 The IBM WebFacing Tool With the IBM WebFacing Tool, you can quickly convert your DDS display file source members so that the user interface of your System i programs can run in a browser. The WebFacing Tool facilitates the conversion process through user-friendly wizards for selecting the 5250 application's DDS source, converting it, and deploying the new Web-based interface to your program as a WebSphere application. JavaServer Pages and XML files are generated at development time and take the place of your DDS code, allowing for flexibility in customizing the appearance of your new interface prior to run time. Using the WebFacing style properties, you can change attributes in your pages such as graphics, fonts, colors, and layouts. To change a previously converted application, you can simply re-convert it and select a new style.  Advanced Edition only: WebSphere Development Studio Client Advanced Edition for System i offers the following added capabilities with the WebFacing Tool: Portal support
The WebFacing Tool now allows you to generate Struts-based portlet applications or add a WebFacing portlet to an existing non-Struts based portlet project. These applications can then be deployed to a WebSphere Portal server and added to the portal pages served by that server. Single signon
Single signon enables users to access more than one application and multiple platforms using one user ID and password. For example, you can integrate secured WebFacing and Web Tools applications which a user can access without requiring separate IDs and passwords for each. Cascading Style Sheets-Positioning
The IBM WebFacing Tool supports Cascading Style Sheets-Positioning (CSS-P) in WebSphere Development Studio Client Advanced Edition for System i. This support allows the DDS fields on the Web-enabled interface to be repositioned, unconstrained by the boundaries of the original 5250 area, and offers an almost unlimited ability to customize the Web-enabled interface.
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