RE: Question about WebSphere Host Access Transformation Server - HATS

> From: Ron Hankey/PEMSTAR Inc
>
> We are trying to find a way to convert our legacy interactive RPG programs
> to use something other than a 5250 based interface.
> Our purpose is to significantly reduce the interactive workload on our
> iSeries and also do some application modernization.
>
> I have been looking at the documentation for HATS - WebSphere Host Access
> Transformation Server
> (http://www-3.ibm.com/software/webservers/hats/about.html). From what I
> can tell HATS is simply transforming
> a 5250 data stream to HTML. This would NOT result in a reduction of
> interactive workload.
>
> Is this an accurate interpretation of what HATS is doing?

You are absolutely correct.  HATS is simply another screen scraper.

To reduce your workload, you can either rewrite your logic using RPG-CGI, or
you can buy a package that will convert your programs to use an API, such as
my company's PSC/400 product.

PSC/400 will immediately convert your programs to run in a browser using a
5250 emulation mode that requires no retraining for your users.  Conversion
takes literally seconds.  The product also creates simple, easy-to-customize
JavaServer Pages that can be used to modernize your applications using a
simple text editor or any popular website design tool.

Joe Pluta
President
Pluta Brothers Design, Inc.
www.plutabrothers.com