Active Technologies User's Guide

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This documentation describes how to use and work with Active Technologies. It is intended for administrators and developers who are responsible for creating active reports, using active reports to create active dashboards, and creating active reports for Adobe® Flash® Player and for PDF.

The WebFOCUS® tool set generates the rich FOCUS® fourth generation language. While this language is very extensive, the WebFOCUS tool set supports only a subset of the language and only specific syntax constructs. While you can manually modify the content of these WebFOCUS procedures and files, there is no guarantee that you will be able to open the modified procedure in the tool.

How This Manual Is Organized

This manual includes the following chapters:

Chapter/Appendix		Contents
1	Active Technologies	Provides an overview of Active Technologies and describes the product requirements.
2	Creating Active Technologies Reports With the Report Painter	Describes how to create a report that is enabled for Active Technologies, using the Report Painter in the Developer Studio environment.
3	Creating Active Technologies Reports With the Report Assistant	Describes how to create a report that is enabled for Active Technologies, using the Report Assistant in the Managed Reporting environment.
4	Using an Active Technologies Report	Describes how to run reports enabled for Active Technologies and use their features and functionalities.
5	Active Technologies for Mobile Web Apps	Describes how Active Technologies features and functions are implemented on mobile devices with multi-touch capability, such as the Apple® iPhone® and Apple iPad®.
6	Working With Active Technologies Reports for Adobe Flash Player	Describes the features that are available for Active Technologies reports for Adobe Flash Player, including support of basic and advanced chart types.
7	Creating Active Technologies Dashboards in Document Composer	Describes how to use active reports to create active dashboards in the Document Composer.
8	Using Advanced Design Features for Active Technologies Dashboards	Describes how to use several advanced design features to create interesting and distinct dashboards that are enabled for Active Technologies.
9	Creating Active Technologies Dashboards With the HTML Composer	Describes the process of creating active dashboards in the HTML Composer.
10	Creating Active Technologies Components With WebFOCUS Syntax	Describes how to create and use Active Technologies reports, Active Technologies charts, and Active Technologies dashboards with WebFOCUS syntax.
A	Chart Type Syntax	Describes the syntax you can use to create the available types of active charts.

Documentation Conventions

The following table lists and describes the conventions that apply in this manual.

Convention	Description
THIS TYPEFACE or this typeface	Denotes syntax that you must enter exactly as shown.
this typeface	Represents a placeholder (or variable) in syntax for a value that you or the system must supply.
underscore	Indicates a default setting.
this typeface	Represents a placeholder (or variable), a cross-reference, or an important term. It may also indicate a button, menu item, or dialog box option you can click or select.
this typeface	Highlights a file name or command.
Key + Key	Indicates keys that you must press simultaneously.
{ }	Indicates two or three choices; type one of them, not the braces.
[ ]	Indicates a group of optional parameters. None are required, but you may select one of them. Type only the parameter in the brackets, not the brackets.
\|	Separates mutually exclusive choices in syntax. Type one of them, not the symbol.
...	Indicates that you can enter a parameter multiple times. Type only the parameter, not the ellipsis points (...).
. . .	Indicates that there are (or could be) intervening or additional commands.

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Information You Should Have

To help our consultants answer your questions effectively, be prepared to provide the following information when you call:

Your six-digit site code (xxxx.xx).
Your WebFOCUS configuration:
- The front-end you are using, including vendor and release.
- The communications protocol (for example, TCP/IP or HLLAPI), including vendor and release.
- The software release.
- Your server version and release. You can find this information using the Version option in the Web Console.
The stored procedure (preferably with line numbers) or SQL statements being used in server access.
The Master File and Access File.
The exact nature of the problem:
- Are the results or the format incorrect? Are the text or calculations missing or misplaced?
- The error message and return code, if applicable.
- Is this related to any other problem?
Has the procedure or query ever worked in its present form? Has it been changed recently? How often does the problem occur?
What release of the operating system are you using? Has it, your security system, communications protocol, or front-end software changed?
Is this problem reproducible? If so, how?
Have you tried to reproduce your problem in the simplest form possible? For example, if you are having problems joining two data sources, have you tried executing a query containing just the code to access the data source?
Do you have a trace file?
How is the problem affecting your business? Is it halting development or production? Do you just have questions about functionality or documentation?

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