Additional Information

In this section:

This section contains additional information in support of the API.


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WebFOCUS Components Used by the Legacy ReportCaster Java API

When the sample API programs are compiled and run from the ibi\WebFOCUS8x\ReportCaster\Samples\Tools directory, all of the components of WebFOCUS are available to the API. If you are using the API from another location, you must ensure that following components are available to the API:

Set the variable IBI_DOCUMENT_ROOT to the path to ibi\WebFOCUS8x in your remote location. The classpath must include reportcaster.jar and IBFSCommands.jar, which are located in the ...ibi\WebFOCUS\ReportCaster\lib and ...ibi\WebFOCUS\utilities\lib directories, respectively.


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ReportCaster Job Log Error Codes

Note: In earlier releases, error codes 6 and 7 do not occur because Log information is not written to the Log tables until a job has finished. In Release 8, Log information is written to the Log tables during Job execution so the new codes have been added to distinguish running jobs from jobs that have completed.


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ReportCaster Content in the WebFOCUS Repository

In Release 8, the ReportCaster Java API is intended for migrated applications. When applications are migrated to Release 8, ReportCaster content is moved to the WebFOCUS Repository in the following manner. Schedules, Distribution Lists, and Access Lists are placed in My Content folders under the top-level folder named ReportCaster. Library reports that are the output of scheduled Managed Reporting procedures are placed in a Library Content folder under the domain where the migrated Managed Reporting procedure is located. Library reports that are the output of scheduled Reporting Server procedures are placed in Category folders under a top level Library Content folder. The legacy API does not require that you specify a specific folder when content is created, so by default, when new Schedules, Distribution Lists, Access Lists, and Library Reports are created using the ReportCaster API, the above locations are the default locations for this content.

The default folders for legacy API output are created during the migration process. If migration has not taken place, you must create these folders manually prior to using the ReportCaster API or specify alternate locations for the content. For more information, contact Customer Support.


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