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Web FOCUS Integration with Microsoft Office SharePoint. By: Kelvin Ruiz NASA – Kennedy Space Center. Agenda. Web FOCUS Open Portal Services Available Components Microsoft Office SharePoint Web FOCUS Integration with SharePoint. Web FOCUS Open Portal Services.
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Web FOCUS Integration with Microsoft Office SharePoint By: Kelvin Ruiz NASA – Kennedy Space Center
Agenda • Web FOCUS Open Portal Services • Available Components • Microsoft Office SharePoint • Web FOCUS Integration with SharePoint
Web FOCUS Open Portal Services • Allow integration of Web FOCUS Business Intelligence and your businesses Intranet/Internet Portals (Websites). • Incorporate comprehensive reporting and analysis capabilities with your existing team collaboration sites. • Have Web FOCUS Reports on the same site as your relevant business data, documents, schedules and action items.
Web FOCUS Components • Customizable WEB modules • Available for multiple Third Party Portal Applications. • Once deployed you can add them as “on-screen” components to your Portal. • More than 10 Portal Application supported
Available Components • Domain Component • Allows users to view their assigned Domains. • Launch Reports or Report Assist, Graph Assist and even Power Painter!
Available Components cont. • Report Component • Can be setup to display a specified Report every time a user accesses that page. • Deferred Status Component • Active button that when clicked will show users the status of any report submitted for deferred execution. • Quick Links Component • Quick access to Business Intelligence Dashboard (BID). If ReportCaster is installed, links to the Library and Caster will be displayed as well.
Available Components cont. • Favorites • Give easy access to a user’s list of favorite reports and graphs.
Microsoft SharePoint • Web based collaboration tool that allows teams to: • Coordinate Projects, calendars and schedules • Discuss ideas and review documents • Share information and keep in touch with other team members. • Web FOCUS web parts expand SharePoint’s capabilities to host Business Information side by side with Reports, Documents and Project Schedules among other things.
Web FOCUS Integration • Publish Web FOCUS Web Parts to SharePoint Server • Install WOAS_Cab.CAB • Configure Web Parts (.dwp files) • Add Web Parts to SharePoint Site Collection • Add Web Parts to desired site/page • ENJOY!
Install WOAS_Cab.CAB • This file is not part of the Web FOCUS installation. I got it from our IBI Support guys. • When you obtain it, copy the file in a folder on your SharePoint Server • Copy SharePoint Command Line tool STSADM.exe from the “12 Hive” to the same folder you put the “cab” file.
12 Hive? • Most SharePoint files are here = Hive • Version = 12 • Get It? • C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN
Install WOAS_Cab.CAB cont. • Open Command Prompt and run the following to install it. (From the directory you copied your files) • Stsadm –o addwppack –filename WOAS_Cab.CAB –force –globalinstall • You should see: Operation completed successfully.
Configure Web Parts • Web Part Files are part of the Web FOCUS installation. • Default Location: • D:\ibi\WebFOCUS76\worp\components\webparts2
Configure Web Parts cont. • By default this files have “localhost” as the server name. • Open each .dwp file and input your server name. • You can open this files with “notepad”
Bonus Tip! • By Default Web Parts run with the credentials the user uses to login to SharePoint. • http://servername/ibi_apps/components/woas/governor/WOAS_view.jsp?SID=_LogonUser_&gn=1&view=report • You may change “_LogonUser_” for the user id you wish to use. For example: • http://servername/ibi_apps/components/woas/governor/WOAS_view.jsp?SID=Guests&gn=1&view=report
Add Web Parts to SharePoint Site • Go to your SharePoint Top Level Site and add the Web FOCUS web parts to the Web Part Gallery. • Site Actions Site Settings Under “Galleries” click on “Web Parts”.
Group Web Parts • After uploading you will see a form where you can change some properties of the uploaded Web Part. • Recommendation: Create a group to put your Web FOCUS Web Parts.
Upload Web Parts • Repeat upload steps for each web part you wish to make available in your site. • Your Web FOCUS web parts will now be in the Web Part Gallery.
Add Web Parts to desired site/page • Your SharePoint site is now ready to display Web FOCUS content. • To add Web Parts to a page: • Site Actions Edit Page • Then Click on the page Region you want to put your Web Part • The Add Web Parts window will pop-up. • Scroll down to the “Web FOCUS” section and select the Web Part.
Domain List Feature • Select the desired Domain from the drop down list • Browse reporting objects and reports • Launch Report Assistant, Graph Assistant or Power Painter
Launch Power Painter • If you select Power Painter, a browser window will open after loading.
Run a Report from Domain Web Part • Browse for the Report • Click on it • Select “Run” from the pop up menu.
Report Web Part • The Domain list Web Part is very practical to create new reports or graphs and to edit existing reports. • But, what if you want to embed a report or graph to your page? • This is very useful if you want to have your most important report always present right next to where your team’s documents, calendar and schedules are. • Very useful if used to track a performance indicator that varies during the day • On sites where customer can go to View business information only.
Report Web Part • To add a Report Web Part: • Site Actions Edit Page • Then Click on the page Region you want to put your Web Part • The Add Web Parts windows will pop-up. • Scroll down to the “Web FOCUS” section and select the Web FOCUS Report Web Part.