Software Prerequisites

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To use WebFOCUS Enable for Adobe Flex, you need:

WebFOCUS Developer Studio to develop the procedures used in an application.
WebFOCUS Reporting Server to format and retrieve data.
WebFOCUS Client or any web or app server to deploy an application.
Adobe® Flex® Builder™ 3 Professional to build and compile your Flex application. If you have Adobe® Flex® Builders™ 3 Standard software, you can use all of the Information Builders components.
Flash Player 9 or higher, which is required both at development time to test an application, and at deployment time. Users with earlier versions need to upgrade to the latest version of Flash Player.
WebFOCUS Enable, which:
- For SDK 3.x, is a .SWC file that is imported into a Flex project in Flex Builder.
- For SDK 4.x, consists of multiple .SWC files.
WebFOCUS Managed Reporting if you are going to deploy WebFOCUS Enable applications in Managed Reporting Business Intelligence Dashboard, or if you are going to use WebFOCUS Enable Managed Reporting specific custom components in your application.

Adobe Flex SDK Requirement

The WebFOCUS Enable engine is compiled using the Adobe® Flex® 3.5 Software Development Kit (SDK). Adobe® Flex® Builder™ may not run software updates automatically. Please make sure Flex® Builder™ is at the latest release by checking for updates on the Adobe Web site.

You can go to the Adobe Open Source Web site and download the latest release of Adobe Flex 3 SDK. Make sure to update the Flex SDK used within your Flex® Builder™ development environment. In Flex® Builder™, go to the Windows menu, and select Preferences. Expand the Flex tree on the left and select Installed Flex SDKs. Make sure Flex 3.5 is selected on the right. If it is not listed, download Adobe Flex SDK from the Adobe Open Source Web site and extract the zip file to add SDK 3.5 in this dialog.

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Adobe Flash Builder 4 Considerations

Adobe has renamed the Adobe Flex Builder product to Adobe Flash Builder. WebFOCUS Enable engine works with both Flash Builder 4 Standard and Premium Edition. When you install Flash Builder 4, it installs both Flex 3.5 and Flex 4.0 SDK. You need to set the default SDK to Flex 3.5 in order to work with the existing WebFOCUS Enable application or create a new application using the WebFOCUS Enable SWC engine.

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Google Maps API for Flash SDK Update

The Google™ Maps API for Flash® SDK version 1.9 is included in the WebFOCUS Enable engine. This SDK includes the change made to remove the DEBUG MODE watermark from the map in order to allow the map application to run locally. For more information, please refer to the Google Maps API for Flash Web site.

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