IMS MFS Web Enablement Technology Preview Demos

The IMS MFS Web enablement technology preview demos show how to transform MFS-based IMS-application host screens into HTML web pages by using cascading stylesheets. These demos use a sample display PhoneBook transaction.

Note: The IMS MFS Web enablement technology preview demos are supported only for Internet Explorer version 6 or later and Mozilla version 1.7 or later.

In these demos, only the display function of the IMS sample phone book transaction is supported. This transaction sends back only input data and a status message; the process code and last name are the two required fields. The length of the input fields is restricted according to the definitions in the MFS source file. These demos show how the input data can be sent to the MFS Web enablement servlet to initiate a back-end IMS transaction and then to send an output HTML screen back to the client browser. However, these demos do not use an actual IMS transaction or an MFS servlet.

Files Used for the Demos

dfsivf1.mfs (9 KB PDF)

The dfsivf1.mfs source phonebook file is provided as part of the IMS MFS Web Enablement Phonebook sample. This source file is used as the basis for Web enabling the phone book application.

Two style sheets are provided to demonstrate different appearances of the generated HTML pages, and show a contrast for how you can provide different interfaces for each application.

MFS3270.xsl (26 KB PDF)

The MFS3270.xsl is the style sheet that makes the generated HTML page resemble a 3270 screen.

MFSEnhanced.xsl (28 KB PDF)

The MFSEnhanced.xsl is the style sheet that makes the generated HTML page resemble a modern Web browser screen. This style sheet contains modifications to the style declarations, including font color, font style, background color, and images.

The Demos

• PhoneBook-3270

  The PhoneBook3270.html demo shows the 3270 interface in a separate browser window.

• PhoneBook-Enhanced

  The PhoneBookEnhanced.html demo shows a more modern Web interface in a separate browser window.

Input for the Demos

1. Type DISPLAY into the Process Code field.
2. Type LAST1 into the Last Name field.

For this demonstration, the result of clicking each button simulates the following behavior:

• Click Submit to submit the IMS transaction.

  For these demos, a pop-up window appears with the message "Request is being sent to the host...". Click OK. Then an output page is displayed that contains data and a status showing "Entry was displayed".

• Click Clear Fields to clear all data fields.

  For these demos, all of the data fields are cleared.

• Click Next Page to display the next physical page.

  The PhoneBook application has only one physical page, so the same page is displayed.

• Click Reset to go back to the input page.

  For these demos, the Input page is displayed.

• Click Logout to log out of the session.

  For these demos, the Logout page is displayed.

• Click Help to display the online help for MFS Web Enablement.

  For these demos, no online help is available, so the MFS Web Enablement Technology Preview page is displayed.

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