Reporting Server

Application content and configuration settings will need to be migrated from the WebFOCUS Version 7 Reporting Server to the WebFOCUS Version 8 Reporting Server.

Application content located in the folder specified by approot can be copied to the WebFOCUS Version 8 Reporting Server.

Configuration settings, such as Data Adapter connections, can be migrated using the built-in migration utility on the WebFOCUS Version 8 Reporting Server.

Developer Studio

Developer Studio Version 8 can be installed on the same machine as Developer Studio Version 7. Developers will be able to switch between the two releases using thisfoci.bat located in the Developer Studio home/bin directory.

RESTful web services

As a part of the migration planning process, it is recommended to also examine your existing web services. Although SOAP-based (legacy) web services are still available and supported, WebFOCUS Version 8 can now be called using RESTful web services.

Moving forward, all new functionality will be exposed through RESTful web services.

For more information, see the WebFOCUS RESTful Web Services Developer’s Guide.

Legacy Tools

Effective with WebFOCUS Version 8, the legacy interfaces, tools, and product components have been replaced with web-based Rich Internet Application (RIA) facilities that will also eliminate the requirement to have a specific release of the Java Virtual Machine present on each end-user machine. For more information, see the Consolidation Statement in the WebFOCUS New Features documentation.

WebFOCUS Client

Managed Reporting

Managed Reporting content and security rules will be migrated and stored in the WebFOCUS Version 8 repository. The WebFOCUS Version 7 domain tree structure will be preserved.

Reports should continue to run as they did in WebFOCUS Version 7.

Business Intelligence Dashboard

Business Intelligence Dashboard (BID) content will be migrated and will be stored on the file system in the WebFOCUS80/worp directory structure.

Migrated BID Favorites and Mobile Favorites will be stored in the WebFOCUS Version 8 repository.

BI Dashboards can be used "as is" with some caveats. Certain WebFOCUS Version 7 BI Dashboard functionality has been removed from WebFOCUS Version 8.

ReportCaster

ReportCaster is fully integrated with new WebFOCUS Version 8 architecture and security.

All ReportCaster and Report Library content will be migrated and stored in the WebFOCUS repository.

Configuration Settings

WebFOCUS Version 7 Client configurations are not migrated to WebFOCUS Version 8.

Configurations will have to be reapplied to WebFOCUS Version 8.

WebFOCUS System Variables

Most WebFOCUS Version 7 system variables are available in WebFOCUS Version 8, but some of them have been removed as a result of the new architecture. For example, the WebFOCUS variable MR_BASE_DIR has been removed.

Custom Settings (site.wfs)

All custom settings in site.wfs will need to be evaluated to determine if they are still needed in WebFOCUS Version 8 or if they need to be implemented differently.

Customizations

All customizations will need to be evaluated to determine if they are still needed in WebFOCUS Version 8 or if they need to be implemented differently.