As seen in the introductory video, RAMP is about automating an IBM i application so that users will only interact with those screens where they do their work. These screens are called Destinations.
The application screens required to get to the Destination are called Junctions. Junctions are the screens users would preferably not see. They are the means to get to the Destination.
Scripts are the enablers or drivers of the automation.
Automation consists of three major activities:
- Naming/identifying screens to let RAMP work out the script to execute.
- Classifying them as destinations, junctions or specials. RAMP draws a map of screens and uses it to find its way to the destination.
- Choreographing the navigation. Execute the required keystrokes and function keys using the 5250 emulator to arrive at the destination. The VLF will record it and create the basic script to execute for each screen.