What is LANSA Open?
LANSA Open is 'middleware' or software that facilitates the high-speed transfer of information and data between
- PC-based client applications, developed using any of the popular workstation development tools,
and
- a server (LANSA) on a IBM i, Windows, or Linux platform.
LANSA Open allows non-LANSA application developers to share and reuse LANSA's Repository and RDML technologies. It enables the rapid delivery of high performance client/server applications for the IBM i and other platforms. Developers can provide the Windows interface that users demand while maintaining the security and high performance necessary for mission critical applications. LANSA Open allows developers to use their favorite PC development tool with the speed of LANSA's middleware and the robustness of LANSA server applications.
An integral part of LANSA Open is the LANSA Object Repository, which contains all field and file details including the relevant business rules. This ensures that all PC applications are subjected to the same rigorous security checks, data validation and referential integrity checks as IBM i applications.
When using LANSA Open with LANSA for iSeries, setup tasks, which are outlined in this guide, need to be performed on the IBM i Server.