ibi WebFOCUS Configuration Files

WebFOCUS configuration files are located in the drive:\ibi\WebFOCUS82\config folder. These files can be moved easily from one environment to another to transfer configuration settings.

During installation, WebFOCUS writes the default configuration values that you choose to a bootstrap file (web.xml) and to the installation configuration file (install.cfg). When you modify the configuration behavior for most settings, the new values are written to the webfocus.cfg file. When WebFOCUS starts, first it checks the bootstrap file for the IBI_DOCUMENT_ROOT setting, which tells WebFOCUS where to look for many directories. Using the IBI_DOCUMENT_ROOT value, WebFOCUS then looks for the product defaults specified by Java code, then checks the installation defaults specified by install.cfg, and then the checks the modifications specified by webfocus.cfg. All of these actions are recorded in the event.log.

For more information about the event.log, see Logging.

WebFOCUS automatically encrypts any password that you enter directly into a configuration file, such as install.cfg or webfocus.cfg, the next time that you start the application or run a command line utility, such as Change Management. There is no need to run a separate encryption utility.

Security configuration settings that are written into files other than webfocus.cfg include security zone configuration files, such as securitysettings.xml. For more information, see ibi WebFOCUS Client Configuration Files.

When placed at the start of a line in a configuration file, the number sign (#) character converts the text on that line into a comment, excluding the variables or commands in that line from execution when WebFOCUS invokes this file. You can use this feature to convert a variable into a comment. You can also use this feature to add comments that include notes, explanations, and reminders about settings and the values assigned to them that appear in these files.

To convert a variable to a comment, type a number sign (#) as the first character of the line in which the variable appears. To add a comment, start a new line, type the number sign (#), and then type a brief note, explanation, or reminder. When your changes are complete, click Clear Cache from the Administration Console menu bar to save the changes to your configuration file.