Direct mode migration

The direct mode of migration is suitable for most customers. The direct mode of migration involves changing application code, including definition XML files, JSP files, and reference libraries, to comply with the IBM® WebSphere® Multichannel Bank Transformation Toolkit version 8.0 specifications.

You can use the migration tool to accelerate the migration process.

The direct mode is suitable when you want to do one of the following tasks:
The process for direct mode migration is as follows:
  1. Analyze the architecture, design and extensions of your application. Define the target architecture and identify the manual migration work.
  2. Use the migration tool to upgrade the WebSphere Multichannel Bank Transformation Toolkit definition files, JSP files, reference libraries and application code.
  3. Implement manual work identified in step 1.
    Note: For Swing Desktop to WebSphere Multichannel Bank Transformation Toolkit Rich Client migration, refer to the migration guides.
  4. Perform function verification test and system verification test.
The advantages of the direct mode migration are:
The disadvantages of the direct mode migration are: