Migrating WebFacing projects using the WebFacing Migration action

Note: If the project being migrated is a HATS/WebFacing enabled Web project, then the corresponding HATS project needs to be migrated also.

Using the WebFacing Tool, previous WebFacing projects can be introduced into the current level workspace by opening the old workspace or importing old projects. Projects must be imported by using Project Interchange. To do so, go to File > Import.... In the resulting Import dialog, expand Other and select Project Interchange.

To differentiate between un-migrated and up-to-date projects, un-migrated projects are identified with unique icons in the WebFacing Projects view. Migration of old projects must be completed before those projects can be modified. For example, you cannot convert DDS source or change your project's properties. However, you can run un-migrated projects as is.

You need to use the WebFacing Migration action to update your projects to V7.1. You can no longer migrate projects by re-converting DDS files. Follow these steps to migrate your projects to V7.1:

  1. To bring up the context menu, right-click a project.
  2. Click Migrate > WebFacing Project.
  3. To migrate the selected project to V7.1, click Finish.
Important: WebFacing will only support migrating projects of V5.1.2 and newer.

Migrated WebFacing projects require a HATS license in order to be deployed, just as new WebFacing projects do. If you already have a HATS license applied, your migrated projects will also contain this license setting. Please refer to Enabling licenses for more information.

Projects created in V5.1.2 may contain references to WebSphere® Application Server V5.0, which is no longer supported and will cause build errors. You must change the target runtime environment of those projects to WebSphere Application Server V5.1 or greater. Refer to the Server targeting issues and considerations section to change the target runtime environment.

If the projects are at J2EE 1.2 level, you need to migrate them to J2EE 1.3 level using J2EE migration wizard before WebFacing migration can proceed. Refer to Migrating the specification level of J2EE projects section in the online help (Help > Help Contents and navigate to Rational Developer product documentation > Installing, migration, configuring book).


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