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'''Configurable Network Computing''' or '''CNC''' is [[JD Edwards]]'s (JDE) [[client–server]] proprietary architecture and methodology.
==The CNC architecture==
Oracle is continuing to develop the CNC technology and will incorporate key elements of the CNC technology into its Oracle Fusion project which will pull together technologies from JDE, [[PeopleSoft
In the CNC architecture, a company's JD Edwards (JDE) [[business software]] applications run transparently insulated from both the [[database]] where the business data is stored as well as from the client [[computer]]'s underlying [[operating system]] and all other intervening JDE business applications servers.
In what has been known traditionally as [[client–server]] environments, applications must communicate across a combination of different hardware platforms, operating systems, and databases as including.
===Definition and strengths of the CNC Architecture===
According to the JD Edwards document, ''Configurable Network Computing Implementation'', the CNC architecture is defined as follows:
"CNC is the technical architecture for JD Edwards OneWorld and EnterpriseOne software. CNC enables highly configurable, distributed applications to run on a variety of platforms without users or analysts needing to know which platforms or which databases are involved in any given task.
"Configurable Network ====Multi-foundation capability====
Another strength of JD Edwards is its multi-foundation architecture. This means
===Weaknesses in the CNC architecture===
====Specifications file corruption with JDE Applications up to 8.12====
Until the advent of EnterpriseOne applications version, 8.12 running on tools release/service pack 8.96, by far the most vulnerable aspect of the CNC technology was that proprietary object specifications had to be copied from the full client up to the applications server in order for a JDE user's data selection and processing options to be run as requested on the server. If those proprietary specifications became corrupted, the batch application object, in turn, on the
====Specifications portability====
While copying the object specifications between the different environments within the same system is easy, the code, once developed in any given system, is not easily portable to other systems. JD Edwards has developed a built-in process named "Product Packaging" to address this issue, but it's slow, not easy to use, and is limited in
====Specifications readability====
Object specifications are not easily accessible to retrieve the data from, because they are in a proprietary format. A variety of interesting information is therefore hidden from the view. Some of this data can be retrieved, interpreted, and displayed by the standard JDE software, but in many cases, this may not be enough, not fast enough, or in the desired format. Many third-party software solutions have been developed to fill this gap.<ref>[http://www.everestsoftint.com/ Everest Software International<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
====Complexity of the architecture====
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====Third party applications scheduler enhancements====
There are
==CNC's interface with web-based technologies==
The advent of the [[World Wide Web]] and [[HTML]] technologies have also insulated users and applications from underlying technologies. The CNC architecture combines this with its own architecture through a Java Applications Server (JAS) architecture.
===Oracle releases E900 in late 2008 and E910 in 2011===
In the fall of 2008, Oracle brought out the E900 applications release and by the summer of 2011, the tools release was up to 8.98.4.3.
==JDENET and JDEBASE Middleware==
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===JDENET===
JDENET is the [[message-oriented middleware]] that connects the generated presentation layer of JDE applications with business function components through a standard JDE applications programming interface, or [[API]] called "jdeCallObject."
===JDEBASE===
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==CNC systems analysts - also called CNCs==
Systems analysts that work in this field are known as JDE CNCs.<ref name="jdelist.com">[http://www.jdelist.com/ubb/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=124339 JD Edwards Forums – JD Edwards Jobs – JD Edwards Enterprise One – JD Edwards World: We cannot proceed<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
Based on the size of the company implementing a JDE system, there may be one or more CNCs. In some small companies, there is no resident CNC, but some of the day-to-day CNC functions such as security and business program object
==What's in a name - CNC==
In recent years, there has been much discussion among the CNC community on the title, "CNC."
==CNC-related functions==
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The CNC function entails a number of responsibilities or functions. Large companies may have an entire staff of CNCs, some working on security, others software change management which deploy changes in the JDE ERP system through the various stages of development, testing, and production. Other CNCs will troubleshoot performance issues, others will work on batch process automation and finally, a Senior CNC will manage the entire group and, in that capacity, will often function as the chief JDE systems architect.
===Basic CNC tasks===
*CNC Systems Administration which includes user and application security, user (profile) account
*Planning and installation of business application patches also called electronic software updates or ESUs as well as underlying foundational code or programs called tools releases or service packs
*Building and deploying changes to the business applications called package builds
*Management of various development, testing
*Printer configuration
*Server Manager (the Tools Release 8.97 and above) system management console basic skills
*Refreshing and optimization of the underlying database, working with database administrators
*Basic system auditing and performance tuning tasks
*Development of software tools and processes
*Remote CNC management through various secure access systems
*Training both business analysts, programmers, and end-users on the overall use of the JDE ERP system
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*Data Conversion using EnterpriseOne development tools
*Performance tuning of applications and web servers using Server Manager to analyze kernel processes and obtain log files for detailed analysis
*Advanced problem
*Advanced expertise in the technical architecture for EnterpriseOne (e.g., Citrix servers, WebLogic servers, WebSphere servers, deployment server, batch/enterprise servers, BSSV servers, RTE servers, mobile apps/AIS servers plus multiple OS including Windows, iSeries, Unix/Linux)
*Experience in adding custom environments and custom data source setups
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==CNC training==
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Because of the scope of the CNC functionality, the CNC function requires intensive training.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.jdetips.com/WorkshopCatalog.asp |title=JD Edwards Training Catalog for World and EnterpriseOne Clients from JDEtips<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2007-09-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070820153403/http://www.jdetips.com/WorkshopCatalog.asp |archive-date=2007-08-20 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Oracle JD Edwards manages the officially required coursework, but many JDE business partners also offer training. A frequent criticism of CNC training is that far too many trainers and the syllabuses that they employ are so complicated as to be almost indecipherable to an incoming novice. The training is couched in techno-speak: terms such as ''path code'', ''environment'', OCM mappings are bantered about with overlapping and circular explanations that leave novices and introductory CNC students quite confused.{{Citation needed|date=March 2015}} As of 2000, there is no official certification program. A typical list of classes is as follows:
* Common Foundation – The common end-user JDE experience<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.coursemonster.co.uk/course/16265/|title = IT Training Courses | IT Certifications | CourseMonster}}</ref>
* System Fundamentals – An introductory top-down look at the CNC architecture
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* Development Tools Parts 1 and 2 - The use of the JDE software Report Design Aid, Table Design Aid, and other object development tools
* Optional training - Report writing and other development tools and functional business training (how the business processes affect the design and implementation of JDE ERP)
==Independent support for JDE CNCs==
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==External links==
*[http://www.oracle.com/applications/jdedwards-enterprise-one.html JD Edwards on the Oracle Website]
*[https://education.oracle.com/jd-edwards-enterpriseone-configurable-network-computing-92-certified-implementation-specialist/trackp_506 JD Edwards EnterpriseOne Configurable Network Computing 9.2 Certified Implementation Specialist] certification
*[http://www.astradyne-uk.com/manuals/ir019510.pdf JDE OneWorld Xe Implementation on IBM iSeries AS/400 Servers]
*[http://www.jdelist.com a popular free site that has discussion forums on JDE issues including the CNC function]
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