by
Kristina Rümmler
| Sep 03, 2025
We’re excited to launch this new format to keep you informed about product innovations, community events, and real-world development stories.
Let’s dive into the latest highlights!
Staying Ahead of the Curve with Generative AI
Consultingwerk is at the forefront of integrating AI-powered development and modernization within the OpenEdge community.
The influence of AI on application development and modernization surpasses even the transformative impact of the internet.
We empower our clients by introducing cutting-edge tools and comprehensive training.
This initiative includes:
- In-depth analysis of legacy codebases
- Intelligent auto-completion to accelerate coding
- Prompt-driven development workflows
- Automated, agentic refactoring processes
- Clear understanding of generative AI’s limitations and when traditional tooling offers superior results
By blending innovative AI techniques with proven development practices, we ensure sustainable modernization that maximizes productivity and quality.
Want to see these capabilities in action? We’ll be hosting a webinar soon to share real-world examples, best practices, and live demonstrations of how generative AI is transforming OpenEdge development. Stay tuned for details!
Product Announcement: PASOE Manager Extension for VS Code
We’re thrilled to introduce our brand-new PASOE Manager Extension for Visual Studio Code!
Designed specifically for OpenEdge developers, this tool enables effortless PASOE management right within VS Code -no more switching between tools!
Key features include:
- Real-time monitoring of PASOE instances & sessions
- Easy trimming and restarting of agents
- Full integration into the development workflow
New Feature Alert: Server-Side Event Handlers
Server-side event handlers give ABL developers a powerful new way to handle user interface events directly on the Progress Application Server using ABL code. A single handler can process events across multiple application types – including Angular web, .NET desktop applications, and mobile solutions.
These server-side handlers work seamlessly along-side client-side event handling, giving you complete flexibility to decide where each event is best processed for a given task.
Just like client-side handlers, they can manipulate the UI, interact with users, and control frontend components – but with the added advantage of running on the server.
A major benefit is how much simpler frontend logic becomes to test. By moving event handling to the server, you can unit test your frontend behavior without relying on complex and costly UI testing suites.
If you haven’t checked our server-side event handlers yet, what are you waiting for?
Team Spotlight: Junior Developers from Baltic Amadeus
We recently welcomed three junior developers from Baltic Amadeus to work with us on a real-world reference application using the SmartComponent Library and a large Sports2000 database.
Their contributions were fantastic, and we’re proud to announce that we’ll be kicking off our first customer project together soon!
Big thanks to Baltic Amadeus for this great partnership!
Save the Date – Upcoming PUG Challenge Events
Join us this fall for the following PUG events:
We’ll be there with sessions, booth presence, and plenty of time for conversation. We’d love to see you!
Webinar Highlights: On-Demand Recordings & Upcoming Sessions
In the first half of this year, we hosted several insightful webinars covering key topics in the OpenEdge world. If you missed any of them, you can still catch the recordings on our website!
Here are some of the sessions you can watch at your convenience:
Stay tuned for more exciting Consultingwerk webinars this fall, where we'll dive into fresh topics and provide practical solutions to help you optimize your OpenEdge environment.
Events Recap & Highlights
In the first half of the year, we actively participated in major PUG (Progress User Group) events first across Europe, sharing modernization insights, SmartComponent Library expertise, and real-world customer success stories.
Here’s a look at where we’ve been:
PUG UK & Ireland (March 19, Manchester): As part of the OpenEdge World Tour, we shared insights on modernization and PASOE deployment strategies with attendees from across the UK and Ireland.
PUG Lithuania (April 9, Vilnius):
The first-ever PUG in Vilnius hosted by Baltic Amadeus, featuring customer-focused modernization use cases.
PUG Germany (May 14, Cologne):
Presented best practices in OpenEdge development and SmartComponent innovations at the annual general meeting.
PUG Baltic (May 15, Tallinn):
Continued the tour with a cross-border developer-focused event on modernization tools and strategy.
PUG France (June 2, Nantes):
Showcased new framework features and engaged with the French OpenEdge community over coffee and conversations.
Want to see more? Visit our Facebook page for event photos, updates, and behind-the-scenes impressions!
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