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A modern workflow for established IBM i applications.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The application remains on IBM i. The way your team develops it is becoming more modern.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Fewer disruptions in the development process.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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From the handover of the existing application right through to delivery, tools and processes are seamlessly integrated.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Avalon identifies source members, objects, relationships and RPG includes, and prepares the application for Git.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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A development workflow that integrates Git and VS Code with the build process on IBM i.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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The developer edits the code locally in VS Code; Avalon handles IBM i and automatically manages the build environment, dependencies, libraries, object generation, and feedback on compiler errors.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Your CI\/CD platform can automatically deploy the objects generated by Avalon through the designated development, test, QA, and production environments. Target libraries can be located on the same IBM i system or on different IBM i partitions. Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, GitLab CI, or other CI\/CD platforms can automate the build, test, and deployment process set up with Avalon. After a successful commit, your existing CI\/CD platform takes over the rest of the process.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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