Changing the ReportCaster Interface

How to:

You can switch the current ReportCaster Interface to the legacy HTML Interface available in previous releases of WebFOCUS ReportCaster. You can make this a global change (for all views) by editing a variable setting in the bid-config.xml file, or change it for specific views using the Dashboard View Builder.

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Procedure: How to Change the ReportCaster Interface in All Views

To change the ReportCaster Interface:

  1. In the WebFOCUS77\worp\conf directory, open the bid-config.xml file in a text editor.
  2. Edit the following variable: 
    <internal-var name="useNewCasterURL" value="true"/>

    to use the most current ReportCaster Interface.

    Edit the following variable:

    <internal-var name="useNewCasterURL" value="false"/>

    to use the legacy HTML ReportCaster Interface available in previous versions of WebFOCUS ReportCaster.

Note: After making changes to the bid-config.xml file, use the WebFOCUS Console to clear memory cache, or restart the application. Until this is done, the change is not effective.
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Procedure: How to Change the ReportCaster Scheduling Interface in Specific Views

To change the ReportCaster Interface in specific views:

  1. Log on to the Dashboard View Builder.
  2. Select a view.
  3. Click Edit Settings.
  4. In the Settings pane, select one of the following for the useNewCasterURL option:
    • True to use the most current ReportCaster Interface.
    • False to use the HTML ReportCaster Interface available in previous releases of WebFOCUS ReportCaster.
  5. Click Save Settings.
  6. Click Close.

For more information about using the Edit Settings functionality in the Dashboard View Builder, see Customizing Dashboard Pages for a Public or Group View.

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