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Verifying and Configuring WebFOCUS Business Intelligence Portal

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WebFOCUS Business Intelligence Portal provides user interfaces that allow administrators, developers, and end users to access WebFOCUS through a web browser.

BI Portal enables you to build complete, modern websites with multi-levels of navigation. You can have as many levels as you like.

Content is dynamic and end users experience the click-and-drag behavior that they are familiar with in popular online portals. This is a key feature, as end users do not need to learn anything new.

While at work, people should have the same satisfying experiences that they have every day when reading news, reading email, and performing other activities. With BI Portal, the result is zero product training and a high usage rate.

With this product, a portal is easy to build. BI Portal uses the same familiar ribbon interface as the WebFOCUS InfoAssist report development tool. Building a portal is just a matter of a few clicks and click-and-drag actions. With BI Portal, anyone who can build a report using InfoAssist can develop an impressive portal without any knowledge of web design. For more information on BI Portal, see the Business Intelligence Portal manual. For questions regarding licensing, contact your Information Builders branch representative.

If you installed the BI Portal with the WebFOCUS Client, you should verify that the interfaces are accessible, as explained below.

Caution: If you installed a pop-up blocker for your browser, you must disable it when accessing the BI Portal.

WebFOCUS Business Intelligence Portal Verification

How to:

It is recommended to access the BI Portal to confirm the installation and set the administrator password.

Procedure: How to Access WebFOCUS Business Intelligence Portal

  1. Confirm that the following are started:
    • WebFOCUS Reporting Server
    • Web Servers and Application Servers
    • ReportCaster Distribution Server (when the WebFOCUS Client license includes ReportCaster)
  2. Go to the following URL: 
    http://hostname:port/ibi_apps

    where:

    hostname:port

    Are the host name and port of the web server. However, if you use an application server only configuration, then these are the host name and HTTP port of the application server. For Tomcat stand-alone configurations, the default port is 8080. If you require SSL, use https instead of http.

    The WebFOCUS Sign In page opens.

  3. Sign in as an administrator. The default user name and password are admin and admin, respectively.

    By default, BI Portal accounts are created and administered from within the Security Center interface and are not related to the accounts used for the WebFOCUS Reporting Server. This default sign-in behavior can be customized using the procedures and steps detailed in the WebFOCUS Security and Administration manual.

    The WebFOCUS Business Intelligence Portal Welcome page opens in your web browser.

    Note: If the WebFOCUS Business Intelligence Portal Welcome page does not appear, verify that your web server is running and that the proper aliases have been defined.

  4. Set a new password and email address for the admin account as follows. If you use both Report Library and Managed Reporting, this is required.
    1. Select Security Center from the Administration menu.

      The Security Center opens.

    2. Right-click a user name and select Edit from the context menu.

      The Edit User dialog box opens, as shown in the following image.

    3. Enter an email address to use for the administrator in the EMail Address field.
    4. Click Set Password.

      The Set Password dialog box opens.

    5. Set and confirm the password. If you use ReportCaster, this should match the password you set for the ReportCaster Administrator in Verifying ReportCaster.
    6. Click OK.

      You are returned to the Edit User dialog box.

    7. Click OK.

      You are returned to the Security Center dialog box.

    8. Click Close.
  5. Return to the main WebFOCUS Business Intelligence Portal and optionally create a report using InfoAssist.

    If you receive errors while using InfoAssist, your application server may not be properly compiling JSP files.

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