Verifying App Studio

Topics:

Web and/or Application Server Verification

App Studio connects to a WebFOCUS environment in order to create and process requests.

If you chose to have the installation configure Apache Tomcat, a localhost development environment should exist for App Studio. Verify the web and/or application server configuration, as explained in Web and/or Application Server Verification.
If App Studio is installed on the same machine as WebFOCUS, App Studio uses the already installed WebFOCUS environment. In some environments, you might need to specify the web server port or change default connection settings in the WebFOCUS Environment Properties dialog box.
For a network installation, proceed to Configuring a Network Installation to set up a connection to a WebFOCUS environment and configure shared access.
To manually configure a web and/or application server for local processing, proceed to Configuring the Web Server or Application Server.

Web and/or Application Server Verification

How to:

Start Apache Tomcat or Microsoft IIS
Verify the Web Server
Verify the WebFOCUS Web Application Deployment

If Tomcat is configured for you, you should restart it to ensure all settings are correct. If you are using Tomcat with IIS, you should restart IIS as well.

Procedure: How to Start Apache Tomcat or Microsoft IIS

Open Windows Services and right-click Apache Tomcat and/or IIS Admin Service.
Choose Start, Stop, or Restart. For IIS, also make sure the World Wide Web Publishing Service is started.
Note:
- If you install Tomcat with App Studio, the Tomcat service starts automatically with Windows. If you want to change this behavior, right-click Apache Tomcat in the Services window, select Properties, and change the Startup type to Manual. However, be sure to start Tomcat before starting App Studio.
- A WebFOCUS Server for App Studio service appears in the Services window. However, you should not start this server from here. This WebFOCUS Reporting Server cannot run as a service.

Procedure: How to Verify the Web Server

After starting or restarting your web server, confirm that it is running by accessing it through a browser.

For IIS, go to the following page in your browser:
```
http://localhost
```
For Tomcat, go to the following page in your browser:
```
http://localhost:8080
```
When using Tomcat standalone, use port 8080 when accessing Tomcat in a web browser or through App Studio. When using Tomcat with IIS, you normally do not go through port 8080 when running App Studio, but you can go to this port to ensure Tomcat is running and configure Tomcat.

The Tomcat home page should appear. If it does not, Tomcat may still be loading. Wait a few minutes and try again.

Procedure: How to Verify the WebFOCUS Web Application Deployment

The WebFOCUS web application is installed with App Studio in:

drive:\ibi\AppStudio82\webapps\webfocus

If you chose the automatic configuration option, Tomcat is configured to access the expanded webapps\webfocus directory when it receives a request for:

/ibi_apps

If you are using IIS with Tomcat, then IIS receives the request for /ibi_apps and passes that request to Tomcat.

You should test this by going to the default WebFOCUS Sign In page. If you are not using the default ports, substitute accordingly.

If you are using Tomcat either standalone or with IIS, go to the following URL:
```
http://localhost:8080/ibi_apps/
```
If you are using IIS with Tomcat, go to the following URL:
```
http://localhost/ibi_apps/
```
The WebFOCUS Sign In page should display, by default. If you have previously signed in to WebFOCUS, the WebFOCUS Home Page displays.

A WebFOCUS Sign In page that fails to display is an indication that the web and/or application server may not be running, or the WebFOCUS environment is not configured properly.