JCAPS & JBI

Question

Is the latest version of JCAPS built on top of the JBI runtime? If not, are there any plans for doing this? Will OpenESB be the new ESB component which will replace JCAPS existing ESB infrastructure?

Answer 1

Hi Siva,
if you don't mind, I will answer your questions instead of Michael :-)
- All 5.1.x releases are supported by Java CAPS 6. Than means you can import any of 5.1.x projects into it. It will take few years until 5.1.x suppoert will be removed from version 6 (and subsequent version). First all the 5.1.x versions have to EOLed. Versions 5.1.2 and 5.1.3 were not yet EOLed, which means you have not less than 2 years time...
- It is better said that the IDE for Java CAPS 6 is based on Netbeans 6. Java CAPS is a always a suite - it contains repository, application server, IDE, message server and other components. And the same it is in version 6. You can create two kind of projects in it: repository based (previously called "Classic") and "Modern Java CAPS" projects. That means you have the same funcionality as until now, just with a more user friendly "eDesigner" (there is no eDesigner anymore, just Netbeans). All the editors remain the same (JCD editor, OTD editor, ...) plus you have this new option to create composite applications in JBI style.
- Yes, it is local repository for all the projects imported from 5.1.x versions and new repository based projects. It is the same as you used to work in 5.1.x.
- You don't need to migrate, just export/import. And if you want to mix the old style project (5.1.x) with new style, you can use JBI-Bridge which is simply said bi-directional component allowing you (under some conditions) to call 5.1.x JCDs from JBI items and let JCDs to call JBI items. More, you can use OTDs from 5.1.x in "new style" components.
As you certainly noticed, I was writing about 5.1.x support - right now I'm not absolutely sure how it is with 5.x, I have to check that. But I think all these things above are valid also for 5.x.
Regards,
Juraj