Product Architecture

100% iSeries and LANSA Integration

Throughout the entire application development, maintenance and distribution cycle, the iAM software suite securely manages, automates, documents Change Management tasks performed manually by developers, analysts, systems managers and operators. The iAM suite of software is completely integrated with the LANSA development environment on both iSeries and Windows (Visual LANSA) platforms and can be configured to meet specific requirements. What about Unix and Linux?

Since 1998 Chrono-Logic’s iAM Software Suite has provided a GUI based solution that:

• support all LANSA products and iSeries Development Tools (Java, RPG, Cobol)
• is specifically designed for development teams using LANSA products
• is entirely written in LANSA
• has a LANSA look and feel
• is fully integrated to the internal structure of LANSA
• is completely integrated to LANSA development environment on both the iSeries and Windows>

Impact Analysis Engine

At the core of iAM 2008 is the Impact Analysis Engine:

• Uses a direct link to the entire LANSA Repository to identify, keep track and transparently maintain all cross references
• When and where applicable, it automatically recompiles necessary LANSA and native cross references on the iSeries, and Visual LANSA cross references on the Windows platform
• Used in Transfers, Deployment and the 4 Development Tool