Focal Point Banner


As of December 1, 2020, Focal Point is retired and repurposed as a reference repository. We value the wealth of knowledge that's been shared here over the years. You'll continue to have access to this treasure trove of knowledge, for search purposes only.

Join the TIBCO Community
TIBCO Community is a collaborative space for users to share knowledge and support one another in making the best use of TIBCO products and services. There are several TIBCO WebFOCUS resources in the community.

  • From the Home page, select Predict: WebFOCUS to view articles, questions, and trending articles.
  • Select Products from the top navigation bar, scroll, and then select the TIBCO WebFOCUS product page to view product overview, articles, and discussions.
  • Request access to the private WebFOCUS User Group (login required) to network with fellow members.

Former myibi community members should have received an email on 8/3/22 to activate their user accounts to join the community. Check your Spam folder for the email. Please get in touch with us at community@tibco.com for further assistance. Reference the community FAQ to learn more about the community.


Focal Point    Focal Point Forums  Hop To Forum Categories  WebFOCUS/FOCUS Forum on Focal Point     [SOLVED]WF8 Self Service App

Read-Only Read-Only Topic
Go
Search
Notify
Tools
[SOLVED]WF8 Self Service App
 Login/Join
 
KenMN
Member
posted 

In a SSA WF8 I'm getting the error 'WebFOCUS was called with an invalid request' when calling my fex

For WF8 I'm using the full IBFS path where in WF7 that was not needed.

Are there different parms needed in the WF8 call or different syntax?  

A working example if the IBIMR.. lines needed in WF8 would be great. 


 <input type='hidden' name='IBIMR_domain'     value='IBFS:/WFC/Repository/hrepay/hrepay.htm'>
  <input type='hidden' name='IBIMR_folder'     value='IBFS:/WFC/Repository/HREPAY/Team_Developement/BIAS_SSA/HR1_Base_Employee_Query'>
  <input type='hidden' name='IBIF_ex'          value='IBFS:/WFC/Repository/HREPAY/Team_Developement/BIAS_SSA/HR1_Base_Employee_Query/hr1empd.fex'>
  <input type='hidden' name='IBIMR_fex'      value='IBFS:/WFC/Repository/HREPAY/Team_Developement/BIAS_SSA/HR1_Base_Employee_Query/hr1empd.fex'>
  <input type='hidden' name='IBIMR_action'     value='MR_RUN_FEX'>
  <input type='hidden' name='IBIMR_sub_action' value='MR_STD_REPORT'>
  <input type='hidden' name='IBIMR_drill'      value='RUNNID'>
  <input type='hidden' name='RPT' 	             value='IBFS:/WFC/Repository/HREPAY/Team_Developement/BIAS_SSA/HR1_Base_Employee_Query/hr1empd.fex'> 


Similar call in WF7 is:
 
  <input type='hidden' name='IBIMR_domain'     value='finap2ac/finap2ac.htm'>
  <input type='hidden' name='IBIMR_folder'     value='#royroyalties'>
  <input type='hidden' name='IBIF_ex'          value='app/roysmry.fex'>
  <input type='hidden' name='IBIMR_fex'        value='app/roysmry.fex'>
  <input type='hidden' name='IBIMR_action'     value='MR_RUN_FEX'>
  <input type='hidden' name='IBIMR_sub_action' value='MR_STD_REPORT'>
  <input type='hidden' name='IBIMR_drill'      value='RUNNID'>
  <input type='hidden' name='RPTFEX'   	      value='roysmry'>

This message has been edited. Last edited by: <Emily McAllister>,


WebFOCUS 8.09, Windows, Excel, HTML, PDF
 
Posts: 2 | Location: Minneapolis, MN | Registered: December 28, 2007Report This Post
Francis Mariani
Expert
posted Hide Post
KenMN, welcome to FocalPoint.

As you will notice, the code you posted cannot be seen. This is because all HTML (and sometimes WebFOCUS) code is consumed as HTML on the page. A best practice is to always put posted code between code tags. You can either type the code tags as 
[code]
my code here
[/code]
or click on the </> button in the Post toolbar.


Francis


Give me code, or give me retirement. In FOCUS since 1991

Production: WF 7.7.05M, Dev Studio, BID, MRE, WebSphere, DB2 / Test: WF 8.1.05M, App Studio, BI Portal, Report Caster, jQuery, HighCharts, Apache Tomcat, MS SQL Server
 
Posts: 10577 | Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Registered: April 27, 2005Report This Post
Francis Mariani
Expert
posted Hide Post
quote:
A working example if the IBIMR.. lines needed in WF8 would be great. 

<input type='hidden' name='IBIMR_domain'     value='IBFS:/WFC/Repository/hrepay/hrepay.htm'>
<input type='hidden' name='IBIMR_folder'     value='IBFS:/WFC/Repository/HREPAY/Team_Developement/BIAS_SSA/HR1_Base_Employee_Query'>
<input type='hidden' name='IBIF_ex'          value='IBFS:/WFC/Repository/HREPAY/Team_Developement/BIAS_SSA/HR1_Base_Employee_Query/hr1empd.fex'>
<input type='hidden' name='IBIMR_fex'      value='IBFS:/WFC/Repository/HREPAY/Team_Developement/BIAS_SSA/HR1_Base_Employee_Query/hr1empd.fex'>
<input type='hidden' name='IBIMR_action'     value='MR_RUN_FEX'>
<input type='hidden' name='IBIMR_sub_action' value='MR_STD_REPORT'>
<input type='hidden' name='IBIMR_drill'      value='RUNNID'>
<input type='hidden' name='RPT' 	             value='IBFS:/WFC/Repository/HREPAY/Team_Developement/BIAS_SSA/HR1_Base_Employee_Query/hr1empd.fex'>

quote:
Similar call in WF7 is: 

<input type='hidden' name='IBIMR_domain'     value='finap2ac/finap2ac.htm'>
<input type='hidden' name='IBIMR_folder'     value='#royroyalties'>
<input type='hidden' name='IBIF_ex'          value='app/roysmry.fex'>
<input type='hidden' name='IBIMR_fex'        value='app/roysmry.fex'>
<input type='hidden' name='IBIMR_action'     value='MR_RUN_FEX'>
<input type='hidden' name='IBIMR_sub_action' value='MR_STD_REPORT'>
<input type='hidden' name='IBIMR_drill'      value='RUNNID'>
<input type='hidden' name='RPTFEX'   	      value='roysmry'>


The fact that the Repository (in v8) and MRE (in v7 and v8) is referenced in the code suggests this is not a "Self Service App" - traditionally, the code for self service apps is located on the reporting server with very different references. In either case, the quickest method to determine the correct code is to open the default Portal page - a page where you can access the Resource Tree, and right-click on the appropriate fex and select Run. Then in the new window, right-click and select Properties. The Address (URL) will contain the appropriate value. It will look something like this:

http://devserver/ibi_apps/views.bip?BIP_REQUEST_TYPE=BIP_RUN&BIP_folder=IBFS%253A%252FEDA%252FEDASERVE%252Ftest&WF_STYLE_HEIGHT=600&WF_STYLE_WIDTH=800&BIP_item=fm_test1.fex&BIP_rand=99180


A minimalist html page:

<html>
<body>

<form>

<input type="submit" value="Run" />

<input type="hidden" name="BIP_REQUEST_TYPE" value="BIP_RUN" />
<input type="hidden" name="BIP_folder" value="IBFS:/EDA/EDASERVE/test" />
<input type="hidden" name="BIP_item" value="fm_test1.fex" />

</form>

</body>
</html>


Francis


Give me code, or give me retirement. In FOCUS since 1991

Production: WF 7.7.05M, Dev Studio, BID, MRE, WebSphere, DB2 / Test: WF 8.1.05M, App Studio, BI Portal, Report Caster, jQuery, HighCharts, Apache Tomcat, MS SQL Server
 
Posts: 10577 | Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Registered: April 27, 2005Report This Post
KenMN
Member
posted Hide Post
Hi Francis,

Smiler Thank you, this works now. It seems my main problem was the BIP in place of the IBIMR. So is it correct to say that in WF8 BIP_ replaced the IBIMR from WF7?

And you are correct I currently have this in a domain but will be moving it to the server. I'm assuming the BIP_ would still be the format to use.

Thanks again!


WebFOCUS 8.09, Windows, Excel, HTML, PDF
 
Posts: 2 | Location: Minneapolis, MN | Registered: December 28, 2007Report This Post
Francis Mariani
Expert
posted Hide Post
BIP replaces IBIMR.

For fexes in either the Repository or the Reporting Server,
right-click, Run;
right-click Properties
should provide the parameters required to run the fex from a form.

BIP_folder is the main parameter that will change.

Note: as a courtesy to other FocalPointers, please edit your original post and add the code tags. Click on the icon and put 
[code]
before the first line of code and 
[/code]
after the last line of code.


Francis


Give me code, or give me retirement. In FOCUS since 1991

Production: WF 7.7.05M, Dev Studio, BID, MRE, WebSphere, DB2 / Test: WF 8.1.05M, App Studio, BI Portal, Report Caster, jQuery, HighCharts, Apache Tomcat, MS SQL Server
 
Posts: 10577 | Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Registered: April 27, 2005Report This Post
  Powered by Social Strata  

Read-Only Read-Only Topic

Focal Point    Focal Point Forums  Hop To Forum Categories  WebFOCUS/FOCUS Forum on Focal Point     [SOLVED]WF8 Self Service App

Copyright © 1996-2020 Information Builders