Shortcuts Delegate README

  Installation The shortcuts delegate can be either connected and authenticated to the Oracle mediator or to a webtop mediator. However, the former has the advantage that suggested as well as personal shortcuts are available from any project site. In the installation steps below, we assume that the shortcuts delegate is connected and authenticated to the Oracle mediator.

  Step 1   The mediator application directory should contain the following files:
  Shortcuts.class  Shortcuts delegate application class
  shortcuts.bat    application startup script (Windows)
  shortcuts.sh     application startup script (UNIX)
  public.key       public key of the database center The mediator application directory forms part of the Oracle mediator installation. The public.key file results from the mediator's installation process, all other files should be part of the installation package. Copy the public.key file to projectname.key Otherwise, the cubes delegate can be installed separately from the Oracle mediator. If necessary, follow step 4 in the installation procedure of the webtop mediator to create and register a new key set (and registration name), in a different directory.

  Step 2   The application startup script (shortcuts.sh or shortcuts.bat) must be modified to reflect your runtime environment. For UNIX, this would look like:
  javapath/bin/jre -Dproject=projectname
    -Dregister="registrationname" -Dbase=serverpath
    -Dhost=serverhost Shortcuts &
Windows specifies different path and directory separator characters:
  javapath\bin\jre -Dproject=projectname
    -Dregister="registrationname" -Dbase=serverpath
    -Dhost=serverhost Shortcuts
javapath should point to the JRE/JDK directory, e.g., F:\Progra~1\jdk116 (Windows) serverpath should specify the parent directory of the web interface directory, e.g., /home/tanger/oracle/ if /home/tanger/oracle/projectname is the web interface directory, corresponding the installation of the webtop mediator. serverhost should specify the hostname or host address of the webtop server.

  Step 3   Run the script (or batch file) in the directory it is installed:
  shortcuts.sh  (UNIX)
  shortcuts     (Windows) Make sure that the script has write access to the support directory in the web interface directory. All shortcuts will be saved to a file named shortcuts.obst in this directory. When the shortcuts delegate is restarted at any time, it will initialize itself from this file. It is not necessary to run this application on the same machine as the mediator or web server.

  Access When the application is running, the shortcuts delegate will automatically pop up in the interface, even if this interface was already open. If a user has never activated the shortcuts delegate before, it will present itself as a blinking welcome sign upon starting the interface. Once activated, it will automatically revert itself to its normal icon.