Which Tools Can You Use?

In this section:

You can manually code an HTML-based user interface page using:

Choosing Search Path Logic

How to:

You can set either EDAPATH or APP PATH logic in the Reporting Server global profile (EDASPROF.PRF), a user profile, or a procedure. For either kind of logic, make sure that the following files are accessible by the Reporting Server:

The directories in which the preceding files reside must be included on EDAPATH or APP PATH, depending on the logic used.

Procedure: How to Use APP PATH Logic

If you create a user interface page with a text editor, do the following.

In the interface page, set the variable IBIAPP_app as follows: 

<INPUT TYPE="HIDDEN" NAME="IBIAPP_app" VALUE="app_directory">

where:

app_directory

Is the directory on the Reporting Server to which procedures are deployed.

For a full description of all commands related to APP PATH logic, see Managing Applications.

Example: Coding APP PATH Logic

Note: For information on where to store the files created in this example, see Defining and Allocating WebFOCUS Files.

  1. In a project named SALESDIR, create a procedure named SALESSE. It reports on total unit and dollar sales in the Southeast for a category requested by the user.

    Procedure: SALESDIR.FEX

    TABLE FILE GGSALES
HEADING
"&CATEGORY Sales for Southeast"
SUM UNITS AND DOLLARS
WHERE (CATEGORY EQ '&CATEGORY') AND (REGION EQ 'Southeast');
END
  2. Using a third-party text editor such as Notepad, manually code a launch page named LAUNCHSE. It contains a form that uses the Servlet to call WebFOCUS to run SALESSE. A one-line text box prompts the user for a value for CATEGORY.

    The launch page contains code that sets the variable IBIAPP_app to the directory (SALESDIR) in which the procedure (SALESSE) resides after publishing.

    Launch Page: LAUNCHSE.HTML

    <HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE> WebFOCUS Report </TITLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY>
<H4 ALIGN=CENTER>Sales Report for Southeast Region</H4>
<HR>
<FORM ACTION="/ibi_apps/WFServlet" METHOD="get">
    <INPUT TYPE="HIDDEN" NAME="IBIAPP_app" VALUE="SALESDIR">
    <INPUT NAME="IBIF_ex" VALUE="salesse" TYPE="hidden">
<P ALIGN=LEFT NOWRAP><PRE>
<B>Enter category: </B><INPUT NAME="CATEGORY" TYPE="text" SIZE="6">
</PRE></P>
<INPUT NAME="submit" TYPE=SUBMIT VALUE="Run Report"> 
<INPUT NAME="reset" TYPE=RESET VALUE="Clear Form">
</FORM>
</BODY>
</HTML>
  3. Publish the procedure and launch page using App Studio.
  4. Run the launch page in your browser. It will look similar to this:


  5. In the Enter category field, type:
    Food
  6. Click Run Report to receive the report.