Installing the Application

There are two ways to run the installation utility:

  • Graphical (GUI) Installation. The default installation mode launches dialog boxes that prompt for parameters. You must use the GUI installation the first time you install WebFOCUS App Studio. This section describes the standard GUI installation of WebFOCUS App Studio.
  • Silent Installation. In a silent installation, you launch the installation and specify a text file. The text file contains the installation parameters, so no GUI dialog boxes are launched.

Installing ibi WebFOCUS and ibi WebFOCUS App Studio on the Same Machine

When installing WebFOCUS and WebFOCUS App Studio on the same machine, do the following:

  1. Ensure that your machine meets the WebFOCUS requirements.
  2. Completely install and configure WebFOCUS.
  3. Install WebFOCUS App Studio.

Running the Installation

Follow this procedure to install WebFOCUS App Studio.

Note: You must be an administrator to the Windows machine to run the installation.

Install ibi WebFOCUS App Studio

Important: As of Release 9.0.0, the WebFOCUS system file configuration no longer includes the ibi_html directory, located at drive:\ibi\WebFOCUSrelease\WebFOCUS, where release is the number of your installed release. If you store customized stylesheet files or other files in the ibi_html directory, you must upload them from this directory to the WebFOCUS Repository before installing or upgrading to WebFOCUS Release 9.0.0 or higher.

You can download the WebFOCUS App Studio installation from the eDelivery website:

https://edelivery.tibco.com/storefront/index.ep

    Procedure
  1. Run the downloaded installation file.
  2. Select the language for the installation.

    WebFOCUS App Studio provides support for English, French, and Brazilian Portuguese during the installation process of the product.

    The languages presented during the installation process depend on the system locale of your machine. When the locale is set to English, French, or Brazilian Portuguese, then English, French, and Brazilian Portuguese are available from the Language drop-down list. For all other cases, only English is available. WebFOCUS App Studio configures to use the language you select during the installation process.

    You can update the language WebFOCUS App Studio uses post-installation, using the Language selection drop-down list on the General tab of the WebFOCUS App Studio Options dialog box.

  3. Click OK.

    The Welcome dialog box opens.

  4. Click Next.

    The License Agreement dialog box opens.

  5. Select I accept the terms of the License Agreement and then click Next.

    If you already have a version of WebFOCUS App Studio installed on your machine, the Install Type dialog box opens. Select one of the following:

    • To update your existing installation to a new service pack level, select Update and the existing instance you want to update.

      If you select Update, the Pre-Installation Summary dialog box opens. Click Next and continue to step 11.

    • To install all available features of WebFOCUS, select Full Install.

      If you select Full Install, the Software Registration dialog box opens. Click Next and continue to step 6.

      Supported upgrade paths are listed in the following table:

      Upgrade fromUpgrade toSupported
      Release 8206 or 8207Release 9.0.0No
      Release 9.0.1No
      Release 9.0.2No
      Release 9.0.3No
      Release 9.0.4No
      Release 9.0.5No
      Release 9.1.0No
      Release 9.2.0No
      Release 9.3.0No
  6. On the Software Registration dialog box, type the user name and company.

    The Software Information dialog opens.

  7. Click Next.

    The Select Program Folder dialog box opens.

    Note: If you want to have multiple WebFOCUS App Studio installations on your machine, you can change the Program Folder name by adding a suffix. Changing the default name also changes the folder name where WebFOCUS App Studio gets installed. For example, if the default folder name is WebFOCUS 93 App Studio, the product gets installed in a directory with the name ...\AppStudio93.

  8. Accept the default program folder, or specify a new one, and click Next.

    The Choose Destination Locations dialog opens.

  9. Specify the following locations, or accept the default values:
    1. Product Installation Directory. This directory contains the software executable files. The new software gets placed in this directory.

      Accept the default value or click Browse to select a different directory.

    2. Application Directory. This directory contains the sample applications that come with the product.

      Accept the default value or click Browse to select a different directory.

    3. Disk. If there is more than one disk or shared folder to which the software can be installed, select the one on which you want to install.
  10. Click Next.

    The Pre-Installation Summary dialog opens.

  11. Review the summary of tasks that must be performed during the installation and click Install to begin the installation.

    An installation progress dialog opens.

    When the installation has completed, the Install Complete dialog opens.

  12. Click Done to complete the installation.
Result

Note: Program groups are automatically created after the installation completes, with the available product shortcuts. These shortcuts are created in the Start menu, under the ibi app.

ibi WebFOCUS App Studio Directory Structure

After installation, the directory structure is created. The default location is:

C:\ibi

The following are some of the main subdirectories.

\AppStudio93\backup

Upgrades backup the entire existing installation in the following folder:

..\AppStudio93\backup

If multiple upgrades are performed, the latest existing backup is renamed, with the current date/time stamp appended to the folder name, for example:

..\AppStudio93\backup_files_09.22.2022.13.46\

\AppStudio93\bin

Contains the graphical front-end components for creating WebFOCUS applications.

\AppStudio93\config

Contains the install.cfg file that holds information about the installation.

\AppStudio93\jdk

Contains Java used by the installation program.

\AppStudio93\licenses

Contains licenses for WebFOCUS App Studio and third-party software components.

\AppStudio93logs

Contains space for log files.

\AppStudio93\temp

Contains space for local processing.

\AppStudio93\Uninstall

Contains the product components for uninstalling WebFOCUS App Studio.

\AppStudio93\utilities

Contains features and files for additional configurations.

Installation Log Files

WebFOCUS App Studio creates log files in the following location for Windows:

drive:\Users\user_id\AppStudio_Debug_date_time.log
drive:\Users\user_id\App_Studio_Install_date_time.log

where:

user_id

Is your Windows user ID.

date_time

Is the date and time the log file was created.

These log files provide information about the WebFOCUS App Studio installation. If you contact Customer Support with an installation problem, have these files available.