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Rational Host Access Transformation Services 7.5.1 - Supported Platform Summary

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Abstract

The tables below identify supported operating systems along with their supported server and client software for Rational Host Access Transformation Services 7.5.1.

Content

HATS hardware requirements
Web application software requirements


WebFacing Tool hardware requirements

WebFacing Tool application software requirements
Rich client application software requirements
Miscellaneous software

Limitations

HATS hardware requirements

The hardware requirements for deployed HATS applications are the same as WebSphere Application Server.
See the notes following the Runtime software table for links to more information.

The hardware requirements for the application development system are the same as the Rational Software Delivery Platform (Rational SDP) package where HATS is running.

See the Web pages for one of the required Rational SDP packages:
The following Rational SDP packages are supported in combination with the above required packages, as appropriate:
Web application software requirements

The following sections list the software requirements for HATS Web application development, runtime, and browser support.

Development software

Operating Systems:
One of the following Rational SDP packages, or later fixpacks:
Windows 7,
Professional, Ultimate or Enterprise

Windows Server 2003,
Base or Release 2,
Standard or Enterprise,
(32-bit only)

Windows Server 2008,
Base or Release 2,
Standard or Enterprise

Windows Vista,
Business, Ultimate, or Enterprise

Windows XP,
Professional


  • Rational Application Developer V7.5.5
  • Rational Business Developer V7.5.1.5
  • Rational Developer for i for SOA Construction V7.5 (latest fixpacks for included products)
  • Rational Software Architect for WebSphere Software V7.5.5

The following Rational SDP packages are supported in combination with the above required packages, as appropriate:
  • Rational Developer for i V7.5.0.5
  • Rational Developer for Power Systems Software V7.6
  • Rational Developer for System z V7.5.1.1, V7.6.1, or V7.6.2.2

Notes:

1. Refer to the appropriate Rational SDP Web site for supported levels of all operating systems. See HATS hardware requirements
for Web sites.
2. The Portal Tools necessary for creating HATS portlets are not available in all HATS supported clients. Please refer to the documentation for the specific client software version to determine whether Portal Tools are included.
3. The minimum components required in the installation of the supported Rational SDP versions are:
  • Web Development Tools
  • Test and Performance Tools Platform (TPTP)
  • Plug-in Development Environment (PDE)
  • Tools for WebSphere Application Server V6.0, V6.1, or V7.0
  • Data tools
  • Business Intelligence and Reporting Tools (BIRT)

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Runtime software

Operating Systems:
Supported server software versions:
AIX
WebSphere Application Server V6.0, V6.1, V7.0 or later with the latest PTFs
WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment V6.0, V6.1, V7.0 or later with the
latest PTFs
WebSphere Application Server Express V6.0, V6.1, V7.0 or later with the latest PTFs
HP-UX
WebSphere Application Server V6.0, V6.1, V7.0 or later with the latest PTFs
WebSphere Application Server Express V6.0, V6.1, V7.0 or later with the latest PTFs
IBM i
WebSphere Application Server V6.0, V6.1, V7.0 or later with the latest PTFs
WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment V6.0, V6.1, V7.0 or later with the
latest PTFs
WebSphere Application Server Express V6.0, V6.1, V7.0 or later with the latest PTFs
Linux on
Intel,
IBM i,
System p,
System z
WebSphere Application Server V6.0, V6.1, V7.0 or later with the latest PTFs
WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment V6.0, V6.1, V7.0 or later with the
latest PTFs
WebSphere Application Server Express V6.0, V6.1, V7.0 or later with the latest PTFs
Solaris
WebSphere Application Server V6.0, V6.1, V7.0 or later with the latest PTFs
WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment V6.0, V6.1, V7.0 or later with the
latest PTFs
WebSphere Application Server Express V6.0, V6.1, V7.0 or later with the latest PTFs
Windows 2000

Windows 7,
Professional, Enterprise, or Ultimate

Windows Server 2003,
Base or Release 2,
Standard or Enterprise,
(32-bit only)

Windows Server 2008,
Base or Release 2,
Standard or Enterprise

Windows Vista
Business or Enterprise

Windows XP,
Professional

WebSphere Application Server V6.0, V6.1, V7.0 or later with the latest PTFs
WebSphere Application Server Network Deployment V6.0, V6.1, V7.0 or later with the
latest PTFs
WebSphere Application Server Express V6.0, V6.1, V7.0 or later with the latest PTFs
z/OS
WebSphere Application Server V6.0, V6.1, V7.0 or later with the latest PTFs

Notes:

1. Refer to WebSphere Application Server detailed system requirements for supported levels of all operating systems.
2. 5250 Print support requires System i Access for Web V5.2 or later, available as part of the System i Access Family.
3. Deployment of HATS V7.5.1 portlets requires WebSphere Portal V6.0, V6.1, or V6.1 on WAS 7 with the latest PTFs.
4. HATS and WebFacing runtime interoperability support requires IBM i V5R4 (or later). Refer to WebFacing Tool PTFs for a list of IBM i updates required.
5. Windows Vista support requires WebSphere Application Server V6.1 or later with the latest PTFs.
6. Windows 7 support requires WebSphere Application Server V7.0.x or later.

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Client browsers

Operating SystemsFirefoxInternet
Explorer		KonquerorMozillaNetscapeOperaSafari








iPhone OS


3.1.2 or later








Linux2.0 or later

3.0 or later

5.0 or later
3.2 or later

4.3 or later		1.6 or later 7.1 or later 9.5 alpha








Macintosh2.0 or later

3.0 or later

5.0 or later


7.1 or later7.6 or later

9.5 alpha

10.0 or later 		1.2 or later

4.0.5 or later








Solaris2.0 or later

3.0 or later

1.6 or later
7.6 or later

9.5 alpha








Windows2.0 or later

3.0 or later

5.0 or later		6.0 or later

7.0 or later

8.0 or later

9.0 or later
1.6 or later 7.1 or later 7.6 or later

9.5 alpha

10.0 or later		4.0.5 or later








Windows Mobile 5 Pocket PC and Smart Phone

Windows Mobile 6 Classic, Standard, or Professional
Mobile 5.0 or later



Mobile 6.0 or later












Notes:

1. HATS Administration is only supported on browsers that WebSphere Application Server supports. For more information about the browsers supported, see the software requirements at the WebSphere Application Server system requirements Web site.

2. Bidirectional (Hebrew and Arabic) applications are supported only on Internet Explorer 6.0 with SP 1 or later, Mozilla 1.8 or later, and Firefox 3.4 or later. Bidirectional applications are not supported on mobile devices.

3. If you type the Yen character using a Japanese keyboard in your browser, the browser will display a backslash "\" on the screen. This is a browser limitation. However, for Japanese code pages, HATS runtime will convert "\" to the Yen character when sending data back to host.

4. When using the Automatic Disconnect and Refresh functions, for optimal results, use the Enable client pull (AJAX) option. If you continue to use the Enable server push (applet) option, Internet Explorer is the recommended browser. Other browsers will work with the HATS applet provided the ie applet setting is not specified as local and the time to wait for disconnect setting is sufficiently large. For more information about the HATS Automatic Disconnect and Refresh functions, see the HATS User's and Administrator's Guide.

5. The HATS Automatic Disconnect and Refresh option, Enable server push (applet), does not function properly on Macintosh with any supported browser, nor on Windows using Safari. Use the Enable client pull (AJAX) option instead. For more information about the HATS HATS Automatic Disconnect and Refresh functions, see the HATS User's and Administrator's Guide.

6. HATS does not support Netscape when it is configured to use the Internet Explorer rendering engine, selectable from the browser's Site Controls.

7. With Mozilla, Opera, Safari, and Firefox browsers, the overwrite mode client setting is not supported.

8. With Mozilla, Opera, and Konqueror browsers, the function keys (F1 - F24) and the PageUp and PageDown keys on the keyboard do not perform any function for HATS. To enable the use of these keys in your applications, include a host keypad with these keys to enable the end user to send them to the host.

Mozilla does support these functions although the behavior is different. The same behavior is also present when using a Netscape browser. The PageUp and PageDown functions will perform the action on the object selected (such as a drop-down list) first. Then, the actual action (PageUp or PageDown) will be sent to the host in the Mozilla/Netscape browser.

9. With the Safari browser, keyboard support is limited to the Pause ([attn]) and Esc ([clear]) keys. For applications that will run in Safari browsers, we recommend that you include a host keypad with all the keys to enable the end user to send the keys to the host.

10. When a HATS application is accessed using a Macintosh Safari browser, sometimes the Enter key appears not to function properly. This problem occurs when the Web page being viewed does not contain any edit controls such as a button or text edit field. Enable the host keypad and provide a GUI Enter key in such cases. To correct this, do the following:
Double-click the project settings document to bring up the Project Settings editor.
Click on the Rendering window.
On the left side of the Rendering window is a tree view of the Rendering options, click on the Host Keypad option. Select the Show default host keypad check box. Select the check box of each key you want to enable. You must select the Enter key.
Once this is done and the application is rebuilt and deployed, the Enter key is available as part of the template used to present the HATS application.

11. With Opera, and by default with Safari, the Tab key cannot be used to focus on the Calendar widget launcher if the launcher is defined as an image or link. By default in Safari, keyboard navigation is not enabled, and the Tab key focuses only on inputs and button elements. To enable this function in Safari, in the advanced preferences, select the option, Press Tab to highlight each item on a webpage.

12. Using the keyboard support in Konqueror, and pressing the Enter key with this browser might interact incorrectly with the host application. For applications that will run in Konqueror browsers, we recommend that you include a host keypad with the Enter key.

13. When running applications optimized for mobile devices running on Windows Mobile Internet Explorer, the automatic field advance, keyboard host key support (using a keyboard as a normal Web keyboard), overwrite mode, calendar widget, and asynchronous update applet browser functions are not available.

14. When accessing a HATS portlet using Internet Explorer V6, V7, and V8, after you press the Enter key, the cursor moves to the portal Page tab. You must press the Tab key to tab to the next input field on the HATS portlet page.

15. With the Firefox and Opera browsers, when typing an underscore (_) character into a screen transformation, it displays as a dash (-) and advances the cursor to the next field on the screen. To work around this, modify the HATS KBS.js file so that Alt-Minus (instead of Shift-Minus) maps to quick field minus. For information about how to remap the keyboard, see the HATS User's and Administrator's Guide.

16. If your HATS screens do not function as expected using Internet Explorer V9, either enable the browser for compatibility mode, or try another browser. To enable compatibility mode, select Tools > F12 developer tools. In the displayed window select Browser Mode: IE9 and select Internet Explorer 9 Compatibility View.

17. The DBCS option on the Rendering tab to Automatically convert SBCS characters to DBCS for G-type and J-type fields is supported only when using Internet Explorer. It is not supported when using Firefox. Konqueror, Mozilla, Netscape, Opera, or Safari.

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WebFacing Tool hardware requirements

The hardware requirements for the WebFacing Tool are the same as the HATS hardware requirements.
Please refer to that section for more information.

WebFacing application software requirements

In addition to the Web application software requirements, the following sections list the software requirements for WebFacing
application development, runtime, and browser support.

Development software

The IBM WebFacing Tool for IBM i feature requires:
  • One of the following Rational Software Delivery Platform packages, or later fixpacks, including the Struts Tools feature:
    • Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software V7.5.5
    • Rational Business Developer V7.5.1.5
    • Rational Developer for i for SOA Construction V7.5 (latest fixpacks for included products)
    • Rational Software Architect for WebSphere Software V7.5.5
  • Plus one of the following Rational Software Delivery Platform packages, or later fixpacks, including the listed features:
    • Rational Developer for Power Systems Software V7.6
      • RPG and COBOL Development Tools for i
    • Rational Developer for i V7.5.0.5

Note: The Rational Software Delivery Platform packages must be installed in the same package group.

If the prerequisites are not satisfied, the WebFacing feature cannot be selected for installation. If this occurs, use the Install or Modify function, as appropriate, of the IBM Installation Manager to install the prerequisites. Then use the Modify function to install WebFacing.

The Portal support for IBM WebFacing Tool for IBM i feature (Portal for WebFacing) requires:
  • One of the following Rational Software Delivery Platform packages, or later fixpacks, including the Portlet and Portal Tools feature:
    • Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software V7.5.5
    • Rational Software Architect for WebSphere Software V7.5.5
  • Plus the IBM WebFacing Tools for IBM i feature.

If the prerequisites are not satisfied, the Portal for WebFacing feature cannot be selected for installation. If this occurs, use the Modify function of the IBM Installation Manager to install the prerequisites. Then use the Modify function to install Portal for WebFacing.
See disclaimer

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Runtime software

The WebFacing Tool converts IBM i applications to Web applications that can be deployed to the platforms listed in the Web application Runtime software section. In addition, WebFacing Web applications can also be deployed to the IBM i Integrated Web Application Server. Deployment of WebFacing V7.5.1 portlets requires WebSphere Portal V6.0 or V6.1 with the latest PTFs.

Refer to WebFacing Tool PTFs for a list of IBM i updates required to run the WebFacing application.

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Client browsers

WebFacing applications support Internet Explorer V5.5. or later, or Firefox V2 or later. Refer to Differences in WebFacing behavior when running in Internet Explorer and Firefox in the WebFacing help. Copy this title and paste it into the WebFacing help search field.

Linked HATS/WebFacing applications support the minimum level of client browser supported by both HATS and WebFacing, Internet Explorer V6.0, or later, or Firefox V2.0, or later.

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Rich client application software requirements
Development software

Operating Systems:
One of the following Rational SDP packages, or later fixpacks, and Lotus Expeditor Toolkit as noted:
Windows 7,
Professional, Ultimate or Enterprise

Windows Server 2003,
Base or Release 2,
Standard or Enterprise,
(32-bit only)

Windows Server 2008,
Base or Release 2,
Standard or Enterprise

Windows Vista,
Business, Ultimate, or Enterprise

Windows XP,
Professional
  • Rational Application Developer V7.5.5
  • Rational Business Developer V7.5.1.5
  • Rational Developer for i for SOA Construction V7.5 (latest fixpacks for included products)
  • Rational Software Architect for WebSphere Software V7.5.5

The following Rational SDP package is supported in combination with the above required packages, as appropriate:
  • Rational Developer for System z V7.5.1.1 or V7.6.1

  • To develop rich client applications for Lotus Expeditor:
    • Lotus Expeditor Toolkit V6.1.1, V6.1.2, V6.2.0, or V6.2.1
  • To develop rich client application for Lotus Notes:
    • Lotus Expeditor Toolkit V6.2.1


Notes:
  1. Refer to the appropriate Rational SDP Web site for supported levels of all operating systems. See HATS hardware requirements for Web sites.
  2. The minimum components required in the installation of the supported Rational SDP versions are:
    • Web Development Tools
    • Test and Performance Tools Platform (TPTP)
    • Plug-in Development Environment (PDE)
    • Tools for WebSphere Application Server V6.0, V6.1, or V7.0
    • Data tools
    • Business Intelligence and Reporting Tools (BIRT)
  3. Assuming the Java client application editor (VE) feature, also known as the Visual Editor, is installed with Rational SDP, you can use it to edit your transformations. If this feature is not available for your level of Rational SDP, use the Java Editor provided with your level of Rational SDP to edit the Java code of the transformations.
  4. In order to configure a Lotus Notes target platform for testing, you must have both the Lotus Expeditor Toolkit version 6.2.1, or later, and Lotus Notes versions 8.5.1, or later, installed.
  5. In order to configure a Lotus Expeditor target platform for testing, you must have both the Lotus Expeditor Toolkit and the Lotus Expeditor Client for Desktop installed.
  6. For more information about Lotus Expeditor Toolkit requirements, see the Lotus Expeditor Information Center.
  7. For more information about Lotus Notes requirements, see the Lotus Notes Information Center.

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Runtime software

HATS RCP applications can run on the Lotus Notes, Lotus Expeditor Client, and Eclipse RCP platforms. See the sections for each to determine the runtime software requirements.

Lotus Notes platform software

Platform:
Operating System:
Additional required software for the platform:
Lotus Notes 8.5.1 or later
Windows Vista

Windows XP,
Professional

RedHat Enterprise Linux 5.0 WS Update 2, or later, Desktop edition with GIMP Toolkit (GTK)

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop (SLED)
Version 10.0 SP2






Note:

See the Lotus Notes Information Center for supported levels of all operating systems.

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Lotus Expeditor Client platform software

Platform:
Operating System:
Additional required software for the platform:
Lotus Expeditor V6.1.1 Client for Desktop
Windows Vista

Windows XP,
Professional

RedHat Enterprise Linux 4.0 WS Update 4, or 5.0 WS, with GTK

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop (SLED) 10
Lotus Expeditor V6.1.1
Device Runtime Environment (DRE)
Lotus Expeditor V6.1.2 Client for Desktop
Windows Vista

Windows XP,
Professional

RedHat Enterprise Linux 4.0 WS Update 5, or 5.0 WS Update 1, with GTK

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop (SLED) 10 Fix Pack 1 (with XGL)
Lotus Expeditor V6.1.2
Device Runtime Environment (DRE)
Lotus Expeditor V6.2.0 Client for Desktop
Windows Vista

Windows XP,
Professional

RedHat Enterprise Linux 5.2 Desktop with GTK

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop (SLED) 10
Fix Pack 2 (with XGL) or 11
Lotus Expeditor V6.2.0
Device Runtime Environment (DRE)
Lotus Expeditor V6.2.1 Client for Desktop
Windows Vista

Windows XP,
Professional

RedHat Enterprise Linux 5.2 Desktop with GTK

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop (SLED) 10
Fix Pack 2 (with XGL) or 11






Note:

See the Lotus Expeditor Information Center for supported levels of all operating systems.

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Eclipse rich client platform software

Platform:
Operating System (32-bit):
Additional required software for the platform:

Java Runtime Environment (see notes below)

Eclipse V3.2
with EMF/SDO V2.2.0
Windows 2000
Professional

Windows XP
Home or Professional

RedHat Enterprise Linux 4.0 WS

SUSE Linux Enterprise
Server 9
1, 4, 7, 10


1, 4, 7, 10


14, 17, 20, 23

14, 20
Eclipse V3.3
with EMF/SDO V2.3.0
Windows XP
Home or Professional

RedHat Enterprise Linux 5.0 x86-32

SUSE Linux Enterprise
Server 10, x86-32
2, 5, 8, 11


15, 18, 21, 24

18, 24





Eclipse V3.4
with EMF/SDO V2.4.0
Windows Vista x86-32

Windows XP x86-32
Home or Professional

RedHat Enterprise Linux 5.0 x86-32

SUSE Linux Enterprise
Server 10, x86-32

RedHat Enterprise Linux 5.0, Power

SUSE Linux Enterprise
Server 10, Power
6, 12

3, 6, 9, 12, 13


16, 19, 22, 25

19, 25


26

26

Notes:

Java Runtime Environment requirements (any of the following versions, or later, as appropriate):

IBM 32-bit SDK for Windows Java 2 Technology Edition:
1 Version 1.4.2 SR 3
2 Version 1.4.2 SR 7
3 Version 1.4.2 SR 10

4 Version 5.0 SR 1
5 Version 5.0 SR 4
6 Version 5.0 SR 6b

Sun Java 2 Standard Edition for Microsoft Windows:
7 Version 1.4.2_10
8 Version 1.4.2_14
9 Version 1.4.2_16

10 Version 5.0 Update 6
11 Version 5.0 Update 11
12 Version 5.0 Update 14

13 Version 6.0 Update 4

IBM 32-bit SDK for Linux on Intel architecture Java 2 Technology Edition:
14 Version 1.4.2 SR 3
15 Version 1.4.2 SR 7
16 Version 1.4.2 SR 10

17 Version 5.0 SR 1
18 Version 5.0 SR 4
19 Version 5.0 SR 6b

Sun Java 2 Standard Edition for Linux x86:
20 Version 1.4.2_10
21 Version 1.4.2_13
22 Version 1.4.2_16

23 Version 5.0 Update 6
24 Version 5.0 Update 11
25 Version 5.0 Update 14

IBM 32-bit SDK for Linux on pSeries architecture Java 2 Technology Edition:
26 Version 5.0 SR6b

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Miscellaneous software

SoftwareHATS V7.5.1 support requirement
Adobe Acrobat ReaderV5.0.x or later
Tivoli Access Manager1V6.0.x or later or V6.1.x or later
System i Access for Web2
V5.2.x or later
Notes:

1 If using Tivoli Access Manager for Web Express Logon support, these versions are required.
2 Required for 5250 print support; available as part of the System i Access Family.

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Limitations
Notes:

1. The Automatic Disconnect and Refresh options, Enable client pull (AJAX) and Enable server push (applet), are not supported in the WebSphere Portal Server environment. For more information about the HATS Automatic Disconnect and Refresh functions, see the HATS User's and Administrator's Guide.

2. The preview function of the transformation editor does not display transformations or templates for a portlet project properly.

3. When transforming IBM i applications, HATS does not support the complete set of DDS keywords. For a list of unsupported keywords, please refer to HATS support for DDS keywords.

4. A RTL screen customization on a Linux RCP client does not respond correctly. The screen reverse action does not cause the screen customizations to be mirrored. Mirroring is achieved in Windows by setting the 'orientation' parameter for the SWT containing pane, but SWT on Linux does not support the 'orientation' parameter.

5. Developing HATS applications with Arabic sessions on Windows 2008 is not supported. In addition, running Arabic rich client applications on Windows 2008 is not supported, even if the applications are created on other supported client software versions. However, running HATS Web applications with Arabic sessions in a browser on Windows 2008 is supported.

6. In HATS rich client applications, if you use ATOK2006 with Roman input mode, the input mode changes to Kana input mode using the AutoIME function. This is a limitation in the Eclipse environment.

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Modified date:
02 August 2018

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