An apparatus, system, and method are provided for automatically generating
a web interface for an MFS-based IMS application. The apparatus, system,
and method include an import module that imports MFS-based IMS source
files corresponding to an MFS-based IMS application. A metadata generator
stores a standardized metadata description of the Message Input
Description (MID) and Message Output Description (MOD) for the MFS-based
IMS application. The standardized metadata description may comprise one
or more XMI files. A code generator generates a middleware application
corresponding to the MFS-based IMS application from the standardized
metadata descriptions. The middleware application comprises an interface
between a client application and the corresponding MFS-based IMS
application. The present invention may include a command-line interface
that allows one or more parameter sets to be provided by a user as a
single input. The present invention may also include a deployment module
that transmits and/or installs the standardized metadata descriptions and
middleware applications on suitable servers to enable the web interface.