As the business logic from existing green screen solutions can be reused and there is no need for obtaining programming skills like JAVA, CGI, C++, JSP development costs are reduced and developers can focus on adding value to the solution. Moreover, the presentation layer can be designed as desired in HTML and iSeries2web therefore combines the power of IBM’s backend servers with the flexibility of web servers.
iSeries2web is a collection of built-in RPG functions to enable AS/400 applications to be accessed via a standard browser. The concept behind iSeries2web is summed up below:
Reuse existing business logic from green screen applications (BPR)
Construct new modules with GUI complimenting existing applications
Obtain:
Full browser integration
3rd party data access via XML
Language support
Find out more about the possible uses of iSeries2web here.