Tech tip: Working with JDE (JDEdwards) files in WebSmart
This particular tech tip looks at how WebSmart can be used to create applications over JDE (JDEdwards enterprise resource planning) files in the same way that you would with regular DB2 files. BCD Software clients that use JDE files in WebSmart have reported that the ‘Dollar Amount Fields’ and the ‘Date’ fields are handled slightly […]
Success Story with WebSmart ILE: Avery Weigh-Tronix
Mobile web application with offline support and signature capture provides a return on investment in less than one year. Avery Weigh-Tronix partnered with BCD Software (now Fresche Solutions) to develop a mobile web application that would enable their service technicians to complete work orders while servicing scales in the field, regardless of whether or not […]
Formtastic Now Available from Quadrant Software
IBM i customers in the UK and Ireland will now be able to access Quadrant Software (now Fresche Solutions)’s Formtastic tool through Premier Business partner, Proximity. Formtastic enables users to create custom-designed forms, cheques and bar code labels through an easy-to-use desktop interface designer. The document automation solution extracts spooled data from users IBM i […]
Enhancements to Presto 5.6
Providing the ability for you to easily export a set of customised screens and override out-of-the-box auto-detection functionality are amongst a range of new features in the latest release of BCD Software (now Fresche Solutions)’s Presto green screen modernisation tool. Presto 5.6 also provides users with the ability to override the default spool queue giving […]
WebSmart: Draper Tools
For professional tradesmen and do-it-yourself enthusiasts, the sprawling 400,000 square foot warehouse of iconic British brand Draper Tools is a dream come true. It is considered to be the largest cache of such items under one roof in the entire United Kingdom. Founded in 1919, the company is now is the brand of choice for auto […]
The case for 5250 green screen modernisation
“Sooner or later, you need to bite the bullet and modernize. If you want to keep the application and the value it gives, you’ve got to modernise it.” Mark Even, IBM System Lab Services Working, as I do, with BCD Software (now Fresche Solutions)’s complete suite of IBM i development, modernisation and mobilisation tools, I […]
New bcdsoftware.co.uk Website Launched on IBM i Platform
Welcome to the new BCD Software (now Fresche Solutions) UK website developed by Proximity, a BCD and Quadrant Software Premier Business partner aimed at organisations based in the UK and Ireland. The new website provides information on the range of products available for developing, modernising and mobilising IBM i systems including AS400, iSeries and System […]
Catapult version 7.9 released
BCD Software has made available a new release of Catapult, the multi-award-winning automated real-time web querying report distribution tool for IBM i spool files and PC documents. Catapult 7.9 now works with Microsoft’s cloud platform, Azure eliminating the requirement for an on-premise Windows Server to run the Catapult Poller. Other improvements include: An option has […]
BCD Software releases Nexus version 4.09
Version 4.09 of the Nexus Portal has been released by BCD Software with a number of fixes and enhancements. The Nexus provides unlimited secure IBM i-hosted intranet and extranet web portals to manage secure access to enterprise-level business information and web applications. Users can upgrade Nexus directly to the new version from any previous release […]
Latest version of Presto supports RPG Open Access
BCD Software has provided details of the release of Presto 5.5, the tool which rapidly transforms outdated green screens and system menus into modern web-based GUI’s. Presto 5.5 includes a number of enhancements, most importantly support for RPG Open Access (OA) and the ability to configure navigation for web-enabled screens. RPG OA support within Presto […]