Locating Where PMF Components are Installed or Configured

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PMF components extend WebFOCUS capabilities to accommodate PMF, as other WebFOCUS applications do. As a result, PMF components are placed in many parts of the WebFOCUS installation footprint.

Note: When upgrading, moving, or reinstalling a WebFOCUS environment, it is important to make sure the PMF components are backed up prior to the change and restored to their proper locations afterward. Deleting these files can cause issues with PMF capabilities.

Reference: Components Installed or Configured on the WebFOCUS Server Application Root

The following is a list of the PMF components installed or configured on the WebFOCUS Server Application root (/ibi/apps).

Note: In multi-tier instances, the application directories are installed both on the server and client.

mainstreet

The core code repository for PMF. You do not need to back up this folder.

pmfgadgets

Location for PMF gadget procedures and components. You should back up any custom gadgets in this folder.

pmflang

Translated string files to support multiple languages in PMF, such as English, French, German, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Spanish. You do not need to back up this folder, unless you have a special case involving string customization.

pmfcustom

Standard location where any developed customized PMF components should be stored. Make sure to back up this component.

pmfdbms/pmfdb_system/pmfdb_system_mss pmfdbms/pmfdb_system/
pmfdb_system_ora pmfdbms/pmfdb_system/pmfdb_system_sqldbc pmfdbms/
pmfdb_system/pmfdb_system_sqlmysql pmfdbms/pmfdb_system/pmfdb_system_db2
pmfdbms/pmfdb_system/pmfdb_system_sqlpstgr

DBMS-specific folders. These folders contain common MFD and ACX files used by PMF. All are always present to facilitate RDBMS switching without reinstalling PMF. There is no need to back up these folders.

pmftenant

Root application folder where PMF looks for configuration and files for each tenant in a single or multi-tenant installation. The standard template tenant folder is pmf_tenants/pmf_base. The root folder structure of this should be backed up, but the contents will be updated on any upgrade/migration.

pmf_tenant/[tenant]pmfdb_system/

Folder where modified MFD and ACX files are stored for a particular PMF tenant. In single-tenant installations, [tenant] is pmf_base. There is no need to back up this folder.

pmf_tenant/pmfdata

Root storage folder for configuration files modified during PMF installation, as well as standard PMF fonts for installation on Windows client machines (to allow display of indicators in PowerPoint output). There is no need to back up this folder.

pmf_tenant/[tenant]/pmfdata_tenant/

Folder where modified configuration and settings files are stored and retrieved when looked for. In single-tenant installations, [tenant] is pmf_base. There is no need to back up the contents of these folders.

pmfdbms

Database file backups for demonstrations, new DB, and upgrade DDL (SQL) scripts. There is no need to back up this folder.

pmfdemo

Demonstration data and PMF source database snapshots. There is no need to back up this folder.

Reference: Components Installed or Configured in the Font Storage Area

There are currently 24 PostScript font files (pmf01 to pmf08) added to enable icons in PDF reports in the Font Storage area (/ibi/srvxx/home/etc). Make sure to back up these components.

Reference: Components Installed or Configured in the Font Map Area

There are modifications made during PMF installation to the DHTML.FMP and PDF.FMP files to map the fonts needed for PMF PDF and PPT reports in the Font Map Area (/ibi/srvxx/home/nls). Make sure to back up these components.

Reference: Edited Server Configuration Files

The following is a list of the edited Server configuration files.

[tenant].prf

The PMF application paths are added to a separate server profile for each PMF tenant. A single-tenant installation would use pmf_base.prf.

Reference: Components Installed or Configured on the WebFOCUS Client

In the client basedir folder, a PMF domain is added that contains all the tab launch pages for the WebFOCUS BID templates.

ibi_html/javaassist/images/tdg/template/

Contains three text files that control color pallets for graphing.

webapps/rcasterXX/samples/

Contains three PMF .jsp files.

Note: These additions to the ReportCaster webapps directory require decompressing/recompressing the ReportCaster WAR file after installation is complete. If these files are modified for a hotfix, they will also need to be decompressed/recompressed.

webapps/webfocusXX/worp/jsp/

Adds changes to a customized WebFOCUS BID login page, mainly used for PMF demonstrations. This file is distributed with WebFOCUS.

Make sure to back up these components.

Reference: Client Files Edited

Site.wfs

Needed variable pass-throughs (security tokens, protocol and port) and use of global filtering file for the PMF Domain are configured.

Install.cfg

PMF installer inserts install key for PMF.

web.xml

Adds routing for SLP page manager.

Make sure to back up these files.

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