HATS HotSpot | WebFacing World

There is now a new PTF available for the WebFacing server for both V5R4 and V6R1. The new PTF for each release includes the following updates to the WebFacing Server.

1) The server has been enhanced to support passwords with a maximum length of 10 or 128 characters (depending upon the system settings).

2) There is improved handling of communications errors when establishing a session as well as better detection of when user jobs have failed to start. This will eliminate the build-up of stale connections to the server. The communications changes may also result in a reduced CPW demand by the server.

3) The start-up of WebFacing sessions initiated with an EIM token has been corrected to prevent premature ending of the user job.

When updating the WebFacing server always make sure that the other IBM i operating system PTFs that the server depends upon are at or above the level documented on the WebFacing Server PTFs page. If the recommended PTFs are missing or below the documented level the WebFacing server may run incorrectly or not at all.

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WebFacing Webinar on September 2nd

Posted by Hania Sep 17, 2009

If you are still using the IBM WebFacing Tool as part of WDSC or are running your WebFacing workload on IBM i V5R4 or lower, but are contemplating an upgrade, then do not miss this online event.

This one-hour webinar is targetted towards existing WebFacing users and will provide information about:

IBM WebFacing Tool directions and recent enhancements
New integrated development environment requirements
Changes in IBM WebFacing Tool packaging
New deployment requirements and pricing

The webinar will be held on Wednesday, September 2, 2009 at 11:30AM Eastern Daylight Time for one hour.
To register, e-mail your company name, contact name, phone number, mailing address, and e-mail address to Brian King at blking@us.ibm.com or contact him at 1-919-254-4961.

After registering, you will receive additional information on how to join the webinar.

If you have any questions regarding this event, please contact Brian King at the address above, or Al Grega at algrega@us.ibm.com.

UPDATE: To view the recording of this call and to download the charts please visit Replay: Wondering about WebFacing Webinar .

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Integrated Web Application Server for i (aka LWI)

Posted by Hania May 13, 2009

Did you know that if you're running V5R4 or later, you can make use the Integrated Web Application Server for i to run your WebFacing Web applications as an alternative to WAS? The server, also referred to as Light Weight Infrastructure (LWI), is free, open source, and bundled with your IBM i.

Curious? I originally planned for this post to be an LWI deployment how-to, but quickly found that a handy guide already existed showing you how to get started in glorious detail. There's also quite a comprehensive Frequently Asked Questions page that highlights some WebFacing-specific considerations.

Enjoy!

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Welcome to WebFacing World

Posted by webfacing Feb 27, 2009

Hello and welcome to our new blog, WebFacing World!

We're part of the HATS development team working on the IBM WebFacing Tool, and are planning to use this blog to share how-to's, tips, hints, code samples, best practices, and the latest exciting news about WebFacing. And guess what? Since everyone is only responsible for 50 percent of every relationship, we promise to be 100 percent responsible of our 50 percent, and we encourage you to take charge of yours . That is, please tell us what you'd like to hear from us, whether it's how-to's about neat customization, more examples, tips for managing large projects, diagnosing problems, or anything else you're interested in.

For those of you not familiar with the IBM WebFacing Tool (part of the HATS Toolkit), it's used to convert existing 5250 interfaces where source is available to browser-based graphical user interfaces, letting you run your programs on the Web with few or no changes to your original IBM i applications.

Again, welcome! We are excited to have the opportunity to connect with you. We hope you enjoy it as much as we do.

The WebFacing team