As the ReportCaster administrator, you can access the ReportCaster Console using any of the following methods.

• From the Logon Page.

  Type the URL of the ReportCaster Console logon page in a Web browser:

  http://hostname[:port]/rc_context_root/console/RCHConsoleLogon.jsp

  where:

  hostname[:port]

  Is the host name and optional port number (specified only if you are not using the default port number) of the Application Server where the ReportCaster Web application is deployed.

  rc_context_root

  Is the site-customized context root for the ReportCaster Web application deployed on your Application Server. The default value is rcaster.

  The ReportCaster Console logon page opens. Type a valid ReportCaster administrator user ID and password and click Logon. The ReportCaster Console opens.

  Note: Alternatively, you can access the ReportCaster Console logon page by accessing the WebFOCUS Welcome page located at the following URL

  http://hostname[:port]/wf_context_root/welcome.jsp

  where:

  hostname[:port]

  Is the host name and optional port number (specified only if you are not using the default port number) where the WebFOCUS Web application is deployed.

  wf_context_root

  Is the site-customized context root for the WebFOCUS Web application deployed on your Application Server. The default value is ibi_apps.

  From the WebFOCUS Welcome page, click the ReportCaster Console option. The ReportCaster Console logon page opens. Type a valid ReportCaster administrator user ID and password and click Logon. The ReportCaster Console opens.

• From ReportCaster.

  Type the URL of the ReportCaster Development and Administration logon page:

  http://hostname[:port]/rc_context_root/main/reportcaster.jsp

  where:

  hostname[:port]

  Is the host name and optional port number (specified only if you are not using the default port number) of the Application Server where the ReportCaster Web application is deployed.

  rc_context_root

  Is the site-customized context root for the ReportCaster Web application deployed on your Application Server. The default value is rcaster.

  The ReportCaster logon page opens. Type a valid ReportCaster administrator user ID and password and then click Logon. When the interface opens, click the Console link. The ReportCaster Console opens.

• From Managed Reporting.

  If you are a Managed Reporting administrator with ReportCaster administrator capabilities, you can also access the ReportCaster Console from Managed Reporting.

  Type the URL of the Managed Reporting log on page in a Web browser:

  http://hostname[:port]/ibi_html/workbnch/mrlogon.htm

  where:

  hostname[:port]

  Is the host name and optional port number (specified only if you are not using the default port number) where the WebFOCUS Web application is deployed.

  ibi_html

  Is the site-customized Web server alias pointing to the WebFOCUS76/ibi_html directory. The default value is ibi_html.

  The Managed Reporting Logon screen opens. Type a valid Managed Reporting user ID and password and click Logon. From Managed Reporting, you can access the ReportCaster Console by clicking the ReportCaster Console icon on the toolbar. The ReportCaster Logon screen is bypassed (since your user credentials have already been validated by Managed Reporting), and the ReportCaster Console opens.

• From Developer Studio.

  If you are in Developer Studio, access the WebFOCUS Environments component and then click the ReportCaster Console icon on the toolbar. The ReportCaster Logon screen is bypassed (since your user credentials have already been validated by Managed Reporting), and the ReportCaster Console opens.