WebFOCUS Visual Discovery VZ Web Server (Thick Client)

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In a thick-client Web deployment, the Visual Discovery components run on the workstation of the end user as binary ActiveX controls within an Internet Explorer page. The ActiveX controls are installed on a workstation the first time an end user accesses a Web page that uses them. The user then interacts with the results locally. For a comparison of the thick and thin-client deployment methods, see Server (Thin Client) vs. VZ Web (Thick Client) Deployment.

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Installing WebFOCUS Visual Discovery VZ Web Server

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This topic describes system requirements and installation steps for WebFOCUS Visual Discovery VZ Web Server. VZ Web is a thick-client Web deployment package.

Important: The steps to install Visual Discovery may vary, depending on your security settings. If required, you can manually install the Vz.cab file referred to in the following procedure by unzipping the file and running setup.exe on the desired machine.
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Reference: Development Requirements for VZ Web Server

For the development environment you must have:

On the server side, the components can be deployed on any Web server, but currently there is only Technical Support for IIS.
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Procedure: How to Install WebFOCUS Visual Discovery VZ Web Server
  1. Insert the WebFOCUS Visual Discovery VZ Web Server installation CD in the CD drive.
  2. Copy the Vz.cab file and the VzLicense.lpk file to your deployment Web server in the same directory that contains the WebFOCUS Visual Discovery Web pages.
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Procedure: How to Confirm the Vz.cab File Version Number

Use this procedure when you are migrating from a previous version of Visual Discovery (now uninstalled). If the version of the Vz.cab file is different from before, you must check each Vz.cab file reference in previously created Visual Discovery Web pages and update each one to reflect the new Vz.cab file version number.

You can determine the version number of the Vz.cab file by checking the VzLib.dll file.

  1. In a program such as Windows Explorer, right-click the VzLib.dll file. By default, it is located in one of the following directories: 
    drive:\path\ibi\DevStudio77\ibi_html\visdisdrive:\path\ibi\WebFOCUS77\ibi_html\visdis
  2. From the drop-down list, select Properties.
  3. Click the Version tab to display the current version number of the Vz.cab file.
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Using a WebFOCUS Visual Discovery Page for the First Time

The first time end users connect to a WebFOCUS Visual Discovery page, they are prompted to install required software. Installing the software is a one-time only step.

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