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iWay version 8.0.2 allows you to migrate iWay Integration Applications (iIAs) that were developed in iWay 7.x environments to an iWay 8 environment. When discussing migration, it is important to distinguish between runtime and design time, as described further in this section.
If you are not planning to make any modifications to an existing iIA, then you can simply export this iIA from your iWay 7.x runtime environment using the iSM Administration Console. You can then import the iIA into your iWay 8 runtime environment using the iSM Administration Console. This enables you to import the iIA and the corresponding deployment template. You can then deploy the iIA. The iIA will continue to run the same in your iWay 8 environment as it did in your iWay 7.x environment.
If you need to update an existing iIA for maintenance or review, you can do so using iWay Integration Tools (iIT). Export the corresponding Integration Project from iWay 7.x to the file system or source management repository. You can then import or check-out the Integration Project into the iIT workspace of your iWay 8 environment. When the Integration Project is imported, the components will be automatically converted into iWay 8 format. Since objects have changed between iWay 7.x and iWay 8, the best attempt has been made to convert the objects accordingly. However, you may notice that some of the iWay 7.x objects show up as Service nodes in the iWay 8 process flows. However, aside from the visuals, the migrated Integration Project is fully functional. You can then build and deploy your iIA as required.
It is recommended that you review any iIAs developed using iWay 7.x to determine if the design is utilizing all of the latest features available in later releases. It is very common to discover that some parts of the iIA (even though it will continue to function as is), might benefit from a simplification as part of the update, instead of a direct migration.