The steps to install and configure App Studio vary depending
on how you plan to develop applications.
- Local Processing. Install
App Studio on the machine of each developer, then ensure that a
web and/or application server is configured on each machine. To
access data, configure the local WebFOCUS Reporting Server. Developers will
develop applications and run reports on their machines.
- Remote Processing. Install
App Studio on the machine of each developer, then set up a connection
from each App Studio machine to a WebFOCUS environment installed
somewhere on your network. To access data, configure the WebFOCUS
Reporting Server in the WebFOCUS environment. An application server
is needed on the App Studio machines to run the Help system. However,
WebFOCUS processing occurs on the remote environment, so the local
web and/or application server is not needed on these machines. This
is because developers connect to environments running elsewhere
to develop applications and run reports.
- Network Installation. Install
App Studio on one shared machine. Developers will run App Studio
from their desktop by accessing the files installed on the shared
machine over the network. You must set up a connection from App
Studio on the shared machine to a WebFOCUS environment. To access
data, configure the WebFOCUS Reporting Server in the WebFOCUS environment.
A special license code is needed for a network installation.
- Installation on a WebFOCUS Machine. Install
App Studio after WebFOCUS is installed and configured. App Studio
connects to the WebFOCUS environment that is already installed or,
optionally, App Studio can be configured to have its own configuration.