Understanding Redirection Settings

How to:

Change Redirection Settings

Redirection settings specify the way in which the Client handles output files by file extension. You can review these settings though the Redirection Settings page of the Administration Console Configuration tab. Each entry in the page identifies an output file format by its TIBCO WebFOCUS Extension, Content Type, File Format, Server Extension, Client Extension, and IBFS File Format, as shown in the following image.

The Redirection Settings page displaying detailed entries for selected file extensions with varying values in the Redirect and Save Report fields.

Note: This image displays the lower half of the page to show file extensions with varying values in the Redirect and Save Report fields.

The mime.wfs file, located in the directory drive:\ibi\WebFOCUS82\client\wfc\etc, contains information about available format types. When you open the Redirection Settings page, you display redirection settings stored in the mime.wfs file, and when you save changes, you store them in the mime.wfs file.

Before making any changes to the redirection settings, you must assess the impact they will have on the applications and user experience within your organization. If you require further assistance, consult Customer Support Services.

Notes:

For more information about the Redirection (IBIWF_Redirect) configuration tab setting that appears on the Client Settings page, see Client Settings.
When the Resource Governor Advise Messages (IBI_RES_GOV_ADVISE) setting, located on the Client Settings page of the Administration Console Configuration tab, is enabled for a selected Server, redirection is turned on for all report formats when the server returns any Resource Governor advise messages to display to the user. For more information, see the Resource Governor Advise Messages (IBI_RES_GOV_ADVISE) setting definition in Client Settings.

Procedure: How to Change Redirection Settings

Before making any changes to the Redirection Settings, you must assess the impact they will have on the applications and user experience within your organization. You may need to consult with the administrators of other large scale applications or network administrators within your organization that would be affected by your changes. If you require further assistance, consult Customer Support Services.

In the Administration Console, on the Configuration tab, click Redirection Settings.
In the Redirect list:
1. Click yes to redirect the output to a temporary directory for files using the specified extension.
2. Click no to allow the output to be processed as directed by the value assigned to the Save Report setting.
3. Click len to redirect report content to a temporary directory only when it exceeds the buffer size defined in the IBIWF_sendbufsize setting.
In the Save Report list:
1. Click yes to prompt users in the browser to open or save the output for files using the specified extension.
2. Click no to open output directly in the Browser or application without prompting users to open or save it.
If you want to encrypt the redirection settings, select the Encrypt check box at the bottom of the screen.
Click Save to save your changes in the Redirection Settings panel.