Configuration of BIRT Analytics Client
BIRT Analytics Client is a web application that an end user uses to interact with the BIRT Analytics system. After installing this application, the administrator can access the web.config file in a default Windows installation in the following folder to make changes to the configuration:
C:\inetpub\wwwroot\qfrontend
The configurable parameters for BIRT Analytics Client are in the <appSettings> section of the web.config file. Listing 2‑4 shows the <appSettings> code.
Listing 2‑4 BIRT Analytics Client <appSettings> code
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<appSettings>
<add key="languageFile" value="C:\\inetpub\\wwwroot\\qfrontend
\\bin\Languages.xml" />
<add key="FrontendLanguageFile" value="Languages.xml" />
<add key="AltFrontEnd_Client_URI" value="client/main.aspx" />
<add key="AltFrontEnd_CSS" value="client/resource/css" />
<add key="WSLongTimeOut" value="3600000" />
<add key="MaxFileSize" value="5242880" />
<add key="SessionTimeOut" value="72000000" />
<add key="lcontrol" value="..." />
<add key="saveimages" value="saves" />
<add key="save_uri" value="" />
<add key="DefaultHelpLanguage" value="en_US" />
<add key="ElectronFileTransfer" value="http://localhost/qelectron
/filetransfer.aspx" />
<add key="VennFontFamily" value="Arial" />
</appSettings>
Table 2‑4 list these BIRT Analytics Client web.config parameters and describes their function.
Table 2‑4 BIRT Analytics Client web.config parameters
Parameter
Description
languageFile
Path specifying the location of the file containing the local language translations for user interface labels in the client application.
FrontendLanguageFile
Path specifying the location of the file containing the local language translations for user interface labels in the qfrontend application.
AltFrontEnd_Client_URI
This parameter is for internal use only. Actuate does not recommend changing this parameter.
AltFrontEnd_CSS
This parameter is for internal use only. Actuate does not recommend changing this parameter.
WSLongTimeOut
Maximum number of milliseconds permitted for a web service response. BIRT Analytics Administration maintains constant communication with the ProtonWS service using web services. This parameter is for internal use only. Actuate does not recommend changing this parameter.
MaxFileSize
Maximum file size in bytes permitted when uploading a file to the server. This size can also be limited by the attribute maxRequestLength for the label httpRuntime in the web.config file.
SessionTimeOut
Maximum user session time in milliseconds. The system disconnects the user automatically when this time elapses.
lcontrol
This parameter is for internal use only. Actuate does not recommend changing this parameter.
saveimages
This parameter is for internal use only. Actuate does not recommend changing this parameter.
save_uri
This parameter is for internal use only. Actuate does not recommend changing this parameter.
DefaultHelpLanguage
Default language for help. If no help is available in the user's language, the application uses the default language.
ElectronFileTransfer
This parameter is for internal use only. Actuate does not recommend changing this parameter.
VennFontFamily
Font to use in a Venn diagram. For a language requiring special characters, such as Chinese or Japanese, change to a font that supports that character set.