Hi Suresh, If your company wants to understand and minimize the risk of migrating to webMethods, you should involve people who know webMethods well in the risk assessment and planning. They should be able to answer questions like this. Anyway, here are my two cents, based on the info you provide.
1. Platform proprietary mapping code is normally difficult to migrate to another platform (and sometimes even to a newer versions of a specific platform), why redevelopment of maps is normally one of the heavier activities in a migration project like this. However, if mappings are made using an open standard language, such as XSLTs, platform lock-in is minimal, and re-use possible. webMethods supports translation using XSLT-mappings and mapping in java, in addition to the webMethods graphical mapping tool. I don't know the details about Gentran, and you don't provide too much details of your current implementation, but if your current maps are built using java or could be exported to XSLTs it might be possible to use these in webMethods. (However, my guess would be that this is not the case.) Additionally there are specification tools which I would recommend you to use, such as Edifecs Specbuilder, in which you can import Gentran DDFs and Gentran Unix Igs. You can then export these impmlementation guides as SEF (Standard Exchange Format) files, which can be imported into webMethods. These kind of tools are also very helpful in the test phase. Obviously if you have id and code-mapping look-up tables built into an external database, these are possible to call from webMethods. 2. webMethods is certainly able to handle large volumes, and the volumes you indicate shouldn't be a problem. We're currently migrating a huge global corporation's EDI-traffic, with around 900 external partners, to webMethods EDI. (If this handling would be "as effective as Gentran Basic" I don't know.) 3. There shouldn't be any need to change any message exchange processes due to restrictions in webMethods, if this is what you're asking. I hope this helps. With best regards, Anders Tholén Ferrologic AB Stockholm:+46 8 661 3230 Brussels: +32 2334 2407 www.ferrologic.com -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of jonnalagadda suresh Sent: den 16 december 2005 17:11 To: [email protected] Subject: [EDI-L] Gentran Basic to webMethods Migration Can somebody help me on migration from Gentran Basic on Mainframe to webMethods on Windows? I want to know, 1. are there any tools available for migration of mappings in the market? 2. Can webMethods be effective as Gentran Basic in handling volumes? 3. will there by any process change from current? We have close to 50+ trading partners and total of 300+ mappings. We do close to 200,000 transactions a month. appreciate your early responses. Regards, Suresh Send instant messages to your online friends http://in.messenger.yahoo.com . Please use the following Message Identifiers as your subject prefix: <SALES>, <JOBS>, <LIST>, <TECH>, <MISC>, <EVENT>, <OFF-TOPIC> Access the list online at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L Yahoo! Groups Links ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Most low income homes are not online. Make a difference this holiday season! http://us.click.yahoo.com/5UeCyC/BWHMAA/TtwFAA/OIFolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> . Please use the following Message Identifiers as your subject prefix: <SALES>, <JOBS>, <LIST>, <TECH>, <MISC>, <EVENT>, <OFF-TOPIC> Access the list online at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
