple ISPF edit macros.

DTMS(DPPX) to CICS

Project
Migrating from IBM 9370 to MVS
Client
Department of Defence, Switzerland
Contact
Mr. Pirih, Mummert+Partner
Application of TSU tool
The tool ist capable of migrating online programs including selector and cursor bytes.

CICS copybooks generated by SDF can still be applied.

The migration tool comes as a Windows workbench.

CICS to UTM

Project
implementing an DOS/VSE based standard solution on BS2000
Client
Swiss National Insurance, Frankfurt/M.

Contact
Mr. Baumstark , has program service
Application of TSU tool
There is a set of tools which cope with migration of maps including their copybooks, converting application programs and a run time system for migrated CICS programs which emulates CICS services under Siemens UTM.

This environment is not restricted to Siemens though: it runs on all systems supporting COBOL.

CICS to Windows95

Project
new
Client
self yet
Contact
- Query -
Application of TSU tool
CICS BMS macros are transformed to MS VisualBasic FRM format.

PF keys become visible in a windows menu. Enter key is transformed to an OK Button.

Pseudo graphic will be replaced by Vb control elements.

CICS EIB fields receive values by functional procedures and are handed over to the application program which has moved from COBOL to a VisualBasic BAS file.

A crazy project, still under construction.

UTM nach CICS

Project
Siemens based investment software solution running under MVS
Client
Gothaer Leben, Goettingen
Contact
Mr. Lutz Otte
Application of TSU tool
Source programs have been edited to get an artificial COMMAREA representing the former UTM KB.

One central dialog program emulated UTM's job by doing program links and screen management. Application programs were called from here by CICS LINK.

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