Add and edit server

To add a new webMI server to your project, right-click on Servers and choose Add Server… -> webMI.

Alternatively you can also click on "Guided Actions" in the menu bar and select "Add atvise webMI Compliant Webserver".

General

Enter the name, hostname and type of your server.

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Advanced

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Hint

If the General Settings checkbox is not checked, all settings will be automatically generated using the server defaults and the specified hostname.

URL

URL of the visualization (including leading http://).

Config Source

XML file which contains the data structure of the webMI server.

There are following possible protocols for adding a config source:

  • file:///local_path – Here you can enter the local path of the file.

  • http://host or https://host – Enter the complete URL of the source here.

  • ftp://[user]:[pw]@[host] – Enter an ftp address with the syntax above to add an ftp source. "user" and "pw" stand for the FTP account data, host is the address of your ftp account.

Config Target

The folder where your cfg files (e.g. license.cfg) are saved.

You can also use the file:/// or ftp:// protocol as for the config source.

Data Root Target

The folder where the visualization files (displays, resources,…) are transferred to when distributing the server.

You can also use the file:/// or ftp:// protocol as for the config source.

Distribution

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Compress files

If checked, the data will be compressed in a gzip format.

Cleanup Dataroot

If checked, the entire contents of the Data Root Target will be deleted before every generation of a visualization.

Write only changed files

Write only files that have been changed since the last distribution.

Case Sensitive

Use case sensitive algorithm to compare filenames listed by ftp servers with generated files. Disabled by default because of some compatibility issues.

Files

Select additional files to upload from disk.

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Layout

Choose a default-layout and a default-displaysize for the server.

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Editing a webMI server

To edit an existing webMI server, double-click on it in the server list or right-click on it and choose Edit server….

For information about the configuration settings, see the sections above.