Control-D/WebAccess Server Configuration

Control-D/WebAccess Server enables users to view reports stored in various repositories at various locations, which are decollated from the Control-D Mainframe repository.

Control-D/WebAccess Server consists of the following two components:

• Control-D/WebAccess Server Web Application: Provides real-time report access and report viewing capabilities for end users, through the Internet.

• Control-D/WebAccess Server Desktop: Configures and defines Control-D/WebAccess Server Web Application features, which enables users to view, transform, and approve reports.

You must configure the following three modules on the Control-D/WebAccess Server Desktop before you can use the Control-D/WebAccess Server Web Application:

• Configurations: Define system-specific attributes, such as Transformers, for instances of Control-D/WebAccess Server components installed at a site.

  The following procedures describe how to configure Control-D/WebAccess server with the Control-D/WebAccess Server Desktop:

  • (Optional) Migrating Control-D/WebAccess Server Desktop Settings: Migrates Control-D/WebAccess Server data settings from an existing installation and import when you upgrade Control-D/WebAccess Server.

    You do not need to do to migrate Control-D/WebAccess Server Desktop settings when you install Control-D/WebAccess Server for the first time.

  • Control-D/WebAccess Server Web Configuration: Defines Web Server settings, which enables you to run the Control-D/WebAccess Server on a web browser.

  • Control-D/WebAccess Server REST API Configuration: Enables the Web Server to use REST API calls to retrieve or update resources in Control-D/WebAccess Server.

  • Customizing the Control-D/WebAccess Server Web Application: Enables you to customize the Control-D/WebAccess Server settings.

• Definitions: Instructs the Control-D/WebAccess Server how to relate to the site-specific items that they manage, such as, how to show reports.

  The following procedures describe how to define Control-D/WebAccess server with the Control-D/WebAccess Server Desktop:

  • Connecting Control-D/WebAccess Server to Control-D Mainframe: Connects Control-D/WebAccess Server to the Control-D Mainframe repository.

  • Control-D/WebAccess Server SSL Settings: Enables you to apply SSL Security and secure data transfers.

  • Defining the Control-D/WebAccess Server Web Application: Enables you to customize the Control-D/WebAccess Server settings.

• Log: Enables you to define logging criteria for the Control-D/WebAccess Server Desktop and Control-D/WebAccess Server Web Application, as described in Configuring Control-D/WebAccess Server Log Files: Stores process messages issued by Control-D/WebAccess Server Web Application and Control-D/WebAccess Server Desktop in log files.

The following procedures describe how to create a logical view and generate statistical reports with the Control-D/WebAccess Server Web Application.

• Creating a Logical View: Enables you to alter the appearance of reports without altering the source report.

• Generating a Statistics Report: Generates system usage reports and gathers Control-D/WebAccess Server Web Application system data into a single file.