How is TransForm Licensed?
TransForm is licensed on a per form basis. Retail price at $125** per form. Starter packs are available to help get your feet wet, get to learn the toolkit and assess its capabilities. Add-on licenses can be procured thereafter.
**The new version of TransForm v5.5 also known as ‘TF55′ will be available as a “FREEWARE”. no cost of licenses for using TransForm.
Are there trainings available for TransForm? Are they at a cost?
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Release3 provides self-learning tutorials along with the toolkit, which are available free.
If the user wishes for R3 training, they will be charged at $3,000 per week. A regular course is slated to go over 2 weeks, where 1st week is for Forms migration, and the 2nd week covers the Java part including post-migration code handling in JSF. The 2nd week also covers TransRep migration tool.
What is Ispirer (SQLWays)? What is the integration level for this PL/SQL to Java Parser?
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Ispirer is a 3rd party company who specializes in developing parsers. R3 has partnered with Ispirer and jointly developed the integration between TransForm and SQLWays. SQLWays is a powerful Java parser. The integration with TransForm allows users to migrate PL/SQL logic to Java Methods automatedly. While in some cases the accuracy of parsing may not be 100%, it is still very useful in reducing manual work significantly. Under a special agreement with R3, Ispirer charges $25 per form for the use of their parser with TransForm. Please also see the Ispirer relevant page on Release3 website or contact info@release.com for more details on this parser integrated with TF55.
How is TransRep Licensed?
- TransRep is licensed on a per report basis.
- While the Retail price at $50 per report, Currently Release3 is promoting TransRep as a freeware
What are Starter Packs?
Starter Packs are conveniently packaged in 2 versions
- SP10: Starter Pack with 10 Licenses for migrations, comes with a 1/2 day online training and assistance is priced at $1000.00
- SP30: Starter Pack with 30 Licenses for migrations, comes standard with 1 full day online training and assistance is priced at $2,500.00
- With the current version of TransForm55 being available as a ‘FREEWARE’, the starter packs have been temporarily discontinued.
How can I get TransForm Starter Packs?
With the current version of TransForm55 being available as a ‘FREEWARE’, the starter packs have been temporarily discontinued.
How are TransForm licenses generated or obtained?
Once you have downloaded and installed the toolkit, users can generate a definition file based on Forms being considered. The users send this definition file to Release3 at sales@release3.com, against which the licenses are generated and sent back to the user. This license file are needed for migrating those specific forms. Even though the licenses for TF55 are free, the license generation process still remains the same. User must provide full details and use a corporate email ID while communicating with R3. R3 ‘may’ not issue licenses to users using non-corporate email addresses.
How are TransRep licenses generated or obtained?
Once you have downloaded and installed the toolkit, users can generate a definition file based on Reports being considered. The users send this definition file to Release3 at sales@release3.com, against which the licenses are generated and sent back to the user. This license file are needed for migrating those specific Reports.
How can I get Starter Packs for TransRep?
Since TransRep is promoted for free for the current moment, There are no Starter Packs for TransRep at the moment. The $0 cost licenses can be obtained by contacting Release3 at sales@release3.com.
What is the Migration Process with TransForm?
TransForm follows a simple process for Migrating your Oracle Forms based applications to Open Source Java.
TransForm allows users to perform migration in 3 simple yet distinct steps:
1) Pre-Migration which involves – Clean-up (removal and replacement of OLB references and dependencies), and generate license files
2) Migration of Forms Application to Java, and perform customization using a easy GUI based helper
3) Post-Migration where users move automated generated PL/SQL packages to the database, apply CSS and preferences, menu etc, compile and deploy their application in Java.
What are the technologies involved in the migration of Forms to Java using TransForm ?
TransForm migrates to an MVC architecture, a standards based design pattern. The technologies involved are EJB3, Eclipselink, OpenJPA, Java 5, JSF and RichFaces AJAX.
What application server is the generated Java application deployed onto?
The generated application can be deployed to any Apache based enterprise Java web Application Server including jBOSS, BEA Weblogic, or IBM Websphere.
What IDE can I use for the generated code?
While we use jBossDeveloperStudio as default, any Eclipse based IDE can be used.
Are there any dependencies or proprietary code after generating code with TransForm?
There are no dependencies or proprietary code in the generated application. Release3 has developed powerful components that include functions similar to Oracle Forms such as Tabbed canvases, Grids, LOVs, Master Detail. These components and the library source codes are available to any customer if they wish to modify the same for their use.
Are there any special skills required to migrate with TransForm?
There are no special skills required to perform a migration. Remember, TransForm has been built keeping in mind Oracle Forms developers and their existing knowledge base. Forms developers can easily perform migrations using TransForm. Java resources and functional people who are application experts should be available as a part of the migration team.
From version 5.5 TransForm v55 will include a powerful parser which will allow users to now transform their pl/sql logic to Java Methods using automated processes. The idea is basically to keep it as simple as possible, and let the tool do the heavy lifting.
What is the Migration Process with TransRep?
TransRep follows a simple process for Migrating your Oracle Reports based applications to Open Source BIRT.
TransRep allows users to perform migration in simple steps:
1) Migration of Reports to BIRT, and perform layout adjustments using a easy GUI based helper provided in BIRT plug-in within Eclipse
2) Post-Migration where users will need to address parameters, finalize layout, apply formats, logos, make calls from Forms to the Reports as it was with Oracle Forms application etc. and then deploy the reports to the application server. .
What are the technologies involved in the migration of Report to BIRT using TransRep?
TransRep migrates to a BIRT workspace. BIRT reportng tool from within Eclipse or myEclipse is used there after to modify, run and maintain the reports thereafter.
What application server is the generated Java application deployed onto?
The generated application can be deployed to any Apache based enterprise Java web Application Server including jBOSS. The same application can be ported to BEA Weblogic, IBM Websphere.
What IDE can I use for the generated code?
Eclipse or my Eclipse IDE can be used for BIRT reporting tools.
Are there any dependencies or proprietary code after generating code with TransRep?
There are no dependencies or proprietary code in the generated application. TransRep provides a migration mechanism where the existing reports layout, datasets, queries are migrated to a format needed by BIRT to build and run the report.
Are there any special skills required to migrate with TransRep?
There are no special skills required to perform a migration with TransRep. Remember, TransForm has been built keeping in mind Oracle Reports developers and their existing knowledge base. Reports developers can easily perform migrations using TransRep. Users should get trained on BIRT though. Trainings are available from within Eclipse or on BIRT resource sites. Links are available on TransRep Information Technical pages wihtin release3 website.
Are TransForm/TransRep products or services?
The TransForm Forms to Java Migration toolkit and the TransRep Reports Migration toolkit are products that are geared towards customers buying the product and being able to perform migration themselves. You can also contract a Release3 Solution Partner to perform the migration. Though migration with TransForm/TransRep achieve high levels of automation, manual handling of PL/SQL packages are inevitable due to the varied nature of Forms development practices. Conservatively TransForm/TransRep provide more than 75-80% automated migration. Manual tasks may include post-migration PL/SQL package handling, mapping in the helper using the GUI interface, handling event based logic in Java, applying CSS and Menu.
Does Release3 provide project augmentation?
Release3′s certified solution provider partners are trained on TransForm and TransRep products, and can be engaged for performing Proof-of-Concept to see if the toolkits are a fit for them. Please visit the partners page to see a list of partners who provide such services.
How are TransForm and TransRep toolkits different from the other toolkits available in the market?
TransForm and TransRep are significantly different from other migration tools currently available in the market. The Basic differences include:
- Product business model vs. Service or Semi-based business model.
- TransForm is uniquely built to allow moving PL/SQL logic to DB as packages or moving the logic to Java code as methods. TransRep preserves query logic exactly as it was in the Reports
- Migrate Forms & Reports to Open Source Java (we do not migrate to ADF)
- Designed for use by Forms & Reports Developers
- Migrated Forms & Reports are deployed on any Java Web application server or can use any Java IDE
- Price Advantages.
How can Release3's products help me save money? How much can I typically save over re-writing manually?
- Release3 toolkits are currently available as a ‘FREEWARE’. There can’t be a better moment than this to save money on your migration projects.
- Release3 toolkits provide savings of 70% or more over manual migration methods. With TransForm5, the savings will be even more
- The toolkits achieve a high level of automation, and the tasks are repetitive which allows users to attain high speeds once the knowledge is gained.
- The toolkits help cut down migration time significantly.
- Contact Release3 for an ROI for your unique scenario to quantify the savings for your application.
My needs are very specific, How can Release3 help me with my scenario?
TransForm and TransRep are template based and modular in design, and thus easily and quickly customizable. If there is a situation to address specific needs, Release3 can quickly customize the toolkit to fit most scenarios.