Chrono-Logic releases iAM for Development v4.0

Visual LANSA-Based Change Management Solution

Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and Downers Grove, Ill. – July 5, 2004 – LANSA Business Partner Chrono-Logic announces the release of iAM for Development v4.0, a change management solution designed specifically for development teams using LANSA products. iAM for Development is entirely written in Visual LANSA, is completely integrated to the internal structure of LANSA solutions and has a LANSA look and feel. iAM for Development v4.0  is available with a Windows or green-screen interface.

Features include two new development tools, Forecast and Rebuild in Development, along with support of IFS/QDLS documents/objects and a Windows interface. These add up to a complete automation of transfers between partitions, an impact analysis on LANSA cross-references, a direct link with the entire LANSA Repository including task tracking, version control, support of multiple LANSA installations, support of all LANSA definition and object types (iSeries, Visual and Web) and iSeries native sources and objects, archiving, powerful set up and security options and distribution on multiple computers.

"Throughout the entire LANSA-based application development, maintenance and distribution cycle, iAM for Development completely automates all change management tasks usually performed manually by developers, analysts, systems managers and operators. For LANSA development teams, this automation translates into increased productivity and cost reductions for a rapid ROI. But most importantly, organizations will secure their software assets and prevent system down time," said Normand Jacques, president of Chrono-Logic.

The new development tools automate some of the repetitive and time-consuming tasks of LANSA developers and analysts. The Forecast tool lets them evaluate rapidly, without errors, while proceeding with any modifications of LANSA definitions or objects. This tool searches the LANSA Repository, analyzes the source code and identifies all LANSA cross-references related to the group of LANSA definitions/objects on any partition on the system, essentially doing the work of the analyst.

Using iAM for Development’s Impact Analysis, the Rebuild in Development tool recompiles, in the Development partition, LANSA cross references related to modifications. "Whenever an object needs to be recompiled, iAM for Development will do it. For example, after using the Forecast tool, a LANSA developer modifies the length of a field in the Development partition. When he or she runs a Rebuild in Development request for that field, iAM for Development identifies the field’s cross-references and recompiles the related files and functions," said Ghislain Jacques, vice-president of product development at Chrono-Logic.

iAM for Development provides the same degree of automation at each level of the development process (Development, Tests, Production). Developers never have to run APIs, commands or Export/Import to move LANSA, native iSeries and IFS/QDLS definitions/sources/objects to the next level of the development process. "Systems managers don’t have to worry about LANSA cross-references as iAM for Development’s impact analysis automatically identifies and recreates them. In all cases, only the modified definitions and objects need to be included in packages. iAM for Development does the rest of the work," concluded Ghislain Jacques.

About Chrono-Logic

Founded in 1998, Chrono-Logic specializes in the development of productivity tools and change management solutions designed specifically for development teams using LANSA products. All solutions offered by Chrono-Logic are 100 percent written in LANSA and completely integrated to the internal structure of LANSA’s solutions. To be used with the interface of Windows or green screen, these products support LANSA for iSeries, LANSA for Windows, LANSA for the Web, and native iSeries sources and objects.