You might need to upgrade your client application to communicate with your
upgraded IBM®
FileNet® P8 system.
About this task
IBM Content Navigator is the preferred client application that you can use to manage content that is stored on IBM FileNet Content Manager.
IBM Content Navigator is the functional replacement for Application Engine and IBM FileNet Workplace XT, which are deprecated from IBM FileNet Content Manager in this release. You can develop a custom IBM Content Navigator application to replace the Workplace or Workplace XT applications that you were using.
You can still use the deprecated versions of Application Engine and
Workplace XT for document management tasks, but these applications
are no longer being enhanced. To continue to use Application Engine and
Workplace XT, you must:
- Update the current Workplace and Workplace XT fix packs and interim fixes. For more information, see FileNet P8 Fix Pack Compatibility Matrices.
- Update the Content Platform Engine client software to match the release level of the Content Platform Engine server software.
If you have features that require the Workplace client,
Workplace XT, or Process Task Manager, you must install Application Engine or Workplace XT. The following
features require Workplace, Workplace XT, or Process Task Manager:
- Rendition Engine publishing: You must use Workplace only.
- Process Simulator: You can use Workplace or Workplace XT.
- Workflow components that use the legacy IBM FileNet Content Manager: You can implement these components to use the component manager framework that runs on Content Platform Engine. Or you can use Process Task Manager that is installed with Application Engine or Workplace XT.
- Custom applications that were developed by using the IBM FileNet Web Application Toolkit: You must develop a custom IBM Content Navigator application to replace the Workplace applications that you were using or install Application Engine.
To determine whether you need to upgrade your client application, see System requirements: Hardware and software requirements for IBM FileNet P8.