Chuck Fazio, SmartDB Corporation, TEL:(770) 753-6266, [email protected] SmartDB Workbench 4.1: The Easiest and Fastest Way to Integrate Enterprise Applications

Chuck Fazio, SmartDB Corporation, TEL:(770) 753-6266, [email protected]

SmartDB Workbench 4.1:SmartDB Workbench 4.1:The Easiest and Fastest Way to The Easiest and Fastest Way to

Integrate Enterprise ApplicationsIntegrate Enterprise Applications

Simplifying Enterprise Application IntegrationSimplifying Enterprise Application Integration

2Chuck Fazio, SmartDB Corporation, TEL:(770) 753-6266, [email protected]

SmartDB Corporation SmartDB Corporation AgendaAgenda

Value Proposition Solution Overview

Oracle Relationship SmartDB Products/Services

Questions & Answers


Data Warehouse

Sales

Marketing Finance

Manufacturing

SmartDB Value PropositionSmartDB Value Proposition SmartDB will REDUCE the TIME and COST by 65% for

the data conversions/interfacing tasks of project. Reduces the RISK of project implementation / integration

(SmartDB provides TEST environment) Highly leverageable / reusable across multiple integration

projects Provide lasting value to easily maintain interfaces

between applications


Data Migration IssuesData Migration Issues

It’s painful to do Lack of resources - Time, $$$ and people Lack of standard methodologies Lack of documentation Limited reusability of conversion programsHigh cost and complex maintenance,

expertise leaves with developersAlways more interfaces, many to custom applications


SmartDB Provides Market Leading Integration Solutions TODAY

SmartDB CorporationSmartDB CorporationSolutions, Customers, PartnersSolutions, Customers, Partners

Private start-up company, venture-backed, Palo Alto, CAFirst product shipped in 1994Over 225 customers in enterprise application integration:

The Who’s Who of the Fortune 1000 Strategic Partners with Oracle, Ernst & Young, Deloitte &

Touche, CSC, EDS, Grant Thornton and others Expertise in data conversion and application interfacing

particularly for manufacturing, financial and human resource applications


Oracle RelationshipOracle Relationship Oracle “Partner of the Year - Complementary Software

Provider” for 1995 & 1996 Oracle Cooperative Applications Initiative - CAI

certified to load application tables

SmartDB bundled into Oracle’s Fast Forward Program ONLY approved tool for data conversion

Migration Technology Initiative Oracle Internal Education sponsors SmartDB classes as

training credit for consultants


SmartDB CorporationSmartDB CorporationPartial Customer ListPartial Customer List

Abbott Labs Air Liquide Alcoa AMOCO Burlington Resources Canon Cellular One Computer Sciences Corp. Cummins Engine Dun & Bradstreet Eaton Corp Electronic Arts General Electric General Instrument Honeywell ITT/Sheraton

Johnson Controls Kerr-McGee KLA-Tencor Leeson Electric Lucky Goldstar McDonnell Douglas Motorola New York Stock Exchange Northern Telecom Oracle Olsten Corporation Pacific Scientific Pratt & Whitney Quantum Ralston Purina Rosemount

Seagate Siemens Silicon Graphics Simon & Schuster Singapore Telecom Sony Southwest Gas SUN Microsystems Toshiba Transamerica U.S. Marines U.S. Steel Unocal Volkswagen Wells Fargo Bank Yale University


What do you use SmartDB for? What do you use SmartDB for? Leveraging SmartDB TemplatesLeveraging SmartDB Templates

IBM, VSAM, IMS,

flatfiles, DB2,

Client/Server Applications

Data Conversion

Legacy Databases

Data Warehouse

Data Warehousing

Sales DBMktng DB

Finance DB

Mfg DB

Operational Databases

Periodic

Application Databases

Multiple Data Interfaces

Application Database Periodic


Master Data Interfacing: Make sure that reference information is consistent across the enterprise

Periodic Data IntegrationPeriodic Data Integration

Periodic Transaction Interfacing: Assure that the results of transactions in one application are reflected in other applications

employees, part numbers, chart of accounts, customers

Engineering

Purchasing Manufacturing

purchase requisitions, manufacturing costs, journal entries

Purchasing Finance

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What is the SmartDB Workbench?What is the SmartDB Workbench?

• Integrated toolset• Intuitive GUI• Powerful data transformation engine• TEST environment• Repeatable data migration• Automatic documentation• Single point of maintenance

“The SmartDB Workbench is a visual design and implementation product set for the conversion of data from legacy systems to relational application databases, and the interfacing of data between application databases.”


Modeler

SmartDB WorkbenchSmartDB WorkbenchGraphical Interactive Development EnvironmentGraphical Interactive Development Environment

Transform

Loader

Query


Modeler

• Browse Database Schema• Modify Schema• Design New Schema• Define and Modify Database Objects

• Tables• Columns• Datatypes• Defaults• Keys• Constraints• Indexes• Sequences• Triggers• Stored Procedures• Security



• Browse Source Data• Define Transform Logic• Define Validation logic• Powerful Rule Functions• Database Lookup Functions• Interactive Visual Testing• Self-documenting

Transform



Loader

• Point and Click Mapping• Map to Multiple Tables• Table Insert or Update• Generate Run-time Scripts



Query

• Verify Success of Load• Browse Source and Target Databases• Query by Table• Multitable Query• Insert, Update, Delete Tables• Save/Retrieve Query Statements• Create Database Views



The SmartDB wayThe SmartDB way

Data Fields:Define data fields

in legacy files

File Browser:Freely examine

legacy file formats

Logical Fields:Derive new data

from old

Data Rules:Powerful data

transformations

Test Values:See exactly what

will be loaded

SQL*Loader:Complete supportfor all functions


SmartDB Workbench BenefitsSmartDB Workbench Benefits Savings of 65% in the coding and testing of data

conversions/interfacing program development Dramatic increase in productivity Less RISK,

more predictable DATA & TIME to implementation Easy to modify, maintain High quality of DATA, less chance for errors Structured methodology,

including automatic documentation


Oracle “Pre-Built” TemplatesOracle “Pre-Built” Templates

AP Invoices AR Invoices Customer BOM Employees Fixed Assets GL Journals Items

Material Transactions Price Lists Purchase Orders Purchase Requisitions Projects & Tasks Routings Sales Orders Vendors


SmartSmartDBDB Template Benefits Template Benefits Provides all transformation rules, validations and mapping logic Supports Oracle open interfaces or direct loading Customizeable and reusable Fully documented Faster and more complete conversion the first time Reduces learning curve and need for Oracle Applications expertise Provides a higher quality of converted data Allows rapid prototyping of test instances Reduces overall conversion cost


Target Database

Target Database

Source DatabaseSource

DatabaseTransport

Transform, Validate & Map LoadExtract

Monitoring and Control

Task AutomationSmartDB Workbench

Data Integration ProcessData Integration Process

Key Technologies:

“Transformation Engine” that provides modular and optimized processes

Comprehensive data integrity and complex task execution

Template


SmartDB provides a level of abstraction in designing interfaces that allows users to focus on business objectives, not programming

Who uses SmartDB Workbench?Who uses SmartDB Workbench?Project team leaders/members

Consultant specialists

Business analysts

Application developers

Database administrators


Total SmartDB SolutionTotal SmartDB Solution Tool Set - easy to use, easy to learn No Coding Required Templates - proven and powerful On- site training and support Experience built on over 150 Oracle

Application implementations

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Chuck Fazio, SmartDB Corporation, TEL:(770) 753-6266, [email protected] SmartDB Workbench 4.1: The Easiest and Fastest Way to Integrate Enterprise Applications