Real World's Application Conversion and System Testing Services completes the company's Year/2000 service offerings for AS/400 data centers facing significant date compliance issues. The company now offers complete Business Impact Analysis, Application Conversion and System Testing for any AS/400-RPG/COBOL data center.

Real World's Complete Turnkey AS/400 Year/2000 Conversion Process has been proven with several clients that had used Real World's Business Impact Analysis service. Part of the conversion includes a Year/2000 Compliance Warranty that certifies the client's AS/400 applications on behalf of their customers for uninterupted AS/400 operations beyond the Year/2000. The process includes:

• Review Business Impact Analysis to accurately identify all database and program files that need to be modified and converted. Establish Change Control Procedures so that the client can continue to use and tailor their existing systems without interrupting end-user service during conversion.
• Copy ALL Active AS/400 Program Files and Database File Layouts from client's AS/400(s) to one of Real World's dedicated AS/400 System units. Real World will make multiple back-ups of original system.
• Automated and Manual Systems Analysis and Problem Definition.
  • Review all Programs linked to Database Files identified in B.I.A.
  • Review and Highlight Date Handling Logic Sections in all Programs.
  • Review and Highlight all Screens and Reports using Date Fields.
  • Produce Administrative Change Document including Revised Database File Specifications.
• Application Programming Modifications.
  • Automated and Manual Line-by-Line Change of all Application Program Source Members reviewed above.
  • Screen and Report Modifications to match programs and files.
  • Control Language Modification.
  • Unit Test of Every Library Member.
• Automated File Conversion using Real World's FileLynk/2000.
  • Expand and document date fields expansion.
  • Copy physical files to new formats.
  • Reorganize AS/400 file space.
  • Recompile all Logical File definitions.
• Complete Year/2000 System Testing
  • 1st test using Client Data Files and Real World's AS/400 Center
  • Optional Parallel Test using BOTH Client's Data Center and Real World's Data Center in a parallel system operation.
• Optional Services
  • Upgrade system functions during Year/2000 Conversion Process
  • Continued System Review to Warrant agains Client-Generated Year/2000 Issues through modification or change management.

Typical Conversion and Testing Costs are based on Lines-of-Code contained in all of the Program Source Members that must be modified for Year/2000 compliance. Several factors affect this pricing including date field occurences, size of each program, database files used and display files that need modification. After a BIA is performed, we can estimate the cost of your project.