1. Application Lifecycle
Management for CA
2E and CA Plex:
MKS-CM Connector
with Model
Management
12C
Christoph Heinrich
CM First AG
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2. Speaker Bio
> Christoph Heinrich,
CEO, CM First AG, Switzerland
> Software Development with CA 2E since 1991
> Software Development with CA Plex since 1995
> Software Projects in the US and Switzerland
> Implemented SCM Solutions and Concepts in numerous
Companies
> Speaker at Conferences (CA Plex Events in Austin and
Cincinnati, CA World, CA User Group Meetings)
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3. Agenda
 ALM/SCM Overview
 CA Plex ALM Challenges
 ALM with CA Plex using MKS CM-Connector and MKS
Integrity for IBM i
 Managing CA Plex objects
 Managing CA Plex models
 Demonstration
 New Feature Preview
 Session summary
 Q&A
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4. ALM/SCM Overview
Justfication and
Challenges
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5. Barriers to IT Productivity
One third of IT organizations are affected by 29%
software that spans multiple geographical,
organizational, functional and technology silos
Less than one fifth of companies find it easy to
coordinate change across silos
>20%
68 percent of enterprises have software built
with components developed by different teams
– both internal and external 68%
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6. Why do you need ALM tooling?
> Our development teams aren’t working together well
> My developers are spending to much time on
administrative tasks around moving objects
> We failed our IT audit, or (worse) a problem occurred
> There was a problem with a promotion, and it took all
Wasted Time
day (or night) to back it out
Lost Productivity
> We forgot to moveLost Business
a required object
> I want to see metrics and improve software
development cycle times
> Our web application involves so many different
platforms
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7. Specific challenges with CA Plex
 Our existing ALM tooling doesn’t manage or track CA Plex
model changes
We can’t tell who, what, or when easily
 Our 2E developers, Plex developers, and (any other)
developers are having trouble coordinating changes
No common project focus
 There are so many different objects involved on different
platforms
HTML, Java, RPG, LF, PF, C++, PNL, Resources, …
 Reality – many shops do not have a good ALM
solution for CA Plex
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8. Managing Multiple Platforms and Dimensions
Object
Pl
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2E
Oth
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9. Recap: automated tooling needed
 With multiplatform, web applications complexity is
high
 Many objects to move
 Multiple machines / directories / libraries
 Single ALM platform reduces silos of development
 3 teams may be involved on a single project
 Tracking of change, metrics, audit virtually impossible to
do manually
 Lets look at potential solutions…
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10. MKS CM-Connector
with Plex Model
Manager
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11. Integration Overview
Development - Model Deployment – Object/Source
Plex Model Manager
Plex Import MatchPoint SCM
CA Plex Model
CA 2E Model 2E CM (MKS Implementer/
Integrity)
Plex Model Manager by CM First / ADC Austin
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12. ALM for CA Plex and CA 2E
Plex Model Manager
Plex MKS-CM
Plex Model Connector
2E Model MKS Integrity for IBM i
Development Test Production
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13. CA Plex Model
Manager
Integrating Model
Administration into the
SCM-Process
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14. Model Manager – Manage Model Environments
Server 1
Backup Group Model
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15. Plex Model Manager
> The Plex Model Manager integrates the CA Plex model
into the change management process. It is included in
the MKS Connector for CA Plex, but is also available
separately
> The Plex Model Manager supports four processes:
 Extract a local model
 Check out a local model
 Check in a local model
 Update a local model
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16. Plex Model Manager
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> Model Manager Features > Model Manager Features
 Manage model templates cont.
for applications and  Rename models for users
versions
 Log model activities
 Assign extracted models to
change requests  Lock/Unlock group model
/developers  Import update messages
 Create local model backups from CA Plex
 Create group model  Notify developer and
backups model administrator
 Zip files for check in / check
out
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17. MKS-CM Connector
Checking out objects in
MKS Integrity for IBM i (2E
CM) directly from the Plex
Model
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18. MKS Connector – Link Projects to CA Plex
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19. Translating MKS Objects to Plex
 Configurable Model Import
 using CA Plex API’s to access model information
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20. TripleMatch
Comparing Triples for Import Objects
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21. Workflow – Change request to development
Plex MKS Model M
Create
Change Request
Implementer
Project
Aprove Project
Assign Resouces Create Plex Model
to Project Extract
E-mail to
developer
Check Out
Develop Changes Check Out Local
Objects for
in Local Model Model
Development
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22. Workflow – Unit Test to Production
Plex MKS Model M
E-mail to model
administrator Gen&Build
Check In Local
Model
E-mail to tester Deploy Changes
to Test Update Local
Model
E-mail to
developer Deploy Changes
to Production
E-mail to
requester Change Request
completed
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23. Audit / Reporting
> Audit log on all steps of development
> Track changes to individual objects during model updates
> Discover point in time issues with updates
> Who, When, How, What
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24. Demo
MKS Connector for CA Plex
Typical Development
Workflow
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25. New Add-In Features in Plex 6.1
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26. New Add-In Features in Plex 6.1
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27. Demo 2
Extended ALM-Features
with Plex 6.1
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28. SESSION SUMMARY
> Adding ALM to CA Plex and CA 2E development
> Supporting complex environments
 CA Plex development
 Software change management
> ALM for CA Plex and CA 2E co-existence
> New ALM possibilities through Plex 6.1 Add-in
capabilities
> Save time and money, and increase compliance
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29. Q&A
Web sites
www.cmfirst.ch
adcaustintech.com
www.mks.com/partners/technologypartners
Americas
jdrhodes@adcaustintech.com
Europe
christoph.heinrich@cmfirst.ch
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