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Jason K.
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I'm using this HREF to attempt to link into a report.

http://svr99rvi/ibi_apps/WFServlet?IBIF_ex=gqy6slw1.fex

and I'm getting
(FOC227) THE FOCEXEC PROCEDURE CANNOT BE FOUND: gqy6slw1.fex

The fex is in managed reporting and I've found it's actual path as
R:\WebFOCUS71\basedir\executiv\app

What am I missing?


Prod: Single Windows 2008 Server running Webfocus 7.7.03 Reporting server Web server IIS6/Tomcat, AS400 DB2 database.
 
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Prarie
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I have this addition to mine.


IBIC_server=EDASERVE&IBIF_ex=manruner&IBIAPP_app=sys_swhse


In Focus since 1993. WebFOCUS 7.7.03 Win 2003
 
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Jason K.
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I've changed it to this
cavacvammtest

Same issue...

What is the ibiapp_app var supposed to be for a managed reporting fex?


Prod: Single Windows 2008 Server running Webfocus 7.7.03 Reporting server Web server IIS6/Tomcat, AS400 DB2 database.
 
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Francis Mariani
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Jason,

Will these links help you?

href to MRE fex?

HTML link to MRE report?

Authenticate and Execute FEX using single URL in MRE


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
 
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mgrackin
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WF will look through the APP PATH to find the FOCEXEC. If the FOCEXEC is not in any of the directories in the APP PATH you will get the not found error message. The IBIAPP_app controls the which specific APP PATH directory should be searched for the FOCEXEC but if the directory is not in the APP PATH, this will not help.


Thanks!

Mickey

FOCUS/WebFOCUS 1990 - 2011
 
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Jason K.
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what is the MRE's relation to App path?

I'm so confused. I thought app path was edaserve only.


Prod: Single Windows 2008 Server running Webfocus 7.7.03 Reporting server Web server IIS6/Tomcat, AS400 DB2 database.
 
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Jason K.
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this is exciting.... I think it's all finally worked out somehow.

http://svr99rvi/ibi_apps/WFServlet?
IBIMR_domain=executiv%2Fexecutiv.htm&
IBIMR_action=MR_RUN_FEX&
IBIMR_sub_action=MR_STD_REPORT&
IBIMR_fex=app/gqy6slw1.fex&
IBIF_ex=app/gqy6slw1.fex&
IBIMR_flags=&
IBIMR_folder=%23dashboardqkv&
IBIMR_random=0.9442370392676851&
IBIMR_user=jasonk&
IBIMR_drill=RUNNID&
Submit=Submit
">xyz



the ibimr_drill = RUNNID was all that I really needed.
Hopefully this example will help someone else, because this same issue has been on my notepad for the better part of a year. (we aren't production yet)



Prod: Single Windows 2008 Server running Webfocus 7.7.03 Reporting server Web server IIS6/Tomcat, AS400 DB2 database.
 
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Francis Mariani
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quote:
ibimr_drill = RUNNID


is definitely the key.


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
 
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<JG>
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Jason there is NO relationship between MRE and APP PATH unless you map it.

APP PATH is EDASERVE and WebFocus Client (edasprof.prf).
MRE does not use the same structure except that it will find things in the APP PATH.
However WebFocus server cannot find things in MRE unless you explicitly tell it
where to go.

If you are running an MRE report as an adhoc/selfservice request from an html page
copy it to a directory in your app path and there will be no problem.

Admin but easier and cheaper.
 
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Francis Mariani
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In another twist, if the client server and the reporting server are on the same machine, you could map the MRE domain folder as an App folder.

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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
 
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Tony A
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To expand a little on the post from JG,

MRE progs (for 71, others similar) are held in the [install drive]:/ibi/apps/webfocus71/basedir/folder/app on the Client Server (the one normally running something like IIS and an application server such as tomcat),

The APP Path processing however, "normally" will expect the prog to be held within [install drive]:/ibi/apps/folder on the reporting server.

Consequently, the settings required will be different depending upon whether you want MRE or Self Service.

For Self Serve you "normally" only require IBIF_ex and IBIAPP_app but, as you have found, for MRE you require so much more -

IBIMR_domain                   is the domain folder name within Basdir - right click in DS to identify
IBIMR_action=MR_RUN_FEX        this is standard, there are other settings - check documentation for details
IBIMR_sub_action=MR_STD_REPORT this is also standard etc. etc.
IBIMR_fex                      the location and name of the report within Basedir. noramlly app/fexname.fex
                               but could also be mrv/fexname.
IBIF_ex                        [b]this is not required for MRE[/b]
IBIMR_folder                   this is the equivalent virtual folder within Standard Reports.
                               Right click in DS to identify.
IBIMR_random                   random number to force rerun and not delivery from cache
IBIMR_user                     not strictly necessary


Hope this helps.

Incidently, to reconfigure a launch page in MRE after developing it within Apps folders you need to replace the IBIF_ex and IBIAPP_app with the above.

T


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