server processes

A set of cooperating processes that constitute Actuate BIRT iServer System. Table G-4 lists the Actuate BIRT iServer server processes.

Table G-4  Server processes 

Server process	Description
Caching process	Manages the information object cache database, saving the data an information object retrieves to enable using cached data instead of repeatedly accessing a data source
Encyclopedia process	Manages the files, folders, groups, roles, and users in an Encyclopedia volume and the related functionality of that Encyclopedia volume
Factory process	Generates output from an report object executable (.rox) file or information object
Integration process	Runs information object jobs by transforming an Actuate SQL query into the native query language for one or more data sources, transmitting the request, and receiving a response, and uses the Caching process as needed
Java factory process	Generates output from a BIRT or spreadsheet report executable file
Java view process	Renders BIRT and spreadsheet reports to various formats, such as Dynamic HyperText Markup Language (DHTML), Excel, PDF, PostScript, and PowerPoint
Open data access (ODA) server process	Executes queries for information objects that use open data access (ODA) data sources
View process	Renders Actuate Basic reports to various formats, such as DHTML, Excel, PDF, PowerPoint, and RTF

Related terms

Actuate BIRT iServer, Actuate BIRT iServer System, Actuate BIRT technology, Actuate SQL, data, data source, database, Dynamic HyperText Markup Language (DHTML), Encyclopedia volume, information object, Java, job, open data access (ODA), process, query, report, report executable file, report object executable (.rox) file, request, response, run, security role, spreadsheet report

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server service

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