IDEX considering roll out of new Wright Flow system to international offices
IDEX Corp, owner of Wright Flow Technologies are considering rolling-out the new bespoke system developed by Sweet Code to offices in China and the USA. It was recently demonstrated to them and the response was positive. The first phase of the system is currently in live trials before we specify phase two at the start of November. Our agile development methodology encourages early feedback.
Reduced the risk of releasing new changes for Tool-NET
We use our experience to make positive changes to client’s businesses.
When we took over support for Tool-NET we created test versions of the web site and back-office so Tool-NET can test new features before they are committed to the live website. We differentiate the test site from the live site by use of a red page heading .
Tool-NET are delighted with the results; Sweet Code provides a professional service that goes beyond client expectations.
Your Sweet Code system on a dedicated server from CNC
If you would like your bespoke system and web site to be available on the internet but don’t like the idea of your valuable data being on a server shared by other businesses, we recommend a dedicated server managed by our business partners, Computer & Network Consultants. CNC will configure and manage your Windows server in a secure data-centre and we will install your system on it.
Our software runs on tablet computers
Because our browser-based software adapts to any screen size, it works perfectly on tablet computers including the new Kindle Fire and iPad2. We believe that at half the price of the iPad, the Kindle Fire will turbo-boost the tablet market and they will become a key way of using Sweet Code’s systems.
You are no longer tied to desktop PCs running Windows.
PHP 5.2 no longer supported
Websites still using PHP version 5.2 must plan to upgrade to version 5.3 as PHP.net are no longer providing support and security updates for this version.
Sweet Code chooses Zend Framework for future bespoke projects
Following research, we have decided use the Zend Framework and the MVC design pattern for new projects. The BBC made the same decision last year.
MVC is a software pattern for designing user interface systems such as web applications. Zend Framework is a set of highly-reliable software functions that provide commonly used low-level programming tasks so that Sweet Code does not have to write and maintain them.
Model
Each type of business entity has a model such as Customer or Sales Order. The model is the one-stop-shop for of that type of entity. For example:
- SalesOrder->getOpenSalesOrders()
- PurchaseOrder->update( data )
View
Views are visual templates that determine how information is presented to the user. In our software, the view contains the HTML code for the web browser. For example, a view might describe how a list of sales orders appears to the user on a web page; the order of the columns etc.
Controller
Controllers accept the input from users and decide what to do in response and which models and views are required to get the job done. For example, a user might click an Update button on a Sales Order edit page and the Sales Order controller will use the Sales Order model to perform the update then display the newly updated order using the SalesOrderDetails view.
Tool-NET Parcelforce Integration
We have saved ecommerce site Tool-NET.co.uk time and money by automating the process of creating Parcel Force consignments. Staff can now generate a consignment and download a PDF label ready to print by simply clicking a button within the back-office. As part of this development we also enhanced the entire site and back-office to use ISO 2-letter country codes instead of free-text country descriptions.
Integration has been achieved by embedding the ExpressLink SOAP service into the website. SOAP is a way of communicating with another web server.
New PHP version may cause many legacy web sites to stop working!
Act now if your website still relies on the depreciated REGISTER_GLOBALS feature in PHP. Support for it will disappear from PHP imminently so don’t get caught-out.
The feature exposes websites to security breaches.
Using Register Globals
Wright Flow database – now stores individual pump records
We have enhanced the system to allow Wright Flow to report on and work with individual pump records.
To achieve this, we generate individual pump records from the sales order data imported from the JD Edwards sales ordering system.
Updated Toolnet’s Google Products feed
We have updated the XML Google Products feed at www.tool-net.co.uk to comply with Google’s latest requirements. As part of the process, an exceptions report is now automatically emailed to the manager listing products with missing images.
