In this phase, you need to analyze the differences between IBM® WebSphere® Multichannel Bank
Transformation Toolkit version 4.3 and WebSphere Multichannel
Bank Transformation Toolkit version 8.0, especially
the application logic layer.
About this task
You must identify the parts of
IBM WebSphere Multichannel Bank
Transformation Toolkit version
4.3 that
can be migrated automatically and the parts that cannot be migrated
automatically, and then make necessary preparation for the migration.
To prepare for the migrate, you must do the following tasks:
- Gather all the definition files of the existing application system
version 4.3.
The migration tool can migrate the definition files on the server
side from WebSphere Multichannel
Bank Transformation Toolkit version 4.3 to
version 8.0.
The migration tool can process the definition contents based on the
predefined rule. All unknown tags are copied to the new definition
files, which may not is the correct place for new application. In
this case, you need record the changes and manual review.
- The migration tool can migrate Java code of the
business logic of your applications to WebSphere Multichannel
Bank Transformation Toolkit version 8.0. WebSphere Multichannel
Bank Transformation Toolkit version 8.0 uses the
processor, operation, and operation step on the server side of WebSphere Multichannel
Bank Transformation Toolkit, which
is the same as in WebSphere Multichannel
Bank Transformation Toolkit version 4.3. The
differences are in package names, class names, and changes of APIs.
The migration tool can migrate WebSphere Multichannel
Bank Transformation Toolkit version 4.3 classes
and APIs to the corresponding WebSphere Multichannel
Bank Transformation Toolkit version 8.0 classes
and APIs.
- Migrate WebSphere Multichannel
Bank Transformation Toolkit version 4.3 services.
The services that are supported by WebSphere Multichannel
Bank Transformation Toolkit version 8.0 on the
server side does not support all of the WebSphere Multichannel
Bank Transformation Toolkit version 4.3 services,
and the SNA LU0/6.2 communication services are changed to JCA connectors.
You must find a substitute solutions for these unsupported services
or implement a new service based on the new service architecture.
For example, IBM Lotus Notes® support.
The migration tool can migrate the server side service definitions
with customized migration rules, but you must find a solutions for
the unsupported services.
- The event mechanism is changed to fit the WebSphere Multichannel
Bank Transformation Toolkit version 8.0 framework
so that it can be distributed and span different servers. However,
the event mechanism is still compatible with the event mechanisms
of all releases of WebSphere Multichannel
Bank Transformation Toolkit version
4. You must decide if they override the standard client server event
code and standard.
- Migration does not include Swing to WebSphere Multichannel
Bank Transformation Toolkit XUI migration.
You can select to stay with Swing or produce a migration roadmap with WebSphere Multichannel
Bank Transformation Toolkit support.