Migrating older versions of Web Services

These migration paths are supported:

MWS 1.6 Web Services to M3 Web Services Designer

You can convert web services created in Movex Web Services 1.6 to web services that can be used in the current version of M3 Web Services Designer.

  • Only the conversion of web services that wrap the M3 Display Programs are supported. The web services that wrap the Application Program Interface (API) can be easily recreated in M3 Web Services Designer.

  • A converter runs in the background to facilitate the migration process. The converter fetches the metadata that is not available for the MWS 1.6 web service from the M3 Server that you connected to while creating the MWS 1.6 repository, adds it to the web service, and then converts it to an M3 Web Services web service.

    A difference between MWS 1.6 and M3 Web Services is that aliases for field names are automatically used when you have a correct configuration.

Migrating Lawson Web Services 2.1 Web Services

No specific procedures are needed. Add your old repository to your new M3 Web Services Designer and the web services are ready to be used or edited.

Note: Web services that have been edited in later versions can no longer be used in Lawson Web Services 2.1.x.

Migrating Lawson Web Services 9.0.x Web Services

No specific procedures are needed. All web services created in earlier 9.0 versions are fully compatible with this version. Add your old repository to your new M3 Web Services Designer and the web services are ready to be used or edited.