3.7. Parallel Operations with the Previous Version¶

Because of the major architectural change on intra-mart Accel Platform from the previous version, functions that were uniquely developed or customized on intra-mart Webplatform / intra-mart AppFramework cannot be used as they are. Therefore, it is necessary that intra-mart WebPlatform / intra-mart AppFramework be used to utilize the asset that was developed in the past with no change.

The problem in this approach is that the master information such as user information and company/department information should be managed on each platform. BackwardSync function has been provided to avoid the complexity of this duplex management and allow one central control on intra-mart Accel Platform.

In case both intra-mart Accel Platform and intra-mart WebPlatform/intra-mart AppFramework are operated in parallel, you need to log-in to each system and select the functions you need from the displayed menu in order to use each of these functions. This would result in poor usability.

In order to resolve this situation, intra-mart Accel Platform provides External Menu Linkage Function, by which menu information of intra-mart WebPlatform/intra-mart AppFramework and other intra-mart Accel Platform are obtained via the Web service, merged with other menu information in intra-mart Accel Platform, and displayed.

By utilizing this function, users can access functions of each system as if all the functions are on the same system.

If you use [External Menu Linkage Function], which is described as above, some Single Sign-On mechanism is needed as shown in the description. If authentication is in place on intra-mart Accel Platform for intra-mart WebPlatform/intra-mart AppFramework Ver7.2, iAP-iWP SSO Linkage Function IM-HybridSSO is provided which allows Single Sign-On to intra-mart WebPlatform/intra-mart AppFramework Ver7.2.

By utilizing this function, users who operate intra-mart WebPlatform / intra-mart AppFramework Ver7.2 environment in parallel can use functions of each system smoothly without the need to prepare or install Single Sign-On product separately by combining [External Menu Linkage Function] described above.