Video Directory

This “Quick Tips” video is a high-level introduction to synbackup: a utility you can use to prevent synchronization errors within your ISAM files. The video covers the following topics: •What is synbackup and how can you use the utility to prevent index corruption? •What are the three implementation options discussed in our documentation? •Where should you go to learn more about synbackup? Additional resources: •Configuring for resiliency: https://www.synergex.com/docs/index.htm#icg/7_Performance.htm#ConfiguringForResiliency •SYN_SETSTATE: https://www.synergex.com/docs/index.htm#lrm/lrmChap9SYNSETSTATE.htm •SYN_GETSTATE: https://www.synergex.com/docs/index.htm#lrm/lrmChap9SYNGETSTATE.htm •SYNBACKUP environment variable: https://www.synergex.com/docs/index.htm#evso/evsoChap1SYNBACKUP.htm •SynergyVSSWriter service: https://www.synergex.com/docs/index.htm#tools/toolsChap4Synergyvsswriterservice.htm

Unit testing is a testing method that focuses on individual units of source code, such as functions, subroutines, and methods. When implemented in a thorough manner, unit tests can identify bugs quickly, highlight opportunities for refactoring, and expose edge cases. Unit testing in traditional Synergy has never been easier, thanks to a new Visual Studio project template: “Unit Test (Traditional).” In this webinar, Software Engineer Nick Tammadge demonstrates the use of the new project template by replicating two very different scenarios: unit testing in a new codebase and retrofitting unit tests into Synergex's very own Repository code. You’ll walk away from the presentation with a clear understanding of the role and scope of unit tests in software development, along with a better sense of what this testing strategy looks like when applied to pre-existing traditional Synergy code.To learn more about unit testing in traditional Synergy, check out our documentation: https://tinyurl.com/y4k6cjb8 Chapters: 00:00 – Introduction and agenda 01:46 – What is unit testing? 02:51 – Feature overview 07:48 – Demo #1: unit testing with de-serializer app 32:14 – Demo #2: unit testing with Repository 48:10 – Why unit test? Additional Resources: Command line test runner: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/test/vstest-console-options Attributes list: https://www.synergex.com/docs/index.htm#vs/tradsynunittest.htm#Attributes_for_traditional_Synergy_unit_testing Assert class documentation: https://www.synergex.com/docs/index.htm#vs/Assert.htm

UNFI carries and distributes over 250,000 organic, natural, and specialty food products to more than 43,000 customer locations throughout the United States and Canada. UNFI’s Synergy-based business application, United Business System (UBS), provides sales order and purchase order processing for their customers in the eastern half of the United States. In early 2019, UNFI reached out to Synergex’s Professional Services Group to implement APIs through the Harmony Core framework to improve the customer experience with their supplier portal. Starting with a proof of concept, this now-complete solution allows SQL-style queries, a seamless development experience, enhanced performance, and access to real-time data for UNFI customers. Link to full case study here: https://www.synergex.com/wp-content/uploads/Unfi-Success-Story.pdf Chapters 00:00 – Introduction and agenda 02:29 – Challenges facing IT leaders in 2020 03:25 – Why incorporate web services? 05:55 – What is Harmony Core? 07:56 – Common use cases for Harmony Core 08:42 – Background on UNFI 10:32 – The initial challenge 12:41 – UNFI’s goal for UBS 15:00 – The solution: Harmony Core 16:04 – Solution architecture 17:55 – Postman demo 19:20 – UBS integration with other systems 20:37 – UNFI’s future plans for Harmony Core 23:44 – Additional possibilities for support from PSG 25:02 – Wrap-up 26:07 – Question #1: What’s the first step for implementing Harmony Core? 29:32 – Question #2: How does repository usage affect existing code? 30:47 – Question #3: Was it hard to implement git to manage/update the repository? 33:30 – Question #4: Are there any examples of UI redesign/refactors out there? 37:30 – Question #5: What impact has this had on UNFI’s business? 38:50 – Question #6: How long did it take to set everything up?

In this “Quick Tips” video, we’ll be walking through the process of setting up, building, and debugging a simple traditional Synergy project in Visual Studio 2019. By the end of this video, you’ll be able to: •Select the correct project template for your traditional Synergy application •Create a simple app that writes to the terminal •Build or rebuild your program •Use the debugger to identify errors and isolate specific blocks of code Additional resources for Synergy developers: •“Synergy in Visual Studio” YouTube playlist: www.youtube.com/synergex •“Synergy in Visual Studio” documentation: www.synergex.com/docs/ •Migration guide: http://media.synergex.com/docs/103/TradSynToVS.pdf •“Move to Visual Studio” Solutions page: www.synergex.com/develop-in-visual-studio/

In this webinar, Steve Ives demos generating, configuring, and running unit tests for the OData controllers and endpoints generated with Harmony Core. Chapters: 00:00 – Introduction 01:29 – Harmony Core tutorial recap & updates to Harmony Core wiki on Github 05:45 – Obtain JSON web token, update and test Postman tests 07:07 – Add and configure a unit testing project 12:50 – Run the project upgrade tool 14:38 – Enable unit test code generation and generate code 16:23 – Add code to projects 23:28 – Rebuild the code 24:00 – Run tests from console 26:37 – Question #1: Is there a way to run tests in batches/to identify which tests belong to different categories?

This four-part webinar series features Synergex software engineer Johnson Luong demoing the “official” Synergex barbeque-organizing app, xfBBQ, that was built through incorporating a Synergy back-end, a React and Redux front-end, and Harmony Core web services. This series of webinars will allow you to better understand how you can leverage Harmony Core to make your Synergy data available for use with modern front-end technologies. We’ll discuss how to grow a repository with structures, structure relations, keys, and ISAM files. Then we’ll grill the fruits of our labor by exposing that data with Harmony Core through data access to ISAM files, calculated properties, and Harmony Core’s own Traditional Bridge. Lastly, we’ll top it off by hooking it up with a React and Redux web app. Link to xfBBQ project on Github: https://github.com/Synergex/xfBBQ Link to xfBBQ demo on Github: https://github.com/theplasmastorm/xfbbqDemo Chapters: 00:00 – Introduction 01:43 – Agenda review 02:15 – Session 3 recap 02:51 – Server-side authentication step 1: enable authentication (and custom authentication) in regen.bat 06:53 – Server-side authentication step 2: swap hard coded username and password for user table data in AuthenticationController.dbl 10:07 – Server-side authentication step 3: update UserController.Custom.dbl to allow new users to be posted without a token 12:00 – React JWT authentication step 1: add tokenActions.js file to Redux actions folder 13:04 – React JWT authentication step 2: add tokenReducer.js file to Redux reducers folder 13:40 – React JWT authentication step 3: update actionTypes.js file in Redux actions folder 14:20 – React JWT authentication step 4: modify initialState.js file in Redux reducers folder 14:35 – React JWT authentication step 5: modify rootReducer.js file in Redux reducers folder 14:58 – React JWT authentication step 5: add tokenApi.js file to api folder 16:18 – React JWT authentication step 6: add tokenMiddleware.js file to Redux reducers folder 17:15 – React JWT authentication step 7: add redux-persist-expire package and update configureStore.js file to force tokens to expire after one day 19:13 – React JWT authentication step 8: modify apiUtils.js file to send appropriate error when token expires 20:00 – React JWT authentication step 9: add token information to functions inside bbqApi.js, orderApi.js, favoriteApi.js, and userApi.js 21:20 – React JWT authentication step 10: add remove/get token functionality to login and logout components 25:54 – Bootstrap styling step 1: install bootstrap, react-bootstrap, react-router-bootstrap, and bootswatch packages 27:37 – Bootstrap styling step 2: update app title to “xfBBQ” in index.html file 28:00 – Bootstrap styling step 3: modify App.css and index.css files 28:35 – Bootstrap styling step 4: modify App.jsx, import bootswatch and Container component from react-bootstrap 29:28 – Bootstrap styling step 5: modify Header.jsx to include Navbar, LinkContainer, and Nav components 30:24 – Bootstrap styling step 6: incorporate Bootstrap components into the rest of the app pages and forms, create additional CSS files to support form updates 37:01 – React bundling step 1: create optimized production build of React app with npm 38:28 – React bundling step 2: rename and add build folder to Harmony Core solution 39:57 – React bundling step 3: add Microsoft.AspNetCore.SpaServices NuGet package and modify Startup.Custom.dbl 42:21 – Recap and wrap-up

This four-part webinar series features Synergex software engineer Johnson Luong demoing the “official” Synergex barbeque-organizing app, xfBBQ, that was built through incorporating a Synergy back-end, a React and Redux front-end, and Harmony Core web services. This series of webinars will allow you to better understand how you can leverage Harmony Core to make your Synergy data available for use with modern front-end technologies. We’ll discuss how to grow a repository with structures, structure relations, keys, and ISAM files. Then we’ll grill the fruits of our labor by exposing that data with Harmony Core through data access to ISAM files, calculated properties, and Harmony Core’s own Traditional Bridge. Lastly, we’ll top it off by hooking it up with a React and Redux web app. Link to xfBBQ project on Github: https://github.com/Synergex/xfBBQ Link to xfBBQ demo on Github: https://github.com/theplasmastorm/xfbbqDemo Chapters: 00:00 – Introduction 01:36 – Agenda review 02:00 – Session 2 recap 02:36 – Step 1: protect front-end from bot attacks with reCAPTCHA 07:15 – Step 2: protect back-end from bot attacks with reCAPTCHA 13:39 – Step 3: add batch order processing and form 26:00 – Step 4: update UI of Orders, Favorites 30:22 – Step 5: add CRUD operations, form, and table UI for BBQ scheduling 36:00 – Step 6: add additional CRUD operations and table UI for user management 41:16 – Recap 41:53 – Session 4 preview 42:31 – Question #1: Can you explain EdmBuilder.custom.dbl? 43:23 – Question #2: Can you explain the logout process in more detail? 45:18 – Additional information on EdmBuilder.dbl

This four-part webinar series features Synergex software engineer Johnson Luong demoing the “official” Synergex barbeque-organizing app, xfBBQ, that was built through incorporating a Synergy back-end, a React and Redux front-end, and Harmony Core web services. This series of webinars will allow you to better understand how you can leverage Harmony Core to make your Synergy data available for use with modern front-end technologies. We’ll discuss how to grow a repository with structures, structure relations, keys, and ISAM files. Then we’ll grill the fruits of our labor by exposing that data with Harmony Core through data access to ISAM files, calculated properties, and Harmony Core’s own Traditional Bridge. Lastly, we’ll top it off by hooking it up with a React and Redux web app. Link to xfBBQ project on Github: https://github.com/Synergex/xfBBQ Link to xfBBQ demo on Github: https://github.com/theplasmastorm/xfbbqDemo Chapters: 00:00 – Introduction 01:45 – Agenda review 02:45 – Step 1: Update regen.bat and regenerate files 07:10 – Step 2: Create primary key generator 09:39 – Step 3: Create UsersController.Custom.dbl file 12:10 – Step 4: Add a user registration form (UserRegistrationForm.jsx) to React project 25:00 – Step 5: Add a login form (UserLogin.jsx) to React project 30:18 – Redux overview 31:53 – Step 6: Add Redux to React project 42:40 – Step 7: Add a logout form (UserLogout.jsx) to React project 44:45 – Step 8: Add user restrictions 47:00 – Session recap 47:24 – Session 3 preview 48:05 – Question 1: Why not use Synergy’s built-in autosequence keys for primary key generation? 51:45 – Question 2: Can you explain UTC date format?

This four-part webinar series features Synergex software engineer Johnson Luong demoing the “official” Synergex barbeque-organizing app, xfBBQ, that was built through incorporating a Synergy back-end, a React and Redux front-end, and Harmony Core web services. This series of webinars will allow you to better understand how you can leverage Harmony Core to make your Synergy data available for use with modern front-end technologies. We’ll discuss how to grow a repository with structures, structure relations, keys, and ISAM files. Then we’ll grill the fruits of our labor by exposing that data with Harmony Core through data access to ISAM files, calculated properties, and Harmony Core’s own Traditional Bridge. Lastly, we’ll top it off by hooking it up with a React and Redux web app. Link to xfBBQ project on Github: https://github.com/Synergex/xfBBQ Link to xfBBQ demo on Github: https://github.com/theplasmastorm/xfbbqDemo Chapters: 00:00 – Roll-in 00:03 – Introduction 03:10 – Agenda review 04:03 – xfBBQ overview 05:40 – Prerequisites 06:34 – Step 1: Create new React project with create react app/React overview 09:40 – Step 2: Add initial configuration files, test default Create React App loading screen 13:06 – Step 3: Generate new Harmony Core solution from template 17:59 – Step 4: Edit regen.bat and generate files 21:35 – Step 5: Show back-end data via Postman 23:58 – Step 6: Add React components and routing 30:30 – Step 7: View Synergy data from front end using Harmony Core and React API calls 34:30 – Recap 35:00 – Session 2 preview 36:44 – Question 1: Why choose React as a front-end framework? 41:00 – Wrap-up

RESTful web services are becoming an increasingly key focus for many business application developers. Watch this previously recorded event to learn more about how our open source framework, Harmony Core, helps Synergy developers easily build RESTful web services to expose Synergy data and business logic. Here we provide a high-level overview of the basic principles of REST and RESTful web services, explain why adopting REST is so important, and present information about how to get started with REST in your Synergy/DE environment, and help you understand some of the extensive benefits that Harmony Core has to offer. Chapters: 00:00 – Roll-in 00:10 – Introduction 02:40 – Overview and Learning Goals 04:00 – What is a Web Service? 06:50 – Why Incorporate Web Services? 09:00 – What is Harmony Core? 13:10 – Features and Components 17:45 – Why .Net Core? 19:25 – Why Rest? 19:59 – Why OData? 22:14 – Harmony Core Supports… 23:40 – Benefits of Harmony Core 25:21 – Getting Started with Harmony Core 26:19 – Common Reasons to Incorporate Harmony Core 27:14 – How We Can Help You Get Started 28:40 – Upcoming Webinars 30:17 – Question: What is the licensing involved in implementing Harmony Core?

RESTful web services are becoming an increasingly key focus for many business application developers. Watch this previously recorded demo where we build and run a web service created via the Harmony Core framework. It's never been easier to expose your Synergy data and business logic! Chapters: 00:00 – Roll-in 00:08 – Introduction 01:25 – Overview and Learning Goals 02:15 – Creating a Basic Solution 10:23 – Enabling OData Support 19:37 – API Documentation 21:19 – OData Query Support 28:35 – Question 1: What’s OData? 29:35 – Question 2: How do I access data on an OpenVMS system?

RESTful web services are becoming an increasingly key focus for many business application developers. Using powerful tools like ODATA within the Harmony Core framework you can have full CRUD (create, read, update, and delete) capabilities for your Synergy data from the client of your choice. Watch a demonstration of these powerful features and learn how to implement user authentication. Chapters: 00:00 – Introduction 02:23 – Review of Previous Webinar 06:00 – Postman Introduction 17:30 – Creating a Customer (with primary key specified) 23:25 – Updating a Customer (with primary key specified) 25:10 – Deleting a Customer (with primary key specified) 26:20 – Creating a Primary Key Factory/Supporting Post Operations 37:20 – Custom Authentication 1:00:35 – Closing

RESTful web services are becoming an increasingly key focus for many business application developers. Did you know that you can now integrate your traditional Synergy business logic with our Harmony Core framework to be exposed as part of a RESTful web service? No matter what supported platform your logic is on (OpenVMS, Unix/Linux, or Windows), we have you covered with Harmony Core Traditional Bridge. In this webinar, Steve Ives provides an explanation of what Traditional Bridge can do for you as well as a demonstration of implementing this open-source feature. Chapters: 00:00 – Introduction 02:32 – Overview of Traditional Bridge/Tutorial Goals and Setup 09:54 – Add a Traditional Bridge Project 11:43 – Add Traditional Bridge Library Code 15:55 – Add Traditional Bridge Routines 18:55 – Add Dispatcher Classes 31:30 – Add Main Dispatcher Class 33:30 – Add Traditional Bridge Host 42:56 – Add Helper Service Class 48:27 – Add Controller Class 51:57 – Configure Traditional Bridge Environment 55:52 – Test Traditional Bridge 1:01:33 – Question 1: What are the minimum Synergy/Visual Studio version requirements for Harmony Core/Traditional Bridge? 1:04:09 – Question 2: Can you please provide a high-level flow of the process? 1:08:13 – Question 3: Double-check with Steve? 1:12:00 – Question 4: Are you contemplating using CodeGen in this part of Harmony Core? 1:13:41 – Question 5: The examples provided were pretty simple. What if you needed to communicate complex data via Traditional Bridge? 1:16:58 – Question 6: Will every request spin up a separate instance of the Traditional Bridge host? 1:18:23 – Question 7: Please discuss how Traditional Bridge is multithreaded. 1:19:31 – Question 8: How do we go about debugging our exposed Synergy methods, if the code is not in the Traditional Bridge project, using Visual Studio? 1:22:00 – Question 9: Is there any PaaS offering for the Synergex platform now or in the future with these features? 1:25:25 – Question 10: I don’t get the prompt to open the source when I add the source code, and at a breakpoint it is never reached if I send the request via Postman? 1:28:16 – Wrap-up

Are you considering upgrading or have recently upgraded to Synergy/DE 11? Phil Bratt presents some of the features included in this new version and why you should be taking advantage of them. Topics covered here include new system requirements, REV11 licensing, enhanced security, improved resilience, and many of the new features in Synergy 11. This webinar was presented on November 20, 2019.