Wizard Tutorials
What are the Wizard Tutorials?
The Web Functions Wizard Tutorials are a set of exercises designed to introduce and reinforce the fundamental skills required to use the Wizard.
To install the tutorials, refer to Tutorial Installation.
The following tutorials are included:
Who Should Use the Tutorials?
The Web Functions Wizard Tutorials can be used by novice and experienced LANSA for the Web developers. In order to use the tutorials, you must be able to create LANSA processes and functions. Experience with the LANSA for Web utilities is an asset.
How Do I Use the Tutorials?
It is recommended that you complete the tutorials in sequence. The processes and functions created in the first tutorials are reused in later tutorials.
To check that your LANSA partition is properly set up to use the tutorials, refer to the section of the installation guide for the platform you are working on.
The tutorial is installed with the Wizard following the steps in the guide or the guide.
Online tutorials are also included for the
What Partition Should I Use?
It is recommended that you use the DEM partition for the tutorial. The DEM is automatically installed with a LANSA for iSeries system and is quickly set up using Partition Initialization on a Visual LANSA system. The DEM system contains the Personnel System demonstration and all required files used by the tutorial.
If you do not use the DEM partition, you can set up another partition with the Personnel System files. Remember, the partition must be properly Web-enabled.
If you do not use DEM, you can select any of your partitions when using the tutorials. Testing or training partitions are ideal. You will need to import the Personnel System demonstration files into the partition.
If you do not have the Web Functions Wizard or the Personnel System installed, then refer to the Installation guide for either IBM i or Windows, as appropriate.
How Many Developers Can Use the Training?
There is no limit to the number of developers who may use the training at the same time. However, it is important that developers have a unique identifier for their work.
Developers should use an object prefix ii, based on their initials or assigned by a system coordinator. For example, you will be asked to create a process named iiPROC01. If your initials are JS, you create a process named JSPROC01.
This ii prefix must be unique in the LANSA system (not just the partition) as it is used to create system variables. System variables are shared by all partitions.
Checklist
Check that these tasks have been completed before using the tutorials:
- Have you Web enabled the partition?
- Do you have the Personnel System demonstration files (DEPTAB, SECTAB, PSLMST, etc.) installed in the partition?
- Have you installed the Web Functions Wizard in the partition?
You will require this information about your specific installation:
- The site address for your Web server
- The partition being used
- A user profile and password with authority to the LANSA partition
- A user profile and password if process authentication has been set up.
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