Monarch Base Concepts Overview

The application you are enhancing, maintaining or trying to understand probably originated on an IBM i and was migrated with ASNA Monarch technology.

Migration Roles

There are several Roles involved in the complete Migration process, namely:

Role Tools Description
Migrator ASNA Monarch Cocoon
DataGate (for IBM i, Windows and SQL Server)
Visual RPG		 Oversees the complete Migration process.
Trained in all Tools involved.
Remediator Visual RPG
Nomad
DataGate		 Knows the IBM i Application.
Understands RPG and Visual RPG.
Developer ASNA Monarch Base
DataGate		 Understands ASNA Monarch Base.
Can become Subject matter expert.

These documents describe in detail the ASNA Monarch Base. The Developer Role is the intended audience for the content that follows. For documentation relevant to the other Roles please refer to ASNA Products Documentation

Concepts

This topic presents Concepts that are important in the understanding to efficiently:

  1. Complete an Application Migration.
  2. Maintain an Application Migration.
  3. Enhance an Application Migration.
  4. Build new features on an ongoing basis.

The information is grouped into the following sections:

Monarch Application Architecture

Program Structure

User Interface

Reports

Enhancing Migrated Applications

Legacy Application Background

For more in-depth API documentation, consult the Monarch Base Reference