Infor LX & BPCS Tip: System i Workspace AnyWhere information and Important Support Dates for IBM and Microsoft Products

System i Workspace AnyWhere is a web application framework that provides a common user interface for Infor’s IBM i products.

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Latest Updates
System i Workspace AnyWhere – Feature Pack 22 is now available – see the Update History section below (as of January 4, 2024)

  • Tomcat 9.0.80 Upgrade Installer Released – see the Update History section below (October 9, 2023)
  • Installer Hotfixes – affects both Silver Copy and Tomcat Upgrade Installers (August 17, 2023)
  • Removed Support for Microsoft Windows 8.1 (January 11, 2023)
  • System i Workspace AnyWhere – Silver Copy Build 220930 FP17 (Microsoft Windows 2016/2019/2022 Server – Tomcat 9) has been released (October 6, 2022)
  • System i Workspace AnyWhere – Silver Copy Build 220930 FP17 (IBM i OS/400 – WebSphere Application Server 9) has been released (October 6, 2022)
  • Added support for IBM OS/400 V7R5 (October 6, 2022)
  • Removed Support for Internet Explorer (January 11, 2022)
  • Removed Support for the System i Emulator and Update Manager (January 11, 2022)
  • Removed support for IBM OS/400 V7R2 (July 16, 2021)
  • Removed support for Mozilla Firefox web browser (March 30, 2021)
  • Added support for Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (May 18, 2020)
  • Added support for IBM OS/400 V7R4 (November 28, 2019)

Documentation

  • System i Workspace AnyWhere – Installation & Admin Guide (December 15, 2023)
  • System i Workspace AnyWhere – FAQ (December 4, 2023)
  • System i Workspace AnyWhere – Feature Pack Release Summary (December 4, 2023)
  • System i Workspace AnyWhere – Product Guide (August 30, 2023)
  • System i Workspace AnyWhere – InforOS Integration Guide for System21 (August 31, 2023)
  • System i Workspace AnyWhere – Quick Install Guide (September 13, 2022)
  • System i Workspace AnyWhere (IBM i) – Quick Install Guide (August 25, 2022)
  • System i Workspace AnyWhere – Release Summary (March 3, 2023)
  • System i Workspace AnyWhere – SSO MustGather & Troubleshooting (March 3, 2023)
  • System i Workspace AnyWhere – Load Balancing Guide (August 31, 2023)
  • System i Workspace AnyWhere – 5250 AnyWhere Emulator Designer Guide (December 4, 2023)
  • System i Workspace AnyWhere – 5250 AnyWhere Emulator Extensions Guide (June 6, 2023)
  • System i Workspace AnyWhere – Drillback Guide (August 31, 2023)

 

Release Notes

Withdrawal of support for legacy Operating Systems and Products from IBM and Microsoft

Support for the following Operating Systems with System i Workspace AnyWhere has now been withdrawn…

  • IBM OS/400 V7R2 (support ended by IBM on 04/30/2021)
  • Microsoft Windows 8.1 (extended support ended by Microsoft on 10/01/2023)

The System i Workspace AnyWhere documentation has been updated to reflect the removal of support for these Operating Systems.

Advance Notice of 3rd party vendor end-of-life (EOL) dates:

  • Microsoft’s retirement date for Windows 10 is 10/14/2025
  • Microsoft’s extended support for Windows Server 2016 will end on 12/01/2027
  • IBM’s standard program support for IBM i 7.3 ended on 09/30/2023 (extended support available until 09/30/2026)
     

Note: An official statement from Infor in relation to our support will be made nearer the EOL date of each product.