Papyrus DocEXEC
Application Development
Q: Does
the product provide a fully documented and human
readable source code?
A: Yes. The
DOCDEF is upward compatible to IBM PPFA source
code.
Q: Do product
specific commands have to be inserted in our applications?
A: No. In
difference to products based on markup-controls
as the usual {tags}, Papyrus can use
any data field as a controlling element. Proprietary
control tags in the data mean, that a change to
another product would require a huge conversion
effort. As long as the control tags can be easily
identified, DocEXEC can even use existing tags
of other systems as control information.
Q: Are
text elements stored in a standard or proprietary
format?
A: Standard.
ISIS recommends to store text elements in raw
ASCII or EBCDIC format. In this manner they are
easily maintainable by users and can be simply
reused for other systems and applications. Papyrus
can be setup to accept any text control escape
sequences within the raw text. DCF SGML and other
formats can be supported as external text elements.
Q: Is a
change in a form, graphic or text element reflected
in all documents?
A: Yes. In
case this element is reused in this manner, a
change will propagate automatically to all documents
using this element. This saves time, costs and
effort for version control.
Q: Can
the product provide a PAGEDEF with white space
removal capabilities?
A: Yes. The
PAGEDEF is imported and just enhanced. The data
is not changed.
Q: Does
the product also develop high-performance IBM
OGL/PPFA source code?
A: Yes. In
this way simple forms/data applications do not
need to use the formatter and are just printed
by IBM PSF or Papyrus Server.
Q: Can
OGL/PPFA source code be imported?
A: Yes. It
can be imported and edited and also later used
for enhanced DOCDEF statement formatting applications.
Q: Will
an OGL/PPFA OR FRM/JDE experienced person understand
your coding?
A: Yes. Because
it builds on these functions and expands them.
Q: Can
the product use the same document description
on multiple platforms?
A: Yes. The
DOCDEF is used by DocEXEC on all platforms like
MVS, UNIX, AIX and OS/2 without change.
Q: How
many separate programs are used to generate the
document from the data?
A: One. Papyrus
DocEXEC provides simple single-step execution.
Q: Are
all these programs available across all supported
platforms?
A: Yes. MVS,
AIX, HP-UX, SUN Solaris, DEC Alpha, SCO-Unix,
OS/2, WindowsNT, and Windows95/98.
Q: Has
the printer type to be chosen at time of statement
formatting?
A: No. As
Papyrus does not use the usual 'emitter' or 'converter'
technique, the generated AFPDS file can be printed
to any IPDS, HP-PCL4/5, Xerox Metacode, and Postscript
printers at the operators choice. The same file
can be archived or distributed for viewing with
the Papyrus Client to PC platforms.
Q: Does
the product provide indexing for archiving, i.e.
ACIF compatible?
A: Yes. The
ACIF index is also used for previewing to locate
pages in a large spool file and not just for archiving
purposes.
Q: Does
the product provide ACIF group indexing?
A: Yes. Papyrus
DocEXEC provides fully qualified group index names
from variable expressions.
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