About Configuring ReportCaster

In this section:

During ReportCaster installation, the ReportCaster configuration file (an encrypted XML file) is created. It contains ReportCaster environment information, including default configuration settings you entered during the installation. Once you install ReportCaster, all changes to these configuration settings are made by a ReportCaster administrator in the Configuration tab of the ReportCaster Administration Interface.

Some configuration default settings, for example, the e-mail server name for e-mail distributions, appear in the Schedule user interface for your convenience, but you are able to override them when you create a schedule. (ReportCaster configuration default setting names begin with the term Default.)

Note: Several ReportCaster configuration settings that appear in the ReportCaster Configuration folders can also be configured from the WebFOCUS Administration Console. These settings are noted when they are described in this section. For information on accessing and using the WebFOCUS Administration Console, see the WebFOCUS Security and Administration manual.

The Configuration tab in the ReportCaster Administration Interface provides the settings that enable you to configure the ReportCaster environment. To access the ReportCaster Configuration tab, in the ReportCaster section of the WebFOCUS Welcome Page, click ReportCaster Administration. In the ReportCaster Administration Interface, select the Configuration tab. The ReportCaster Configuration tool opens displaying the configuration folders, which organize the configuration settings available to you, as shown in the following image.

Configuration


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ReportCaster Configuration Toolbar Icons

Along the top of the ReportCaster Configuration tab, a series of toolbar icons enable you to perform the following tasks. (The icons that are available for selection are dependent on the configuration folder you are in.)


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ReportCaster Configuration Tab Folders

The ReportCaster Configuration tab provides access to configuration settings through the following folders:


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Changing Configuration Settings

To implement changes to the ReportCaster server configuration settings, you must save the changes and then restart the Distribution Server and the ReportCaster Web application. Use the following steps to save any configuration changes.

  1. After you make changes in a configuration folder, click the Save icon in the Configuration tab toolbar.

    A window opens asking you to confirm the save.

  2. Click Yes.

    A window opens explaining that you must restart the Distribution Server and the ReportCaster Web application in order for the changes that you saved to take effect, and that a Restart button is available in the Configuration toolbar.

  3. Click OK.
  4. Click the Restart icon in the Configuration toolbar.

    A window opens asking you to confirm that you want to stop all running jobs and restart.

  5. Click Yes.

    A window opens with a message that the server has been restarted.

    Note: If failover or workload distribution is configured, all Distribution Servers are started.

  6. Have all users currently logged on restart their sessions to obtain the new configuration information. (Since the user session does not have information cached pertaining to the ReportCaster configuration, the user interfaces must be restarted to obtain any updated configuration information.)

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Changing Default User IDs

Several of the Configuration tab folders provide the option to change the default user ID and/or a password. To change a default user ID settings, click the default user ID icon that appears to the right of the setting field. This opens the User dialog box, where you can type a new user ID and password. When your changes are complete, click OK to exit the User dialog box. Remember to Save your changes and restart the Distribution Server to implement any changes.


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