Case Study
Legacy Modernization
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Migrate a COBOL-based Store ERP system to Web (J2EE), for a Fortune 500 manufacturing company.
Sector: Manufacturing Industry | Year: 2021 | Country: USA
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Objectives
The COBOL application was deployed in over 2200 dealer locations and synchronized with a central database at EoD.
  • 01/

    Reduce maintenance costs, Improve agility.

  • 02/

    Move to better web Uls & new technology.

  • 03/

    Easier installation for onboarding new dealers.

Challenges
The COBOL application was deployed in over 2200 dealer locations and synchronized with a central database at EoD.
  1. Spaghetti Code / DB Cursors / Scopes.
  2. Terminal based legacy application to web.
  3. No SMEs, Pushback from existing COBOL developers.
Approach Freeze DB Schema for parallel runs of old and new. 01 02 Script based analysis of code for test cases etc. Map source components to target components. 03
Approach
  1. Freeze DB Schema for parallel runs of old and new.
  2. Script based analysis of code for test cases etc.
  3. Map source components to target components.
Capabilities

Application Assessment

Helping organizations make informed decisions by evaluating the legacy application's current state and potential future value and developing a plan for addressing any issues or improving the application's functionality.

Business Rules Mining

Extracting business rules from existing legacy applications and documenting them allowing businesses for further analysis or forward engineering.

Remediation Services

Help organizations improve the performance and reliability of their legacy systems, while also addressing any risks or compliance issues that may arise.

Re-platform services

Moving legacy systems to a new platform in a way that is efficient, cost-effective, and minimizes disruption to the business.

Migration Services

Migrating legacy systems depending on the specific needs of the organization and the complexity using methods like - system analysis, data migration, integration, and training.

Outcomes
  • All test cases passed via parallel runs of old & new.

  • Successful migration to J2EE based web application.

  • Gradual rollout to all dealer locations.