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The Administration Console contains the settings that configure the WebFOCUS Client, customize internal or external authentication settings, connect you to ReportCaster, and support diagnostic research.
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Because the Administration Console contains settings that can alter the operation of your entire WebFOCUS installation, it is available only to those users with the privileges to update or reconfigure system settings. In the Business User Edition, the Administration Console is available only to the Manager User.
Before you can open the Administration Console, you must sign in with a User ID that has the privilege to do so. Once you have signed in with the appropriate privileges, the Administration Console is visible and available for review and updates. You can then open the Administration Console from the Menu bar, or from a link on the Getting Started page.
You can also open the Administration Console directly from the address bar of your browser window by entering the URL of the Administration Console and then signing in with a User ID that has the appropriate privileges.
http(s)://machine:port/context/admin
where:
Is the network id of your computer.
Is the number of the port that connects your computer to the server hosting WebFOCUS BUE.
Is the local address for WebFOCUS BUE. For example, ibi_apps.
The Administration Console opens automatically.
To display the Administration Console using a different language, you can use the Dynamic Language Switch on the Configuration menu.
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The Administration Console menu bar appears above the Administration Console tab display. Its commands and features are available to all of the Administration Console tabs.
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The Licenses Menu links you to information about your current product license, an audit of User and Group licenses and roles, and to information about licenses for all third-party software products included in the installation. Using Licenses menu commands you can:
The WebFOCUS Client command opens the License Information dialog box. This dialog box identifies the current license key and the individual product components made available by that key. You can also use it to replace the current license key with a new license key when your current license expires or changes.
Access to WebFOCUS features and the number of licensed users is based on your license key and site code.
When the number of users exceeds the number of licensed users, the User Licenses Used count displays, in red, a message that the user license count has been exceeded, which is written to the event.log trace file. Users that are authorized to access the Administration Console will receive a message upon signing in.
User licenses are maintained or enforced when the following product components are licensed:
Access to the WebFOCUS features and the number of Managed Reporting users is based on your license key and site code. You can change these values from the License Management page.
The License Information window opens, displaying features available under the current license.
The License Management page displays the current license key, the new license key, and the features that the new license key provides.
You must reload your web application in order for your changes to take effect. In addition, users must sign out and sign back in to obtain access to any new features.
The User Audit command evaluates the repository license usage for Total Users, Portal Users, and InfoAssist+ Users. The command produces a License Analysis report that identifies the total number of licenses by license type, the number of licenses in use by license type, and analyzes license assignments by Group and by User.
You can run the User Audit utility (license_audit.bat) from your local WebFOCUS installation directory, which is available in the following location:
drive:\ibi\WebFOCUS_BUE82\WebFOCUS\utilities\mr
When you run this program, it generates the License Analysis report and transfers it to the auditUserCounts.htm file, in the same directory.
The License Analysis report contains the following information:
License Analysis |
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License Key |
Displays your current license key. |
User License |
Displays the user license
types that are authorized under your current license key. This can
include the following:
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Code |
Displays the code for each user license, such as TU for Total Users. |
Maximum |
Displays the maximum number of user licenses that are available with your license key. |
In Use |
Displays the number of user licenses that are currently in use. |
Available |
Displays the number of user licenses that are available for each license. |
Analysis of Groups |
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Group Path |
Displays the Groups
stored in the repository. The following groups are created by the
WebFOCUS Repository Creation utility, by default:
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License Type(s) |
Displays the license types for each Group, such as TU. |
Role |
Displays the role of each Group, such as SystemFullControl. |
On Resource |
Displays the resource to which the Role is applied for the Group. |
Former Type(s) |
Displays the former types of licenses for each Group. |
Groups Summary |
Displays counts for
the following:
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Analysis of Users |
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User Name |
Displays the users stored
in the repository. The following users are created by the WebFOCUS
Repository Creation utility, by default:
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License Type(s) |
Displays the license types assigned to each user. |
# Group w/Licenses |
Displays the number of groups with licenses of which the user is a member. |
Former Type(s) |
Displays the license types that have been changed or cleared for each user. |
User Summary |
Displays counts for
the following:
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The License Analysis report opens in a separate browser window.
The Third Party command opens the 3rd Party Information page that displays the following information for each third-party software application used to support different features in WebFOCUS BUE:
The WebFOCUS BUE product uses various third-party software applications that support a variety of features.
The Clear Cache command refreshes the state of the WebFOCUS application by applying saved changes that are not applied dynamically. Even though some changes are dynamic or only require the administrative user to clear the cache to take effect, others require an administrative user to recycle the web application.
The Close command closes the Administration Console. After the console closes, you remain signed in to your work session.
When you click the Help icon, the online Help file opens to a topic that describes the tab, setting, or feature currently on display.
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In the Administration Console Security Tab, you can adapt the default security settings to your local environment.
Security can either be configured internally in the WebFOCUS BUE repository, or externally in a Microsoft Active Directory or an LDAP directory that is not part of WebFOCUS BUE. To accommodate this, you can use either the Internal page or the External page on the Security tab in the Administration Console.
Internal authentication and authorization is enabled by default.
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Internal authentication and authorization are enabled, by default. Optionally, you can use the settings in the Internal page to configure sign in and password policies.
Determines the default values assigned to the Sign In Settings on the Internal Security Page.
This check box is cleared (False), by default. Sign In Settings are inactive and unavailable, and display a value of 0.
When this check box is selected (True), Sign In Settings are activated, automatically assigned a set of pre-configured values, and made available for updates. To deactivate an individual setting while this check box is selected, type or select zero (0). When this check box is later cleared, all values assigned to the Sign In Settings return to 0, and the settings are deactivated.
This setting does not affect the value or availability of the Password Expiration Result options.
Specifies the number of unsuccessful sign-in attempts allowed before the account status is changed to locked. When the Sign In Settings check box is cleared, the default value is 0, which allows unlimited attempts. When the Sign In Settings check box is selected, the default value is 5, and managers can type or select an alternative value. To deactivate this setting when the Sign In Settings check box is selected, type or select 0.
Specifies the number of minutes before the status of an account changes from locked to active. When the Sign-in Settings check box is cleared, the default value is 0 (off). When the Sign In Settings check box is selected, the default value is 3 minutes, and managers can type or select an alternative value. To deactivate this setting when the Sign In Settings check box is selected, type or select 0.
Specifies the number of minutes that must elapse after the number of failed sign-in attempts specified by the Maximum Sign-in Attempts setting before the allowed sign-in attempt counter is reset to 0. The available range is from 1 to 99,999 minutes. When the Sign-in Settings check box is cleared, the default value is 0 (off). When the Sign In Settings check box is selected, the default value is 3 minutes, and managers can type or select an alternative value. To deactivate this setting when the Sign In Settings check box is selected, type or select 0.
Specifies the number of days that a password will remain active. When Sign-in Settings is cleared, the default value is 0, which prevents passwords from expiring. When Sign In Settings is selected, the default value is 90 days. Once the password has expired, the user must take the action specified by the Password Expiration Result (IBI_Password_Expire_Action) setting, and managers can type or select an alternative value. To deactivate this setting when the Sign In Settings check box is selected, type or select 0.
Specifies the number of days prior to expiration that a warning will be displayed to the user. When Sign-in Settings is cleared, the default value is 0, which provides no warning. When Sign In Settings is selected, the default value is 75 days. This value should be less than or equal to the value assigned to the Days Until Password Expires (IBI_Password_Expire) setting, and managers can type or select an alternative value. To deactivate this setting when the Sign In Settings check box is selected, type or select 0.
Specifies the action required when a password expires. You can choose one of the following options:
Determines the default values assigned to the Password Settings on the Internal Security Page.
This check box is cleared (False), by default. All of the Password Settings are inactive and unavailable, and display a value of 0.
When this check box is selected (True), all of the Password Settings are activated and available for updates. WebFOCUS BUE automatically assigns a pre-configured set of values to them.
When this check box is later cleared, all values assigned to the Password Settings return to 0, and the settings are deactivated.
If this check box is selected (True), passwords also must:
Defines the required minimum length of a password. When Enable Password Complexity is cleared, the default value is 0 characters. When the Enable Password Complexity check box is selected, the default value is 6 characters. To deactivate this setting when the Enable Password Complexity check box is selected, type or select 0.
Specifies the number of recent passwords that cannot be reused. If Password Reuse is set to 6, for example, WebFOCUS BUE will track the 6 most recent password changes and prevent you from reusing them when creating a new password. When the Enable Password Complexity check box is cleared, the default value is 0 changes, and users can re-use any previously-assigned password. When the Enable Password Complexity check box is selected, the default value is 2 changes. To deactivate this setting when the Enable Password Complexity check box is selected, type or select 0.
The Internal page displays the following default values:
The Internal page displays the following default values:
Use the External page if you have elected to configure security in a Microsoft Active Directory (AD) or Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) directory that is not part of WebFOCUS BUE.
When you select this check box, internal security settings are overridden. WebFOCUS BUE directs all authentication activities and approvals to the external system you identify on this page.
The drop-down list box for this field contains the following values:
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The Custom Settings page allows you to customize WebFOCUS BUE by typing customized values for standard settings.
When you save updates to settings that you type into the Customized Setting text box, they are transferred to the site.wfs file, located at drive:\ibi\WebFOCUS_BUE82\WebFOCUS\client\wfc\etc\. When you use this page to assign new values to settings, they override the default values assigned to them. These overrides are carried over as you upgrade to new versions.
After you save a custom setting, the text continues to display on this page. You can use comments to identify specific updates and additional information about them.
Only a manager can configure settings on the Custom Settings page.
Use the format required by the application or operating system that will execute the command.
To help track changes to custom settings, use comments to identify and separate individual changes.
Note: Even when you select this check box, settings continue to appear in an unencrypted format in the Custom Settings text box.
Only a manager can configure settings on the Custom Settings page.
# Collation Sequence Settings
_site_profile=&_site_profile\nSET COLLATION={BINARY|SRV_CI|SRV_CS|CODEPAGE}
where:
Bases the collation sequence on binary values.
Bases the collation sequence on the LANGUAGE setting, and is case-insensitive.
Bases the collation sequence on the LANGUAGE setting, and is case-sensitive.
Bases the collation sequence on the code page in effect, and is case-sensitive. CODEPAGE is the default value. In most cases, CODEPAGE is the same as BINARY. The only differences are for Danish, Finnish, German, Norwegian, and Swedish in an EBCDIC environment.
Note: Your settings will continue to appear in the Custom Settings text box in an unencrypted format.
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You can use the Administration Console to configure National Language Support and enable the Dynamic Language Switch.
Separate message files exist for every national language that WebFOCUS supports. If you want to customize the set of characters used in your report output, you must select the code page for every language you use.
These settings do not carry over during updates. You must repeat this customization step for each new release that you install.
The list adjusts to display the code pages that are available to the selected operating system.
Tip: The language selected for the Client usually corresponds to the language selected for the Server from the Reporting Server Console.
If the language chosen from the Reporting Server Console does not appear in the list, click User Defined Code Page and type the number of the user-defined code page.
Use this option, for example, when the server adds support for a new code page that is not yet reflected in the client software.
In the following sample configuration window, the administrator specified code page 437.
Unicode (UTF-8) is available for the Windows, UNIX, or AS/400 operating systems.
The Administration Console will generate and update the client configuration file (nlscfg.err), found in drive:\ibi\WebFOCUS_BUE82\WebFOCUS\client\home\etc, with the CODE_PAGE setting. Note that if you click NLS Settings again, your new setting is highlighted as the active code page.
The following code page settings are available:
Note: Only those code page settings marked with an asterisk are fully supported in the current release.
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You can customize the languages that are made available on the sign in pages by activating the Dynamic Language Switch.
The Dynamic Language Switch window appears with a list of the languages made available by the code page selected in the NLS Settings page. By default, the Enable Dynamic Language check box is unselected, and all of the language check boxes are deactivated.
The Dynamic Language Switch window also shows the Client Code Page setting specified in How to Configure National Language Support.
Selecting the Enable Dynamic Language check box and one or more languages activates the display of the Select Languages button on all of the sign in pages. It also activates the Language menu on the BUE Portal Menu bar.
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Note: To remove individual languages from the Select Languages drop-down list on the sign in pages, clear the check boxes next to the languages you want to remove.
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You can view or edit redirection settings for the WebFOCUS Client though the Redirection Settings area of the Administration Console. However, you should not alter Redirection Settings without consulting Customer Support Services.
Redirection allows users to save report output in a temporary directory when a request is executed. Then an HTTP call is made from the browser to retrieve the temporary stored output for display in the browser.
If redirection is turned off, the report output displays in the browser immediately after the request is executed.
To change redirection settings in the Administration Console, click the Configuration tab and then Redirection Settings. The Redirection Settings panel opens, as shown in the following image.
It is recommended that you do not change these settings unless instructed to do so by Customer Support Services.
For example, specifying ON TABLE PCHOLD AS MYREPORT FORMAT PDF in a request and setting Save Report to yes for the .pdf extension enables a user to open or save the output as MYREPORT.pdf. The Save As name specified is returned to the browser in uppercase. If Save Report is set to yes and no Save As name is specified in the request, a random file name is generated.
Running a server-side GRAPH request creates an HTM file that contains a link to the actual graph output, which is stored as a temporary image file with a .jpeg, .jpg, .gif, .svg, or .png extension.
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