Monday, September 25 – Training
9:00AM – 11:45AM
CA Plex Recent Features Training (Track 1)
Are you using CA Plex? Then this training is not to be missed. Then we will do a deep dive into upgrading to Plex 7.2.1 and considerations around migrating C++ to C#/Java – including components, database access, and performance. This will be a hands on session; bring your laptop with Plex installed.
Location: Sunset
9:00AM – 11:45AM
CA 2EÂ Recent Features Training (Track 2)
Do you want to move from a traditional DDS database to an SQL-type database, and still continue using your existing application? Do you want to use meaningful names on your SQL/DDL databases instead of implementation names? Do you want to be able to generate SQL/DDL type objects into any library of your choice? These are now possible with the latest release of CA 2E – r8.7. We will walk you through the important features of CA 2E 8.7 and also have a hands-on session to try out these new features. Bring your laptop with 5250 emulator installed.
Location: North Studio B
1:15PM – 5:00PM
This hands on workshop will allow you to develop modern web/Mobile UXs from a CA Plex application using CM WebClient. You will be able to visualize your CA Plex application and its data in a whole new way. We will preview some of CM WebClient’s new business intelligence functionality in this session. In addition, we will be using Docker to provide a training environment – if you are curious about this hot new deployment technology, this might be the session for you. Bring your laptop with CA Plex installed.
Location: Sunset
1:15PM – 5:00PM
CA 2EÂ Advanced Topics (Track 2)
In this hands-on session we will cover more advanced 2E topics. The main focus is how to enhance your 2E model to take advantage of Templates, but we will also cover other items like building a permanent notepad, building spreadsheets, chats, and visualizing your database schema in Visio. Bring your laptop with 5250 emulator, and your toughest questions and problems for the CA 2E experts.
Location: North Studio B
Tuesday, September 26 – Conference
9:15AM – 10:15AM
CA 2E and CA Plex Status and Plans Keynote (All Tracks)
The CA 2E and CA Plex Product Manager will discuss the status and plans for CA’s Archtected Rapid Application Development platforms: CA 2E (Synon) and CA Plex.
Location: Sunset
10:30AM – 11:30AM
This session will show some of the newer CM WebClient features to enhance your CA Plex UI, including new data visualization capability. We will also discuss UI design philosophies and creating a modern, intuitive application using CM First WebClient.
Location: Sunset
10:30AM – 11:30AM
RESTful Web Services support in CA 2E (Track 2)
In this session, we will look at the Web Services features of CA 2E. In addition to discussing how to use the current feature set in product projects, CA’s Arun Painuly will demo a preview of how you will be able to access RESTful Web Services in an upcoming product update.
Location: North Studio B
1:15PM – 2:15PM
Organizations that are making major changes to or replatforming an application need to dedicate considerable resources to the QA effort. In this session we will show best practices on automated testing of enterprise apps from a functional and load perspective. We will also discuss database compare technology for the IBM i.
Location: Sunset
1:15PM – 2:15PM
Moving CA 2E Workload to the Cloud (Track 2)
In this session we will look at rehosting IBM i apps to the cloud from different perspectives, both rehosting workload to IBM i servers and transforming workload to commodity servers like AWS. Abacus and CM First will present different solutions that CA 2E customers are currently using to get to the cloud.
Location: North Studio A
1:15PM – 2:15PM
SCRUM/Agile Estimation Best Practice (Track 3)
Interested in Agile/SCRUM techniques, but not sure how to get there? This Spanish language talk will talk through some fundamentals, and give you some tools for estimating your projects.
Location: North Studio B
2:30PM – 3:30PM
CA Plex Lightning Talks (Track 1)
This popular session will give attendees a chance to give a lightning 5-10 minute talk to share and discuss their CA Plex tips and experiences. We currently have a few slots available. Contact us at info@plex2e.com if you have something to share.
Location: Sunset
Moderated
2:30PM – 3:30PM
CA 2E Lightning Talks (Track 2)
This popular session will give attendees a chance to give a lightning 5-10 minute talk to share and discuss their CA 2E tips and experiences. We currently have a few slots available. Contact us at info@plex2e.com if you have something to share.
Location: North Studio A
Moderated
2:30PM – 3:30PM
The Evolution of Application Development (Track 3)
Low-code development platforms enable accelerated delivery of business applications by reducing the amount of hand-coding required. Yes, CA 2E and CA Plex were pioneers of this technique but now other possibilities exists. Rolf Stephan will speak on the past, present, and future of this trend.
Location: North Studio B
4:00PM – 5:00PM
CA Plex C# and XAML (Track 1)
Interested in migrating your CA Plex C++ application to a modern C# .NET and XAML app? Learn how this can be accomplished, with real life examples.
Location: Sunset
4:00PM – 5:00PM
The first step to modernization or major application changes is to create some clear documentation of the assets in your model. Darryl Millington of Hawkbridge will demonstrate techniques for automatically documenting CA 2E applications quickly and affordably.
Location: North Studio B
4:00PM – 5:00PM
Spanish language attendees will learn more about CM WebClient.
En esta sesión se describirá como se implementó un sistema de tracking de mensajerÃa, utilizando totalmente el desarrollo de aplicaciones Web y Aplicación para tracking para los encargados de la distribución de paquetes.
Ponente (Speaker): Hugo Rodriguez, CEO, SODISA. Hugo cuenta con amplia experiencia en desarrollo de aplicaciones con CA Plex y CM WebClient.
Location: North Studio A
Wednesday, September 27 – Conference
9:00AM – 10:00AM
Scale Up & Extend – CA Plex (Track 1)
The session will take you through CA Plex developments
– CA Plex r7.2.1 offerings – complier upgrade, latest compatible third parties certifications.
– Potential Scalability improvements within Plex – 32 bit application
– PoC on improved Plex Model Configuration handling
Location: Sunset
9:00AM – 10:00AM
In this session we will cover how you can enhance your existing 2E model to take advantage of generating SQL created Files and Access Paths, and also how you can take advantage of SQL statements inside your generated functions. We will cover what model values and items need to be adjusted for this process to be successful.
Location: North Studio A
10:15AM – 11:15AM
Walter+Partner used CM WebClient to transform a complex CA Plex client-server solution, developed over a period of 20 years. we will discuss how this was accomplished efficiently, easily, and rapidly into the latest state-of-art SaaS solution. We will demonstrate the implementation of the complete integrated web functionality in our existing Plex application, which should be feasible for every experienced Plex developer.
Location: Sunset
10:15AM – 11:15AM
In this session we will explore three different success stories around migrating CA 2E models and RPG/COBOL from IBM i to modern Java-based web apps running on Windows, Unix, and Linux. Three CA customers will discuss their projects, demo their migrated applications and finish with lesson learned. The session will conclude with a round table discussion, so bring your questions!
Location: North Studio A
Mark O’Brien, Customer Speakers
10:15AM – 11:15AM
Matchpoint & DevOps (Track 3)
In this session we will go over the new MatchPoint features  and roadmap. We will discuss the recently released version 5.5, and give a preview of the upcoming 6.1 and 6.5 releases. The 6.5 release will have a Windows platform option so an IBM i will no longer be required.
Location: North Studio B
1:15PM – 2:15PM
Unconference CA Plex Session (Track 1)
Attendees will vote on the topics they want to hear more about. Presented in round table format.
Location: Sunset
Moderated
1:15PM – 2:15PM
Unconference CA 2E Session (Track 2)
Attendees will vote on the topics they want to hear more about. Presented in round table format.
Location: North Studio A
Moderated
1:15PM – 2:15PM
Spanish language customer presentation about CA Plex migration using CM WebClient.
En esta sesión se mostrara el punto de vista del personal a cargo de la remanufactura de las aplicaciones realizadas en 2E, migradas a CA Plex y usando el ambiente de desarrollo de CM WebClient
Ponente (Speaker): Ramon Castillo, Director de Producto, SODISA, quien cuenta con vasta experiencia en desarrollo de aplicaciones en CA Plex y WebClient.
Location: North Studio B
2:30PM – 3:30PM
Publishing and consuming REST services in Plex (Track 1)
In this talk we will demonstrate how you can use CM WebClient HSync to quickly and easily publish and document a REST API based on your Plex model.
Location: Sunset
2:30PM – 3:30PM
Lets look at some of the technical details of moving RPG/COBOL generated apps to Java and the cloud, with practical examples of challenges and solutions. Alternative database to DB2, such as SQL Server and Oracle, will be discussed in detail.
Location: North Studio A
2:30PM – 3:30PM
Best of Spanish Sessions in English (Track 3)
This session will consist of the most requested Spanish langauge topics, summarized in English.
Location: North Studio B
Moderated
Thursday, September 28 – Modernization Deep Dives
9:00AM – 12:00PM
Utilizing BPM for Modernization (Track 1)
9:00AM – 12:00PM
CA 2E Modernization & Replatforming (Track 2)
In this hands-on workshop, we will go through a typical CA 2E modernization and replatforming from start to finish. We will start with estimation and scoping, discuss automated transformation techniques and manual refactoring, and end with a discussion of functional and load testing of your migrated application.
Location: North Studio B
