Question
Using Openspan and Pega to automate mainframe system related activities
There is a process which requires user to access mainframe and perform series of steps in various screens of that mainframe. There will need to be decisions taken and accordingly need to access different screens on the mainframe system, as well as access multiple instances of the mainframe for validation and cross verification purposes.
Queries
1. Is this possible in Openspan?
2. Assuming Pega is also available at our disposal, how can we have a combination of Pega and Openspan to achieve the result?
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Yes, OpenSpan (Pega Robotics) can integrate with mainframes. We do it through the emulator which must be a version that supports the HLLAPI API interface (most paid emulators do). There are a number of ways to integrate a robot with Pega, both with older versions of Pega and the latest releases of Pega. First we an integrate on the desktop alongside the pega application (Robotic Desktop Automation or RDA). Second, we can integrate with robots running server-side connecting to a Pega application via Web Services. Obviously, we make the integration a bit easier if you are on the lastest release of Pega but we can still accomplish with older versions of Pega.