DATA WIZARD. Technical Highlights

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1 DATA WIZARD Technical Highlights Introduction: Data Wizard is a powerful, Data Integration, Data Migration and Business Intelligence tool. Its many capabilities are underscored by the simplicity of its design and use. In its use, it has the ability to integrate and perform data mining of legacy systems, packaged applications, disparate operating platforms, heterogeneous database management systems, file systems, and communication protocols within and among organizations and across geographically dispersed areas without needing any traditional programming resources. Its conception was out of necessity in several large corporations that needed quick access to live data across multiple platforms on the desktop in their production environment. Once extracted this data can then be moved into an Excel spreadsheet where the user can then use industry standard tool such as Crystal Reports to do Business Intelligence reporting. It also can export the extracted data into other data bases thus creating a Data Migration tool also. In effect it functions as a multi-platform data server facility designed to access, retrieve and report information directly to the requesting workstation

2 The Sum of DataWizard Parts: DataWizard offers: Enterprise reporting that enables the rapid creation and deployment of richly formatted reports from any enterprise data in real time A robust architecture that can scale to meet the needs of an unlimited number of users within and beyond the enterprise, while delivering consistent, efficient performance Query and analysis solutions that empower end users to satisfy their own information needs by generating ad hoc queries, conducting in-depth analysis, and leveraging powerful data visualization and mapping capabilities Information delivery and management capabilities that allow you to schedule, distribute, share, and archive corporate information making it instantly accessible when it's needed most Comprehensive data management and ETL technologies that make it easy to develop an effective, yet economical strategy for accessing, storing, managing, and delivering all your data assets Portal integration enables developers to create comprehensive reporting portals and dashboards, or incorporate robust business intelligence content into existing third-party portal infrastructures A flexible, intuitive development environment that allows for rapid and cost-effective creation and deployment of virtually any type of report or information system, and provides maximum agility and collaboration Administration and security, so you can effectively control large information systems and ensure maximum security Kernel Function Supports: Definition of access and security elements allows an authorized technical user to grant data access authority to other users and/or user groups Definition of data structures to the internal DataWizard catalog allows for a technical user to introduce, define and catalog files and/or databases to DataWizard for the Data Function operations. Definition of user groups allows for a technical user to define user groups based upon logical data access needs, and integrate actual users within these groups to better control data access, and peak time performance and volume. Assignment of data structures to user groups allows for a technical user to associate defined databases and/or files to one or more user groups. DataWizard Technical Highlights Page 2 Logica Systems Laboratories

3 Protection of sensitive data allows for protection of sensitive data directly at its source, so that any and all Data Function operations are fully compliant. Protection achieved by user within user groups. Encryption of selected data elements allows for a technical user to target certain data elements for data encryption, covering any and all data structures for any and all users and/or user groups. Complete user request audit trail allows for a technical user to report any and all DataWizard requests, by Group, User, by Date, and Data Structure. CPU service cost per request for chargeback installations provides statistics for the entire DataWizard enterprise to all processed requests for a given time period. Data Function Supports: Access and Retrieval of Database Rows and/or File Records based upon primary and/or foreign keys, and the formatting of the retrieved data for user review in the appropriate structure layout. Querying a Database and/or a File based upon a user entered criteria by selecting a predefined number of records or rows, or perhaps all records and rows that match a user entered criteria from an entire Database and /or File and presenting the data for review. Extracting Database Rows and/or File Records based upon a user entered criteria is generally activated by the user whenever a Query criteria has been successfully completed, and the user desires to create his own files containing only the records reflecting that selection. Comparing Databases, Database tables, Indexed sequential and sequential files allows the user to compare files of identical structure layouts and/or table/rows of identical relational structure layouts and present the user with the differences. Updating Databases and/or Files based upon a user entered criteria allows the user to access Extracted Files and modify any and all non Key elements. Updating Files also allows the user to duplicate a record and/or row and modify any and all data elements including Key elements. Querying and managing optical archives image data supports querying of actual image data as they are associated with their application index counterparts. Viewing, managing, exporting any and all outputs allows the user to view the current status of their requests such as: Deployed, Executing, Completed and/or Cancelled. This function is also equipped with a DETAIL sub-function that allows the user to actually view the results of the submitted requests. This feature also allows for the export of selected data to other OS/environments and their respective data stores. DataWizard Technical Highlights Page 3 Logica Systems Laboratories

4 Infrastructure Workstation Software -Based on Object Oriented technology, this component is designed to interact with the MS Operating environments such as Windows 2000, NT, XP and the respective APIs to all other MS products as well. The workstation software also supports graphics customization for a definite enterprise look. Although designed to perform as a Desktop or a component of a Windows Desktop, the Workstation Software behaves exceptionally well in a VPN Secured Tunnel environment. Web enabled will be available Q Middleware - Based on Request and Response, and utilizing SYNCH, ASYNCH, BYSYNCH processes, Data Wizard supports protocols such as: LU6.2 CPIC Side Programming MQ-Series SHADOW DIRECT WebSphere TCP/IP Wherever suited according to the targeted environment. Backend Software - Based on conventional legacy technology, this component will also allow for client customization such as, third party access routines for specially protected data and other enterprise idiosyncrasies. This customization is also done directly on the targeted environment. Backend Software DataWizard s Powerful Nested Data Structure for Metadata Control Nested data structure support lets us define a data structure as a subfield of another data structure, allowing us to define data structures to more closely fit you data. An excellent example of this is found in the computer graphics world. When you design a data structure that will hold the definition of a line (a.k.a. a vector), you generally code a data structure to hold the coordinates of the two end-points of the line. In the past, you would probably settle on defining a data structure with four subfields, probably named something like x1, y1, x2 and y2. While this may seem fine (partly because this is a very simple example), it is not very versatile or structured. It would be much better to define the data structure with just two subfields, Point1 and Point2, that would, in turn, be data structures themselves. Each of these two nested data structures would be defined identically to each other, with two subfields, x and y. Please note that qualified notation now becomes the cornerstone for DataWizard s data structure subfield access. for Bit-wise Operators and Structures Bit-wise operations perform logical tests between corresponding bits on a bit-by-bit basis. For example, say you have a single-byte character field named variable_ a and another named variable_ b. DataWizard Technical Highlights Page 4 Logica Systems Laboratories

5 Variable_a contains A and variable_ b contains b (notice the different cases). In hexadecimal, variable_a contains x C1 and variable_ b contains x 82. And in binary, which is really what we need to look at for bit-wise operations, variable_ a contains b and variable_ b contains b Now, considering a bit-wise AND on variable_a and variable_b, that is, each bit in variable_a is ANDed with each corresponding bit in variable_b. The result, again in binary is b The bits in the result are only on when the corresponding bits in variable_a and variable_b are both turned on. Beside bit-wise AND, there is also bit-wise OR, bit-wise exclusive OR, and bit-wise NOT. The bit-wise OR turns on a bit in the result if either or both corresponding bits in the operands are on. The bit-wise exclusive OR is like the regular bit-wise OR except that the resulting bit is turned on only if one or the other (but not both) corresponding bits are on. The bit-wise NOT operates only one operand; result bits are turned on if the corresponding bit is off. It is interesting to note that %BitAnd and %BitOr will accept more than two operands (or arguments). This means you can AND or OR a whole series of values together in one fell swoop. For %BitAnd, results are turned on only if the corresponding bits in all the operands are on. For %BitOr, results bits are turned on if at least one of the corresponding bits is on. DataWizard Security Features DataWizard is ideally suited to meet today's stringent demands for high security, helping to ensure continuity in your critical operations. Not only does it comply with your entire infrastructure's existing security procedures and protocols, it can also add additional layers of security to the reporting environment. DataWizard supports and implements security at multiple levels of your system, resulting in a comprehensive, tightly integrated security net for the most sensitive data and applications. DataWizard provides security and protection on many levels system, application, database, and field-value: Application access security within the DataWizard environment, administrators can manage and define user access according to user groups, departments, or roles Data access security access to information can be restricted down to the data-value level so that DataWizard users will see only the information they need to see; this not only lets you protect sensitive information, but it allows you to streamline the reporting environment for many users and make reports easier and quicker to read External security DataWizard fully supports external security systems and authentication schemes including operating system and database management security, as well as extended security packages such as LDAP, ADS, SecureWay, ntrust, and VeriSign DataWizard provides a flexible security infrastructure that integrates and leverages existing sub-systems, including operating system, DBMS, and Web-level security. We also provide application-level security and support custom security implementations. DataWizard Technical Highlights Page 5 Logica Systems Laboratories

6 DataWizard Data Access DataWizard provides comprehensive, native access to data sources, including relational and legacy. With native access to data, you can: Provide real-time access to operational data Leverage existing resources Assimilate new technologies and new data sources easily Minimize programming Ensure security Save months of time and significant costs setting up the environment Direct Data Interfaces Platforms ASCII Btrieve Ctrieve CICS, OS390 Transaction Processing DB2 DB2/2 DB2/400 DB2/6000 DBMS DL/1 Excel Flat files IMS/DB IMS/DC IMS/TM Informix ISAM MS-SQL Server MS-OLAP Services OLE/DB Oracle QSAM RDB RMS RDBMS SQL/DS Sybase VSAM UDB WebSphere Microsoft Windows SUN Solaris Linux AIX DG/UX HP-UX OpenVMS OS/390, z/os VSE/ESA OS/400 For more information please contact Franklin Street, Unit 1C Dover, New Jersey DataWizard Technical Highlights Page 6 Logica Systems Laboratories