A UTM application can be connected to the Internet via WebTransactions. This means that a user can access the services of a UTM application using a browser.
Signing on via WebTransactions can be configured using the WebTransactions application:
The user enters the URL of the WebTransactions application in the browser.The connection is then established to the UTM application. The WebTransactions application might output an intermediate dialog box, e.g. to verify authorization for accessing the WebTransactions application.
The user may have to specify the UTM user ID and password (if necessary), as with a terminal. However, the actual configuration of the WebTransactions application determines the format of the sign-on dialog and whether or not the user must complete such a dialog. For example, it is possible to “hide” the UTM user ID/password in the WebTransactions application so that the sign-on dialog runs internally and the user is signed on immediately the URL is entered.
The user can then call the services of the application, see "Calling UTM services".
To connect to the UTM application, WebTransactions uses the UPIC interface of UTM. More details can be found in the WebTransactions manual “Web Access to openUTM Applications via UPIC”.