IBM Forms 8.0 helps enable businesses to automate processes via agile web applications as well as classic document based forms applications in one nicely integrated package
IBM United States Software Announcement 212-129May 1, 2012
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IBM® Forms 8.0 helps businesses automate forms based processes. This new release provides an agile design and runtime experience that lets you quickly and easily deploy HTML, JavaScript™, and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)-based web applications for data collection with nothing more than a browser. The businesses can also build and deploy classic document-based forms applications. Enhanced mobile support lets users access these applications from iOS and Android based devices.
IBM Forms 8.0 helps line of business as well as IT users automate forms based processes. It helps deliver the following benefits:
- Quickly and easily build and deploy HTML, JavaScript and CSS-based web applications for data collection, using the new IBM Forms Experience Builder component
- Higher productivity through anytime, anywhere access on iOS and Android tablet based devices
- Investment protection through tighter integration with IBM portfolio including IBM Customer Experience Suite, IBM WebSphere® Portal, IBM FileNet® Business Process Manager, and IBM Case Manager
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For details, refer to the Hardware requirements section.
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| Planned availability date |
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May 4, 2012: Electronic availability
May 25, 2012: Media availability
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| Description |
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IBM Forms 8.0 makes it easier than ever for businesses to automate forms-based processes. It helps deliver the following benefits:
- Agile web applications for data collection
- Agile and easy to use: Allows businesses to respond without expensive, time-consuming development cycles
- 100% standards-based: Lowers total cost of ownership and leverages common IT skills
- High performance: Meets the needs of today's customer, partner, and citizen facing deployments
- Compelling user experience: Leverages best-of-breed, Web 2.0 technologies (Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Dojo, JavaScript)
- Integrates easily: Complements service-oriented architecture (SOA), Filenet Business Process Manager and other line-of-business systems
- Investment protection through tighter integration with IBM portfolio
- Even tighter integration with IBM Customer Experience Suite, IBM WebSphere Portal, IBM FileNet Business Process Manager, and IBM Case Manager
- Higher productivity through anytime, anywhere access of forms-based applications on iOS and Android tablet devices
New features via Forms Experience Builder
- Exceptional web-based data collection applications
- Easy-to-use, web-driven creation of compelling, data collection user interface
- Lightweight routing for approvals and notifications
- Integrated relational data repository and lightweight reporting
- CSS-based styling
- Role-based security model
- Enterprise integration
- Easy integration of IBM Forms Experience Builder with Representational State Transfer (REST) Services
- Ability to integrate via REST API
- Connect capability to role information available in your infrastructures
- Enterprise scalability for data centric solutions
- Mobile applications
- Access via iOS and Android tablet devices
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| Statement of direction |
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It is IBM's current intent that we will continue to integrate IBM Forms with other IBM products to provide end-to-end process automation to customers.
IBM's statements regarding its plans, directions, and intent are subject to change or withdrawal without notice at IBM's sole discretion. Information regarding potential future products is intended to outline our general product direction and it should not be relied on in making a purchasing decision. The information mentioned regarding potential future products is not a commitment, promise, or legal obligation to deliver any material, code, or functionality. Information about potential future products may not be incorporated into any contract. The development, release, and timing of any future features or functionality described for our products remains at our sole discretion.
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| Reference information |
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Refer to Software Announcement 210-442, dated December 07, 2010.
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| Program number |
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Program VRM Program name number 5724-N09 8.0.0 IBM Forms Designer 5724-N08 8.0.0 IBM Forms Server 5724-N07 8.0.0 IBM Forms Viewer
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Specified operating environment
Hardware requirements
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Planning information
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IBM includes one year of Software Subscription and Support (also referred to as Software Maintenance) with each program license acquired. The initial period of Software Subscription and Support (also referred to as Software Maintenance) can be extended by the purchase of a renewal option, if available.
Packaging
IBM Forms V8.0 will be distributed via a media package and electronic software distribution (ESD).
- The License Information form numbers for IBM Forms V8.0 are L-SYOG-8AFS3Y, L-SYOG-85EUZ9, L-SYOG-8AFSKJ, L-SYOG-8AFSLM, and L-SYOG-8AFS5L.
Security, auditability, and control
The customer is responsible for evaluation, selection, and implementation of security features, administrative procedures, and appropriate controls in application systems and communication facilities.
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This product is only available via Passport Advantage. It is not available as shrinkwrap.
Product information
Licensed function title Product group Product
category
IBM Forms Designer IBM Forms IBM Forms
IBM Forms Server IBM Forms IBM Forms
IBM Forms Server Extender IBM Forms IBM Forms
IBM Forms Viewer IBM Forms IBM Forms
Program name PID Charge unit
number description
IBM Forms Designer Per 5724-N09
Authorized
User
IBM Forms Server Per 20 5724-N08
Authorized
Users for
Linux™ on
System z
IBM Forms Server Per 5724-N08
Processor
Value
Unit for
Linux on
System z
IBM Forms Server Per 5724-N08
Processor
Value
Unit
(PVU)
IBM Forms Server Per 20 5724-N08
Authorized
Users
IBM Forms Viewer Per 5724-N07
Authorized
User
IBM Forms Viewer Per 25 5724-N07
Pages
Charge metrics definitions
Authorized User
Authorized User is a unit of measure by which the program can be licensed. An Authorized User is a unique person who is given access to the program. The program may be installed on any number of computers or servers and each Authorized User may have simultaneous access to any number of instances of the program at one time. Licensee must obtain separate, dedicated entitlements for each Authorized User accessing the program in any manner directly or indirectly (for example, via a multiplexing program, device, or application server) through any means. An entitlement for an Authorized User is unique to that Authorized User an may not be shared, nor may it be reassigned other than for the permanent transfer of the Authorized User entitlement to another person.
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Install
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Processor Value Unit (PVU)
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and the number of processors made available to the program. IBM continues to define a processor, for the purpose of PVU-based licensing, to be each processor core on a chip. A dual-core processor chip, for example, has two processor cores.
Licensee can deploy the program using either full capacity licensing or virtualization capacity (sub-capacity) licensing according to the Passport Advantage Sub-Capacity Licensing Terms (refer to the webpage below). If using full capacity licensing, licensee must obtain PVU entitlements sufficient to cover all activated processor cores* in the physical hardware environment made available to or managed by the program, except for those servers from which the program has been permanently removed. If using virtualization capacity licensing, licensee must obtain entitlements sufficient to cover all activated processor cores made available to or managed by the program, as defined according to the Virtualization Capacity License Counting Rules at
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Passport Advantage program licenses
IBM Forms Designer
Part description Part
number
IBM Forms Designer
IBM Forms Designer Per Authorized User Annual SW S&S E0296LL
Rnwl
IBM Forms Designer Per Authorized User Lic + SW S&S 12 D56EFLL
Mo
IBM Forms Designer Per Authorized User SW S&S Reinstate D56EKLL
12 Mo
IBM Forms Server
Part description Part
number
IBM Forms Server
IBM Forms Server 20 Authorized Users Annual SW S&S Rnwl E0AHIL
IBM Forms Server 20 Authorized Users Lic + SW S&S 12 Mo D0G6VL
IBM Forms Server 20 Authorized Users SW S&S Reinstate D0G6WL
12 Mo
IBM Forms Server Processor Value Unit (PVU) Annual SW E02DULL
S&S Rnwl
IBM Forms Server Processor Value Unit (PVU) Lic + SW D571HLL
S&S 12 Mo
IBM Forms Server Processor Value Unit (PVU) SW S&S D571ILL
Reinstate 12 Mo
IBM Forms Server
Part description Part
number
IBM Forms Server Extender
IBM Forms Server Extender 20 Authorized Users Annual SW E0AHHLL
S&S Rnwl
IBM Forms Server Extender 20 Authorized Users Lic + SW D0G6TLL
S&S 12 Mo
IBM Forms Server Extender 20 Authorized Users SW S&S D0G6ULL
Reinstate 12 Mo
IBM Forms Server Extender Processor Value Unit (PVU) E07NRLL
Annual SW S&S Rnwl
IBM Forms Server Extender Processor Value Unit (PVU) D0ATJLL
Lic + SW S&S 12 Mo
IBM Forms Server Extender Processor Value Unit (PVU) SW D0ATKLL
S&S Reinstate 12 Mo
IBM Forms Viewer
Part description Part
number
IBM Forms Viewer
Forms Viewer Per 25 Pages Annual SW S&S Rnwl E02KNLL
Forms Viewer Per 25 Pages Lic + SW S&S 12 Mo D58HGLL
Forms Viewer Per 25 Pages SW S&S Reinstate 12 Mo D58HHLL
IBM Forms Viewer Authorized User Annual SW S&S Renewal E0295LL
IBM Forms Viewer Authorized User Lic + SW S&S 12 Months D56E1LL
IBM Forms Viewer Authorized User SW S&S Reinstate 12 D56EALL
Months
Passport Advantage trade-up licenses
IBM Forms Designer
Precursor product Trade-up product Trade-up
part
number
IBM Forms Designer
IBM FileNet eForms IBM Forms Designer AU fr D04S7LL
Designer Filenet eForms Dsgnr
TradeUp Lic+SW S&S 12Mo
IBM Forms Server
Precursor product Trade-up product Trade-up
part
number
IBM Forms Server
IBM FileNet eForms Desktop Forms Srvr PVU LnxSysz fr D0B41LL
FilNet eForms Dsktp Clnt
Dev TrdUp Lic+SW S&S12Mo
IBM FileNet eForms for P8 IBM Forms Server PVU Lnx D0B3XLL
Authorized Sys z fr FN eForms P8 Auth
TrdUp Lic+SW S&S 12 Mo
IBM FileNet eForms for P8 IBM Forms Server PVU Lnx D0B3YLL
Employee Sys z fr FN eForms P8 Emp
TrdUp Lic + SW S&S 12 Mo
IBM FileNet eForms IBM Forms Server PVU Lnx D0B40LL
Sys z fr FileNet eForms
TrdUp Lic + SW S&S 12 Mo
IBM Forms Turbo IBM Forms Server PVU Lnx D0B3WLL
Sys z fr Forms Turbo
TradeUp Lic + SW S&S 12 Mo
IBM FileNet eForms for P8 IBM Forms Server PVU Lnx D0B3ZLL
Ext User Sysz fr FN eForms P8 Ext
Usr TrdUp Lic+SW S&S 12Mo
IBM FileNet eForms for P8 IBM Forms Server PVU fr D04SLLL
Employee Filenet eForms P8 Emply
Trade Up Lic+SW S&S 12 Mo
IBM FileNet eForms for P8 IBM Forms Server PVU fr D04SQLL
Ext User Filenet eForms P8 Ext Usr
Trade Up Lic+SW S&S 12 Mo
IBM FileNet eForms for P8 IBM Forms Server PVU fr D04SNLL
Authorized Filenet eforms P8 Auth
Trade Up Lic + SW S&S 12
Mo
IBM Forms Turbo IBM Forms Server PVU from D06P8LL
Forms Turbo Trade Up Lic +
SW S&S 12 Mo
IBM FileNet eForms IBM Forms Server Proc D04S6LL
Value Unit fr Filenet
eForms TradeUp Lic+SW S&S
12 Mo
IBM FileNet eForms Desktop IBM Forms Srvr PVU fr D04SRLL
FileNet eForms Dsktp
Client Dev TrdUp Lic+SWS&S
12Mo
Passport Advantage supply
Program name/description Part
number
IBM Forms Designer V8.0.0
IBM Forms Designer Windows™ 7 Professional,Windows Vista BU071ML
Business,Windows V
IBM Forms Server Extender V8.0.0
IBM Forms Server Extender Red Hat Enterprise Linux BU073ML
(RHEL) base server),SUS
IBM Forms Server V8.0.0
IBM Forms Server Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) base BU072ML
server),SUSE Linux E
IBM Forms Viewer V8.0.0
IBM Forms Viewer Windows 7 Professional,Windows XP BU070ML
Tablet PC,Windows Vista
Passport Advantage customer: Media pack entitlement details
Customers with active maintenance or subscription for the products listed are entitled to receive the corresponding media pack.
IBM Forms Server V8.0.0
Entitled maintenance Media packs description Part
offerings description number
Forms Server Processor IBM Forms Server Red Hat BU072ML
Value Unit Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
base server),SUSE Linux E
IBM Forms Server 20 IBM Forms Server Red Hat BU072ML
Authorized Users Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
base server),SUSE Linux E
IBM Forms Server 20 IBM Forms Server Red Hat BU072ML
Authorized Users Linux on Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
System z® base server),SUSE Linux E
IBM Forms Server for Linux IBM Forms Server Red Hat BU072ML
on System z per Processor Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
Value Unit base server),SUSE Linux E
IBM Forms Viewer V8.0.0
Entitled maintenance Media packs description Part
offerings description number
IBM Forms Viewer per 25 IBM Forms Viewer Windows 7 BU070ML
Pages Professional,Windows XP
Tablet PC,Windows Vista
IBM Forms Viewer per IBM Forms Viewer Windows 7 BU070ML
Authorized User Professional,Windows XP
Tablet PC,Windows Vista
IBM Forms Designer V8.0.0
Entitled maintenance Media packs description Part
offerings description number
IBM Forms Designer IBM Forms Designer Windows BU071ML
Authorized User 7 Professional,Windows
Vista Business,Windows V
IBM Forms Server Extender V8.0.0
Entitled maintenance Media packs description Part
offerings description number
IBM Forms Server Extender IBM Forms Server Extender BU073ML
20 Authorized Users Red Hat Enterprise Linux
(RHEL) base server),SUS
IBM Forms Server Extender IBM Forms Server Extender BU073ML
20 Authorized Users Linux Red Hat Enterprise Linux
on System z (RHEL) base server),SUS
IBM Forms Server Extender IBM Forms Server Extender BU073ML
for Linux on System z Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processor Value Unit (RHEL) base server),SUS
IBM Forms Server Extender IBM Forms Server Extender BU073ML
per Processor Value Unit Red Hat Enterprise Linux
(RHEL) base server),SUS
Cross-platform products
Cross-platform products for use on System z
Order the part numbers that follow when the product is used for either the development of code that will be deployed on System z servers or when the product will be communicating or transferring data between a distributed server and a System z server. Otherwise order from the other set of part numbers in this announcement. This set of part numbers provides the identical supply and authorization as the other set in this announcement
Cross-platform product for use on System z IFL engines
Order the part numbers that follow when the product is intended to run on the Linux operating system on System z IFL engines. If the product is not intended to run on the Linux operating system on System z IFL engines, order from the other set of part numbers in this announcement. This set of part numbers provides the identical supply and authorization as the other set in this announcement.
IBM Forms Server
Part description Part
number
IBM Forms Server
IBM Forms Server 20 Auth Usrs Linux on System z Annual E0AHGLL
SW S&S Rnwl
IBM Forms Server 20 Auth Usrs Linux on System z Lic + D0G6RLL
SW S&S 12 Mo
IBM Forms Server 20 Auth Usrs Linux on System z SW S&S D0G6SLL
Reinstate 12 Mo
IBM Forms Server PVU for Linux on System z Annual SW E07T4LL
S&S Rnwl
IBM Forms Server PVU for Linux on System z Lic + SW S&S D0B3NLL
12 Mo
IBM Forms Server PVU for Linux on System z SW S&S D0B3PLL
Reinstate 12 Mo
IBM Forms Server
Part description Part
number
IBM Forms Server Extender
IBM Forms Server Extender 20 Auth Usr Linux on System z E0AHLLL
Annual SW S&S Rnwl
IBM Forms Server Extender 20 Auth Usr Linux on System z D0G71LL
Lic + SW S&S 12 Mo
IBM Forms Server Extender 20 Auth Usr Linux on System z D0G72LL
SW S&S Reinst 12 Mo
IBM Forms Server Extender PVU for Lnx Sys z Annual SW E07T2LL
S&S Rnwl
IBM Forms Server Extender PVU for Lnx Sys z Lic + SW D0B3JLL
S&S 12 Mo
IBM Forms Server Extender PVU for Lnx Sys z SW S&S D0B3KLL
Reinstate 12 Mo
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Licensing
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Part number products only, offered outside of Passport Advantage, where applicable, are license only and do not include Software Maintenance.
This software license includes Software Subscription and Support (also referred to as Software Maintenance).
License Information form numbers
Program name Program Form number
number
IBM Forms Designer 5724-N09 L-RSHR-8RBUCT,
L-RSHR-8SVT89
IBM Forms Server 5724-N08 L-RSHR-8RBQLS,
L-RSHR-8RBUPC,
L-RSHR-8RCSB
IBM Forms Viewer 5724-N07 L-RSHR-8RFM48,
L-RSHR-8SVTA7
The program's License Information will be available for review on the IBM Software License Agreement website
Limited warranty applies
Yes
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International Passport Agreement
Volume orders (IVO)
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Passport Advantage applies
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This product is only available via Passport Advantage. It is not available as shrinkwrap.
Software Subscription and Support applies
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Other terms
System i Software Maintenance applies
No
Educational allowance available
Not applicable.
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