Known Issues and Considerations

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This section describes known issues and considerations in iWay version 8.0.2.

iWay Business Activity Monitor

iWay Business Activity Monitor (BAM) requires the creation of a new database. An existing iWay BAM database (created in iWay version 7.x) can be archived for future access through standard database utilities. There are known issues with the resubmit functionality of iWay BAM in iWay version 8.0, due to repackaging into the application structure. For more information or if you have any questions, please contact iWay Customer Support.

Process Flow Test-Run (z/OS)

On z/OS platforms, a test run for a process flow from iWay Integration Tools (iIT) can be performed only against the local configuration or a remote configuration. The test run against a test server is not supported at this time.

RTDR Object

In this release, the Data Integration object (also known as RTDR in previous releases), has been re-implemented with the Data Flow object.

Delimiter Value Stream Preparser (DelValStream)

This preparser has been updated to follow common standards requiring string values to be specified using double quote (" ") characters. The use of single quote (' ') characters is not supported at this time, since data can use single quotes as part of the data field itself and not as a delimiter, which results in a parsing issue. In future releases, a parameter setting may be introduced that will allow users to specify the type of quotes (single or double) to use.

Updating the iWay Configuration File Metadata

Metadata for the iWay configuration file, which contains definitions for generics/configurations, can be updated to the latest version using the Refresh option. Doing so will bring in the options for newer components that are available in iWay version 8.0.1. The Refresh option is available by right-clicking the iWay configuration file. If you create a new configuration from within a process flow, then this step is not required. In this case, metadata for the iWay configuration file will be refreshed automatically for any components that are used.

WebFOCUS Support

Due to WebFOCUS security model changes, including internal API changes, you must disable the new WebFOCUS security model to enable existing iWay applications to run against WebFOCUS. This will be addressed in a future iWay release, where the new WebFOCUS security model will be supported.

  • iWay WF Object.
    • Fully supports WebFOCUS version 80xx with no additional configuration required.
    • If you are using this object with WebFOCUS version 82xx, Application Folders are supported, but not Virtual folders.
  • ReportCaster Object.
    • Fully supports WebFOCUS version 80xx with no additional configuration required.
    • If you are using this object with WebFOCUS version 82xx, you must uncheck the Cross Site Request Forgery Protection setting in the WebFOCUS Administration Console.
  • ETL Object. Supports WebFOCUS version 80xx and version 82xx.