WebFOCUS Online Help > Managed Reporting Developer > Data Servers Feature > Working With Application Files
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The options available for a file depend on what type it is and on what kind of operation is being performed. Similar files can be copied and pasted between applications on the same server or on different servers. They can also be copied between Cataloged Path (if available) and Applications. If a file with a long name is being copied to an MVS environment, a message appears and the operation is cancelled. FOCUS data files can only be copied between locations on the same server because they are platform specific binary files. You can also copy certain files from Data Servers to a domain, such as procedure files.
You can view application files in the Data Servers area of Developer Studio in virtual folders. Following are the virtual folders and the types of files they contain:
The option to view virtual folders in the Data Servers area is available when you select an application. The default view is the flat/physical view. The view you select propagates to all applications in the Data Servers area and is saved as the default view unless it is changed.
The virtual folders in the Data Source area are fixed folders, therefore you cannot rename folders or control the file types visible in each folder. When the virtual folder view is selected, options to create new files are available at the virtual folder level.
Select an application and then click the Show/Hide Application Virtual Folders icon in the Object Explorer toolbar.
The following image shows the Show/Hide Application Virtual Folders icon and the virtual folders in an application.
The following image shows the Applications node expanded with contents for the ibinccen appearing in the right pane of the window. The selected Data item opens a pop-up menu, which lists the available options.
The following table describes the available operations for application files as they appear in Developer Studio.
Item |
Operations |
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Master File (mas) |
Open, Edit in Text Editor, Edit in Notepad, Edit in Dimension Builder, Edit in Cluster Joins, Export to Sources, Refresh Synonym (Replace or Create New), Impact Analysis, Check, Edit Access File As Text, Print, Copy, Delete, Rename, Properties |
HTML Document (htm) |
Edit in HTML Composer, Edit in Text Editor, Run, Print, Copy, Delete, Rename, Properties |
FOCUS Database (foc) |
Print, Copy, Delete, Rename, Properties |
FOCUS Executable (fex) |
Open, Edit in Text Editor, Edit in Auto Detected Tool, Edit in Notepad, Edit As Resource Layout, Run, Print, Copy, Delete, Rename, Properties |
WebFOCUS StyleSheet Document (sty) |
Copy, Delete, Rename, Properties |
GIF Image (gif) |
Copy, Delete, Rename, Properties |
Other Items |
Copy, Delete, Rename, Properties Note: These options appear only for file types recognized by the WebFOCUS Server and with the following extensions: BMP, FOC, FTM, PDF, TXT, XML, XLS. Otherwise, the file appears with no options. Files of unsupported types can sometimes appear because someone used operating system commands to put the file into the server's Application directory or because the WebFOCUS Server is configured on the same machine as the WebFOCUS Client and the two share the same Application Root (APPROOT) directory. |
The following image shows the HPUXTEST data server that has the Application node expanded with an opened employee application containing six subfolders, Data, GIF Images, HTML Forms, Other, Procedures, and WebFOCUS StyleSheets. Within the Data subfolder is a list of data items, one of which displays a pop-up menu which lists Open, Edit Source, Cut, Copy, and Delete as the available options.
The following table describes the available operations for application files and folders as they appear in the browser.
Folder/Item |
Operations |
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Data Folder |
Create Synonym, Open/Close, Paste. Create Synonym launches an HTML window with the Server's Metadata Management page in it, except for the server for MVS which launches the traditional Java Synonym Wizard instead. |
Data Item |
Open, Edit Source, Cut, Copy, Delete |
GIF Images Folder |
Open/Close, Paste |
GIF Item |
Cut, Copy, Delete |
HTML Forms Folder |
New HTML Form, Open/Close |
HTML Forms Item |
Open, Edit Source, Cut, Copy, Delete |
Other Folder |
Open/Close, Paste |
Other Item |
Cut, Copy, Delete Note: These options appear only for file types recognized by the WebFOCUS Server and with the following extensions: BMP, FOC, FTM, PDF, TXT, XML, XLS. Otherwise, the file appears with no options. Files of unsupported types can sometimes appear because someone used operating system commands to put the file into the server's Application directory or because the WebFOCUS Server is configured on the same machine as the WebFOCUS Client and the two share the same Application Root (APPROOT) directory. |
Procedures Folder |
New Procedure, Open/Close, Paste |
Procedures Item |
Open, Edit Source, Run, Cut, Copy, Delete |
WebFOCUS StyleSheets Folder |
New WebFOCUS StyleSheet, Open/Close, Paste |
WebFOCUS StyleSheets Item |
Open, Edit Source, Cut, Copy, Delete |
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