Control-D/WebAccess Server

The Control-D/WebAccess Server consists of two components, which provides report access through standard web browsers from Control-D repositories:

• Control-D/WebAccess Server Web Application

  • Serves as a gateway to centrally stored reports for all users in an organization.

  • Enables you to view and transform reports to various formats, such as AFP to PDF, and approve reports in a web browser.

  • Configures and applies a logical view to reports, which simplifies navigation and enables you to analyze reports in Excel.

• The Control-D/WebAccess Server Desktop

  • Is a configuration tool, which customizes the Control-D/WebAccess Server Web Application user interface for your work environment.

  • Defines and configures Transformer and Transformation settings, which enables you to transform reports within the Control-D/WebAccess Server Web Application.

The Control-D/WebAccess Server connects to a web server, which enables you to access to the Control-D/WebAccess Server Web Application through standard web browsers. Components such as, ISAPI, CGI, or SERVLET, direct web browser requests to the Control-D/WebAccess Server, where it fulfills these requests and delivers reports to your organization's web browsers in the Control-D/WebAccess Server Web Application.

The Control-D/WebAccess Server accommodates an unlimited number of users, with diverse repositories and multiple locations, and ensures that authorized users can maintain report access.

The following topics discuss how to configure, transform, and analyze reports with the Control-D/WebAccess Server.

• Control-D/WebAccess Server Configuration

• Control-D/WebAccess Server Transformers and Transformations

• Control-D/WebAccess Server Web Application Report Management

• Control-D/WebAccess Server Utilities

The following image shows Control-D/Web Access Server and its related components: