System Builder Migration Toolset
OSMO
SiS
SB-Converter
OSMOSiS is a Rapid
Application Development product for
MultiValue databases. OSMOSiS
enables the creation of database
definitions, screen designs,
reports, documents, menu structures,
security and much more. The product
has an advanced Windows based GUI
user interface.
A unique feature of OSMOSiS is the OSMOSiS Converter, which creates a migration path from other 4GL products. Existing applications created with proprietary 4GL systems such as System Builder and SB+ can be imported and converted into OSMOSiS formats and conventions using an automated process. OSMOSiS functionality to automatically generate GUI screens from original character format can be exploited to completely revitalize applications as part of the migration.
Why create
a new MultiValue Rapid Application
Development Tool?
None of the currently available RAD
tools allow creation of Visual Basic
forms, with total Windows
application integration, and none
provide the openness of an OSMOSiS
and MultiValue system. The design
principle of the OSMOSiS-SB
Converter is to create a toolset,
which is capable of taking other
MultiValue RAD applications and
translating them into the OSMOSiS
product’s parameters and
conventions. System Builder, SB+
and Magician applications are the
first target systems. The aim is to
be as closely compatible as
possible, and to allow existing
developers of these products to
continue using a familiar syntax,
which will then be converted to
OSMOSiS format. OSMOSiS removes the
isolated environment, which has
limited MultiValued database
developers for a long time. They now
have the tools to achieve this
transformation quickly and
effectively.
OSMOSiS-SB Converter Includes:
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Benefits of OSMOSiS
SB-Converter
The OSMOSiS approach allows developers,
who have invested their training in an
existing 4GL, to retain much of that
investment. An existing application is
moved completely to OSMOSiS, with little
redevelopment required. Retraining of
staff is limited to the use of new
OSMOSiS functionality not available in
the user’s current environment. The
developer does not lose anything, but
gains the flexibility of Visual Basic
forms. In addition to the GUI tools
there is a complete set of
character-based tools enabling both GUI
and character applications on one
system. Character-based routines can
also be used in the GUI environment.
With OSMOSiS and a MultiValue
environment, the longevity of an
existing product is enhanced, and new
avenues of business open up. It is
possible to take an existing product
into the mainstream of Windows
applications, whilst retaining all its
character-based options and functions.
Product Details
OSMOSiS-SB Converter is a full and
comprehensive conversion suite taking
ALL of the original 4GL parameters and
creating both character and
Windows-based OSMOSiS applications.
OSMOSiS-SB Converter Includes:
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Free Evaluation Version
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