Genero deployment portal

Access the portal:

• From the URL http://host:port/ws/r/services/DeploymentService/html.
• From a link on the Demos page at http://host:port/demos.html.

For example, to open the portal on your local machine:

• Enter this URL in your browser: http://localhost:6394/ws/r/services/DeploymentService/html
• Click the Deployment Portal link on the Demos page: http://localhost:6394/demos.html

In this section of the page the Genero Browser clients deployed in the GAS are listed in rows of a table structure under the Genero Browser Client(s) heading. Clients are organized under column headings:

Name

The name of the GBC client is displayed. A client can be renamed. Use the Rename button to perform the required action.

Is default

If the client is set as default, Yes is displayed. Only one client can be the default. Use the As Default button to perform the required action.

Undeploying

Use the Undeploy button to undeploy a GBC client.

Reset

To reset the GBC to the initial installed version delivered in the FGLGWS package, use the ResetToDefault button in the Genero Browser Client(s) heading to perform the required action.

Rename

To rename a GBC client, click on the Rename button beside the client name.

Set Default

To set the default client, click on the As Default button in the Is default column for the client. The default client is updated to the status of Yes.

Undeploy

Use this option to undeploy a GBC client. Click on the Undeploy button in the Undeploying column for the client. The client is removed from the table.

Deploy

Under the Deploy a new Genero Browser Client heading, there is an option to deploy a GBC client on your GAS. Click on the Choose file button to open a system dialog screen. Locate the client you wish to deploy (it must be in a zip file, see Create zip file with customization project) using the dialog to upload it. The name of the selected file is displayed to the right of the Choose file button. To deploy it, click on the Deploy button. The new client is deployed and is displayed in a row of the table.

In this section of the page the Genero Archives deployed in the GAS are listed in the Genero Archive(s) section. A table organizes the archives under column headings:

Name

The name of the archive file is displayed.

Description

The contents of the archive are described as defined by the DESCRIPTION element of the MANIFEST. If no description is available, None is displayed.

Applications

A list of the applications deployed in the archive is displayed. Click a link to launch an application.

Services

A list of the services deployed in the archive is displayed. Click a link to launch a service.

Operation

The status of the archive, enabled (Active ) or disabled (Inactive ), is shown. The button Enable to enable an inactive archive or the button Disable to disable it are displayed depending on the status of the archive. Use the buttons to perform the required action. A button to Undeploy the archive is also available.

This section provides you with options to perform actions implemented by the gasadmin gar command. The following Genero Archive deployment actions are allowed:

Enable

Deployed archives are enabled or disabled. To enable an archive file, click on the Enable button in the Operation column for the archive. The status of the archive is set as ACTIVE.

Disable

To disable an archive file, click on the Disable button in the Operation column for the archive. The status of the archive is set as INACTIVE.

Undeploy

Use this option to undeploy a deployed archive. Click on the Undeploy button in the Operation column. The archive is undeployed and removed from the table.

Deploy

Under the Deploy a new Genero Archive heading, there is an option to deploy a Genero Archive (gar) file on your GAS. Click on the Choose file button to open a system dialog screen. Locate the Genero Archive you wish to deploy (it must be in a Genero Archive (.gar) file) using the dialog to upload it. The name of the selected file is displayed to the right of the Choose file button. To deploy it, click on the Deploy button. The new archive is deployed on the GAS and is displayed in a row of the table.

In this section the output from the actions you perform on the GBC clients and Genero Archives are displayed. It provides you with useful information on the result of the actions implemented. For example, the following message is displayed if you attempt to undeploy an enabled archive:

Error:
Failed to undeploy archive hello
Archive is still enabled.

Each action has an output message. The message from the previous action is cleared when a new message is outputted. When the page is loaded or refreshed, the default message, Ok, is displayed.