Re: Webfacing out, EGL in

Aaron - the alternative to Webfacing is HATS - which does not require the DDS for the DSPF. It processes the 5250 data stream, IIRC.

There's been movement toward this - first with the merge, effectively, of WebFacing and HATS.

But not sure where EGL fits in - will it use HATS, as well, in any form? Was not aware of any connection there.

Regards
Vern

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From: "Aaron Bartell" <aaronbartell@xxxxxxxxx>

I was reading an article from Alex Woodie this morning (
http://www.itjungle.com/fhs/fhs071508-story03.html) and it seems it is
basically giving an EOL (End Of Life) to Webfacing. In exchange IBM is
directing people towards EGL.

Because my exposure to Webfacing has been minimal (just played with it) I am
curious to know how much "change" this actually is, concerning how much code
or processes will need to be migrated. For example, lets say somebody fully
embraced Webfacing when it first came out and they now have over 1000
screens using it (with customizations). I am guessing they are out of luck
in a really bad way - right? Because the customizations they have done will
basically need to be re-done/re-written using EGL? Are there migration
tools?

I am curious as I have customers who have fully embraced Webfacing.

Thanks for anybody that can shed light on the subject,
Aaron Bartell
http://mowyourlawn.com
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