How deep is Javascript coding in IPA?

My company is migrating from ST Lawson v10 to MT Infor OS (FSM+GHR). Up to this point, we've used javascript only for simple tasks like variable manipulation. Does anyone know if it's possible to do complete javascript coding, or maybe a different language like Python, in IPA? Maybe Infor has something roadmapped? We have a couple very complex COBOL interfaces that need to be recreated in IPA and I'm researching ways to accomplish that. While it can be done using pure IPA, doing the heavy lifting with a proper coding language would be much cleaner.

Update: Thank you everyone. Sounds like the Assign nodes can handle the full Javascript library and I can use the Assign node to block off functions and link those functions together directly or with Branch nodes.

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kyle-tucker

You can use base javascript for many tasks in the assign node. As far as I am aware you cannot use other languages within IPA. Other nodes within IPA are still used for their assigned functions (FTP/Landmark Query/Web Service/etc.). For processing/functions/variables you can use javascript in the assign node.

cleverly

You could also use Landmark's Configuration Console to define custom actions on existing business classes (and/or create your own user business classes with their own actions, relations, etc.) using LPL (Lawson Pattern Language) and invoke them in IPA using a Landmark transaction node.

Of course you can go the other way too, and have LPL trigger creation of a work unit / process flow (see page 50 of the LPL documentation).

john-miller

If you're not looking to limit yourself to IPA (Which is a powerful tool, but it does have it's limitations) please read below.

Landmark applications (GHR,CSF, others) allow for API calls to every business class. You can develop applications outside of Infor's ecosystem and use API Calls to update or retrieve Infor data or to perform actions. If you open your Infor Server and the Data area you wish to develop APIs for: go to the Administration Console Role - Select the "Other" menu - Click on "Application and System Links" there will be a link in the top middle called "Public Web Services API"

This is all the documentation for calling Infor through APIs, this documentation exists on every Infor Data area.

Using our MT instance as an example, here is how to get the documentation from your MT area.

https://{YourInstance}.inforcloudsuite.com/fsm/soap/doco/html/api

russel-cornelson

In order give you better advice, I would need to know more information about the complex COBOL interface that you are currently using.

There are a variety of tools available to you from process flow, knowing which tool to use / when is one of the most important pieces here. But to understand which direction you would need to investigate requires knowledge of what you are attempting to achieve.

JavaScript in assign nodes can be a powerful tool
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LandmarkAdminNode > dbexport/dbimport

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