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Demos and Tutorial videos
This page is provided as an index to a number of DEMO videos and tutorials on topics raised in the COBOL21 site, and to show PRIMA Tools actually running and doing their job.

All of the videos can be run full screen and we recommend doing this. The page employs HTML5 technology for the latest Browsers and mobile devices, with fall-back for older Browsers which don't support this. For the fall-back viewing you will need Adobe Flash version 9 or better. For Firefox, right click on the initial screen to get an option for full screen; for IE and Chrome, the viewer has an icon for full screen.
 
PRIMA Migration Toolset (Part 1 - Data Conversion) - indexed files to Normalized Relational Database

Click the links to View a Demo video:

  video0:  The 5 cent tour...Data Conversion end-to-end
   A very quick overview of creating and loading a Relational Database using ONLY existing
   data definitions and existing indexed files. Demo in real time.

  video1:  Time to move - Migration considerations
   Migration concepts, possible end points, why PRIMA is different, a glimpse of the Toolset.

  video2:  Preparing for Migration (1)
   Setting up the Migration Environment, Checking/optimizing Source Sets, creating Table Sets.

  video3:  Preparing for Migration (2)
   Background on loading the Table Sets, generating the load programs and batch compiling
   them, fixing errors and adding filters.

  video4:  Finishing Data Conversion
   Running the LMG executables, checking the RDB table sets, Data Conversion is complete!

 
PRIMA Migration Toolset (Part 2 - Code Conversion) - Transforming the Legacy codebase to use the new Data Access Layer. THESE VIDEOS ARE NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE - Please check again after March 2011

Click the links to View a Demo video:

  video5:  The Data Access Layer (DAL) objects
   Introducing the Data Access Layer and the objects which comprise it.

  video6:  Transformation - part 1
   Changing the existing Legacy codebase so it uses the new RDB instead of indexed files.

  video7:  Transformation - part 2
   Transformation Housekeeping and cleanup.

  video8:  Introduction to Werewolf code
   Checking and Batch compiling Transformed code. Running Werewolf code and checking it.

  video9:  Finishing Code Conversion
   Cleaning up. Moving Werewolf code out of the Migration Environment to Production.

(Further Demos and Tutorials will be added as they become available.)

Why video?
  • There are benefits for you and us in using video.

    PRIMA is a small business. We can't take the risks associated with distributing copies of our software to persons unknown, so we don't offer general demo versions that can run anywhere. Instead, if you think we have something of interest to you, contact us and we will be happy to give you a fully functioning version of whatever software you are interested in. It will only run on your site and if you intend to run it on a Virtual Machine, you will need to allow us to fingerprint it to each VM host you intend to run it on. We can allow you to use it for any agreed period or number of trials that suit you. At any time, if you decide to purchase or lease, you let us know, we give you a Lease contract or Bill of Sale and the software continues running without any further action from you.

    Video DEMOs allow us to show how the software is effective when used as designed, save you the learning curve (which we keep as shallow as possible anyway), and let you see results without having to install or run a package or take resources from your system.

    Video Tutorials allow concepts and practice to be demonstrated without the need to wade through pages of background reading.