Mainframe-to-Web Data Delivery Helps Researchers
Those researching Hawaii court cases can go on-line to "Ho`ohiki," the Hawaii State Judiciary's Web interface to its mainframe system. This tool delivers information via IBM's Host On-Demand and a Java applet. The judiciary was seeking to convert the system to the server-based IBM Host Publisher and asked DataHouse to accomplish this task. Along with the conversion, DataHouse modified and enhanced the application where necessary. DataHouse created a clean and easy interface that takes on the look and feel of the newly designed public Web site.
How it Works
To search Ho`ohiki, the user initiates a search. This establishes a session to the state's mainframe system, either creating a new Host Publisher connection or reusing a free one from the pool. As the user mines for data, each Java Server Page invokes one or more Java Beans. Each Java Bean interacts with the mainframe system by either performing a command, extracting data from the screen, or both. The process is completed when the user exits his or her browser. The session is then terminated and the Host Publisher connection is returned to the pool.
Search options provide users with a powerful research tool.
This Web page displays data stored on the Hawaii State Judiciary's mainframe system.
Technology
Ho`ohiki is a Web-enabled application that runs on a Windows 2000 server and IBM WebSphere. It uses IBM's Host Publisher to retrieve data from the Hawaii State Judiciary Information System (HAJIS). The following technologies are used in this project:
- HTML
- Javascript
- Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
- Java Server Pages (JSP)
- Java Beans
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