Creating Rich Internet Applications with WebFOCUS Patrick Hammond April 6, 2010.

Creating Rich Internet Applications

with WebFOCUS

Patrick HammondApril 6, 2010

Creating Rich Internet Applications with WebFOCUS

See new capabilities in Developer Studio to build Rich Internet Applications (RIA) using Windows Controls and Shockwave Flash. These capabilities allow new appearance options as well as new design opportunities for your reporting applications. During this session we will also explore the business value of these new capabilities so you can explore how they might apply in your organization.

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Abstract

What we’ll cover today


Rich Internet Applications…

Defining the “Buzzwords”

Benefits

Examples

Development

RIA DEFINEDCreating Rich Internet Applications with WebFOCUS


Evolution of Web Technologies


What is Web 2.0?


According to Tim O'Reilly:

“ Web 2.0 is the business revolution in the computer industry caused by the move to the

Internet as a platform…”

What are Rich Internet Applications?


According to Wikipedia:

…web applications that have many of the characteristics of desktop applications, typically delivered either by way of a site-specific browser,

via a browser plug-in, or independently via sandboxes or virtual machines.

Rich Internet Applications - Frameworks


Ajax Frameworks


Another flavor of RIAs JavaScript Based No plug-ins!

BENEFITSCreating Rich Internet Applications with WebFOCUS


Benefits of Rich Internet Applications

Rich – robust and intuitive

Responsive – quickly updates

Zero footprint

Sticky


EXAMPLESCreating Rich Internet Applications with WebFOCUS


Type of Rich Internet Applications in WebFOCUS

WebFOCUS generated

Active Flex-based Reports Active Flex-based Dashboards

Ajax-based applications

Flex Builder integration WebFOCUS plugs into Flex


DEVELOPMENTCreating Rich Internet Applications with WebFOCUS


RIA Configuration

Step 1: Install 7.6.10 Developer Studio

RIA Configuration

Step 2: Invoke HTML Composer to generate Registry Keys

RIA Configuration

Step 3: Invoke Regedit

RIA Configuration

Step 4: Navigate to the following keyHKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Information Builders\DeveloperStudio\76\FOCSHELL\WebFOCUS Developer Studio\ResourceLayout

RIA Configuration

Step 5: Change “Bindows” setting from 0 to 1

Demonstration

Creating Rich Internet Applications with WebFOCUS Patrick Hammond April 6, 2010.

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