The LANSA Composer tutorials are designed to introduce the basic elements of the LANSA Composer application.
This section covers some topics to read before you start:
LANSA Composer Server objects required for the Tutorials
In the first six exercises of the tutorials, you will create a Composer Processing Sequence that will perform the following steps for each Trading Partner:
The following tutorials are included in this chapter:
LIC001 - Introduce Composer Client & Validate Environment
LIC002 - Create a Processing Sequence
LIC003 - Create a Transformation Map
LIC004 - Add the Transformation to the Processing Sequence
LIC005 - Set up a Trading Partner
LIC006 - Add Email Acknowledgement to Processing Sequence
LIC007 - Extract Database to CSV File
LIC009 - Handle multiple requests via an email attachment
LIC010 - Calling a Processing Sequence
LIC011 - Email notification service
In addition, there are tutorials for specific features, such as:
JSM Binding Script Tutorials
and others for smaller steps you might need to perform, such as:
TXD001 - Run a Simple Transaction Document Processing Demonstration.
It is recommended that you complete the tutorials in sequence. The objects created in the earlier tutorials are reused and extended in the following tutorials.
If the tutorials have been used previously, you should reset the tutorial data, as described in Resetting Tutorial Data.
Some sections of the tutorials will vary according to the server you are using. The examples given in these exercises are for an IBM i server. If you are using a Windows server, you will have to use appropriate values for a Windows server. The sections which will vary are:
The objects required for the tutorials are installed with the LANSA Composer server software.
The tutorial objects you need are listed below:
Database tables:
Tutorial order header and line tables:
TUTORDH TUTORDL |
For exercises 7, 8,and 9 you will also require the LANSA Personnel Demonstration system database tables installed, including tables with names XEMPLOYEE, XDEPARTMENTS, and others.
On an IBM i server, the database tables are supplied and installed as *FILE objects in your partition data library (for example, LICLICLIB).
On a Windows server, the database tables are supplied and installed in the database in which LANSA Composer was installed, in schema or collection named LC_DTA.
Flat files installed into a directory on your server:
TUTorder.dtd TUTorder.xml Ack.txt TUT_01_SKEL.txt |
Activities:
TUT_01_AT TUT_02_AT |
Processing Sequence:
TUT_01_P1 TUT_01_P2 FSTUTSEQ (example of the completed Processing Sequence) |
LANSA system variable
*AUTOALP10BATCHNO |
If the tutorials have been used previously, it is recommended that you clear the previous results as follows:
Delete from the tutorial directory flat files:
iii_TUT_01_P1.txt iii_TUT_01_P2.txt |
| There may be several of these files where iii represents the initials entered by a person who has previously used the tutorials. |
To complete these tutorials, you must have completed the following:
It is recommended that you complete the tutorials that are provided with MapForce to familiarize yourself with the mapping environment.
Your feedback regarding these tutorials will help us improve the overall quality of the LANSA documentation and training. Please email your comments to lansatraining@LANSA.com.au