ClearPath® Application Integration Services For ClearPath® OS 2200 and Microsoft® Windows® Applications

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Product Overview Leverage the ClearPath Forward High-Speed Interconnect When a distributed application using ClearPath Application The process of developing a mission-critical application Integration Services is deployed on a fabric-enabled ClearPath leveraging resources from multiple operating environments Forward® system, it can take advantage of the high-speed presents a unique set of organizational and technical interconnect between the and ClearPath challenges. Examples range from skills availability for the OS 2200 environments within the ClearPath Forward system. various operating environments to dealing with different data formats. Transparent Application Deployment Flexibility The ClearPath® Application Integration Services product You have the flexibility to deploy distributed applications using is designed to make it easier for you to develop mission- ClearPath Application Integration Services on fabric-enabled critical cross-platform applications. ClearPath Forward system, on other ClearPath servers as well as on Windows servers and PCs. When the high-speed Reduce the Cost of Developing Distributed Applications interconnect is not available, TCP/IP networking is used for ClearPath Application Integration Services provides that the connection. applications running in one operating environment can use to access resources such as files or applications in another General Features operating environment. For example a Windows application Services for Windows-Based Applications can access an ClearPath OS 2200 TIP transaction. Another ClearPath Application Integration Services provide APIs that example is to enable a ClearPath OS 2200 application to call enable Windows-based applications to access OS 2200-based out external web service in Windows. files, integrate OS 2200-based libraries, and integrate TIP ClearPath Application Integration Services has been transactions in the ClearPath OS 2200 environment. designed to reduce the amount of code developers have File Access to design, write, and test. File access application programming interfaces (APIs) Optimized for Specific Operating Environments enable applications running in the Microsoft .NET ClearPath Application Integration Services provides Unisys to create, access, and update files in the value-added capabilities that standards-based products ClearPath OS 2200 environment. such as Client Access Services can’t provide. For example, you can enable a Windows application to access OS 2200 file attributes. • The Windows API enables applications running in the ClearPath Application Integration Services Editions Microsoft .NET Framework to access ClearPath Unisys offers two editions of ClearPath Application OS 2200 files in a manner that is similar to the way they Integration Services to satisfy a variety of application access Windows files using the .NET System.IO API. development requirements. The following table summarizes • The OS 2200 API enables applications running the features included in each edition. in the Microsoft .NET Framework to Obtain file structure from OS 2200 directories for use in AIS. Enterprise Basic Edition Edition Both APIs support various OS 2200-coded character sets.

Application Integration File Access Ÿ Ÿ Application integration APIs enable applications running in Call Batch Run Ÿ the Microsoft .NET Framework to run batch programs in the ClearPath OS 2200 environment. Transaction Integration Ÿ

Transaction Integration OS 2200 Security Ÿ Ÿ Transaction integration APIs enable Windows-based applications OS 2200 Call Out to initiate transactions in the ClearPath OS 2200 environment Ÿ Services under the control of the TIP Transaction Server.

ClearPath OS 2200 Security ClearPath OS 2200 security APIs enable users authenticated using Windows credentials.

AIS also uses the OS 2200’s security modules to authenticate users and log them into a ClearPath OS 2200 server.

ClearPath OS 2200 Call Out Services Call Out services enable OS 2200 application to access a feature that’s typically provided in .NET, such as SOAP-based web services. By providing the .NET DLL as a “bridge,” the ClearPath call out services feature makes it possible to use .NET capabilities right in your ClearPath OS 2200 environment – with minimal specialized programming knowledge required. As a result, you’ll find it easier to retain core ClearPath Forward attributes as you take advantage of .NET capabilities and more readily available programming skills.

2 Configuration Requirements Product Information ClearPath OS 2200 Environment To gain detailed understanding of AIS OS 2200 features and functionalities, refer to the ClearPath OS 2200 Application Integration Services product user documentation located • ClearPath OS 2200 Release 17.0 under the Application Development category of the Unisys Hardware/Firmware Product Support site: One of the following: http://www.support.unisys.com/common/epa/ DocumentationLibraries.aspx • ClearPath Forward Dorado system (fabric-enabled)

• ClearPath OS 2200 server with a network connection

• ClearPath Software Series product running on a computer with a network connection Microsoft Windows Environment Software

• Microsoft Windows

• Microsoft .NET Framework (for Windows-based applications)

Consult the product compatibility matrices on support Unisys.com for compatible versions of these products.

Hardware ClearPath Forward fabric or a computer with a network connection that is capable of running compatible versions of Microsoft Windows and the Microsoft .NET Framework.

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