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This section describes how to present published Visual Discovery AE projects in WebFOCUS using the following techniques/options:
Visual Discovery Server AE requires a token that is automatically generated by WebFOCUS. A WebFOCUS token is string of encrypted information that contains the WebFOCUS user name and the token expiration time. This token is dynamically appended to the published URL whenever a resource is being accessed from the Visual Discovery Server AE. Without a valid token, the URL that is generated by Visual Discovery Workbench AE for a project would not function when being accessed from WebFOCUS components (for example, Business Intelligence (BI) Portal). To maintain the security of the token, each token is associated with an expiration time.
Note: When you are logged into the BI Portal, your user information is used to filter any stored procedure, leveraging user-based credential filtering.
The Create Visual Discovery AE URL dialog box opens, as shown in the following image.
For more information, see Designing a Project Using WebFOCUS Visual Discovery Workbench AE.
The published Visual Discovery AE dashboard is added as a new item to the WebFOCUS BI Portal.
Note: Depending on the web browser, you may now see the URL that is generated by WebFOCUS that now includes the dynamic run-time generated token.
For more information on using the WebFOCUS Business Intelligence Portal, see the Business Intelligence Portal documentation.
The New Portal dialog box opens, as shown in the following image.
The Portal Design Mode window opens.
The WebFOCUS Resources pane opens.
The published Visual Discovery AE dashboard is displayed in the WebFOCUS BI Portal workspace area, as shown in the following image.
The Create Visual Discovery AE URL dialog box opens, as shown in the following image.
For more information, see Designing a Project Using WebFOCUS Visual Discovery Workbench AE.
The published Visual Discovery AE dashboard is added as a new item to WebFOCUS Developer Studio.
For more information, see the WebFOCUS Developer Studio documentation related to this topic.
A new query string parameter will be designated to identify WebFOCUS Servlet calls as requests to WebFOCUS Visual Discovery AE projects. The IBI_visdis attribute will be assigned a URL value, which will be used by the WebFOCUS Servlet to redirect to the WebFOCUS Visual Discovery AE project requested.
You can enter any query string (amper) parameters to this URL to dynamically filter WebFOCUS procedures.
Note: When using standalone URLs (not URL items in the Business Intelligence Portal) that are clicked multiple times, the link may become cached. As a result, the original token will be continuously passed, resulting in a token timeout error. For more information and a workaround, see Using Standalone URLs.
The syntax for a link to a WebFOCUS Visual Discovery AE project uses the following format:
http://<server>:<port>/<context_root>/WFServlet ?IBI_visdis=<WebFOCUSVisual Discovery AE Project URL>
For example:
http://localhost:8080/ibi_apps/WFServlet ?IBI_visdis=http://localhost/ADV/Projects/Demo/carvisdisae.aspx
Note: For improved readability, line breaks have been inserted in the above URLs. In an actual deployment scenario, ensure that the URLs do not contain any extra spaces or line breaks, and that the parameters are on the same line.
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