Welcome to WebFacing!


With the IBM WebFacing tool in Host Access Transformation Services (HATS) toolkit, you can convert the user interface of your i5/OS business applications into a Web user interface. Your converted i5/OS DDS display file source members are deployed as a Web application that communicates with your original program logic when accessed from a browser. The development-time conversion of your DDS application allows you to further develop and customize your application interface and integrate it with new Web technologies.

We strongly recommend you follow all the steps below to quickly get started with WebFacing.


If you need help: As you work with WebFacing wizards and editors, press F1 to get explanations on specific fields. Refer to Developing WebFacing Applications help topics for more information on each topic, HATS Install Guide for installation information, and What's New for V7.1 for new features. In addition Information Center contains information on the latest updates.

Expand the topics below and click on related links to learn about WebFacing:

Click to Collapse Create your first WebFacing project
Creating a project is the first step in developing with WebFacing.
  1. Click here to launch the WebFacing Web Project wizard. This option is also available from the New Project wizard under the WebFacing category. In this wizard, enter the name of the project, choose a style, select source members to convert, specify CL commands, and click Finish. For help on any fields inside the wizard, press F1. After the project has been created, you will be returned to the WebFacing perspective. The WebFacing Projects view lists your WebFacing projects and their artifacts. Source member conversion needs to be completed before testing your WebFacing project. If you accepted the default setting on the last page of the WebFacing Web Project wizard, to create the project without conversion, right-click your project and select Convert.
  2. Test your WebFacing project by right-clicking on your project and selecting Debug As->Debug On Server (Debug on Server) or Run As->Run on Server(). You may have to specify which server to start. This built-in test environment runs your project so that you can preview and test it before deploying it.
  3. Starting with version 7.1, WebFacing is installed as a part of the Host Access Transformation Services (HATS) product. If you have purchased HATS licenses click here to launch the License Settings dialog. For more information see License settings for runtime enablement.
Congratulations, you have created and previewed your first project!

Click to Expand Work with WebFacing project resources

Click to Expand Customize your WebFacing application

Click to Expand Use System Screens and Dynamic Data Stream Transformation

Click to Expand Learn about WebFacing Portal Support

Click to Expand Interoperate with HATS and other Web applications

Click to Expand Explore WebFacing beyond basic functionality

Click to Expand Migrate WebFacing Projects

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