What's new in IBM Forms Server – API 8.2.1

The following list contains the what's new for IBM® Forms Server – API.

  • General and security fixes.
  • Platform support
    • Windows™ Server 2012
    • Windows 10 (Development environment)
    • WebSphere® Application Server 8.5.5
    • Java™ 8 support
    • For more information about platform support, see Detailed System Requirements
  • Deprecated content
    • The com.PureEdge Java package prefix is now deprecated. All of your existing code continues to work in IBM Forms Server – API 8.2.1, however new custom applications must use new class name com.ibm.form.api for Java API, and com.ibm.form.api.streaming for streaming API.
      • When compiling your existing applications with the com.PureEdge packages, you need to compile using the pe_api.jar as well as the forms-api-<API-version>.jar. You can find the pe_api.jar in the following location: <Server_installation_directory>/API/lib<OS_Name>/PureEdge/82/java/classes. You can find the forms-api-<API-version>.jar in the following location: <Server_installation_directory>/API/lib/java. At runtime, you should only use the forms-api-<API-version>.jar.
Parent topic: IBM Forms Server – API