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3.9.2 Configurations in Java Virtual Folders

The Configuration command in the context-sensitive menu allows you to access all the functions of Hyperwave Information Server's Configurations feature.

When you choose this option from the context-sensitive menu, the Configuration Control dialog box will open (see Figure 29).

In this dialog box, you can save new configurations from objects in Java Virtual Folders, merge and restore previous configurations to the server, delete configurations and select configurations for display. The dialog box displays all previous configuration objects as well as the current configuration, which is active on the server. Previous configurations are displayed with their version number, the user who created the configuration, the date and time they were created and the GOid of both the configuration object and the root collection. You can also view comments that were entered with configurations.

Figure 29: Configuration Control dialog box
SAVE CONFIGURATION

To save a new configuration:

  1. Right click on the collection in Java Virtual Folders window that you wish to save as a configuration.
  2. From the context-sensitive menu, choose the option Configuration
  3. In the dialog box that appears, click on the Save button.
  4. The collection you created will be stored as a configuration and will appear in the configurations listing in the Configuration Control dialog box.
  5. Click on the Close button to exit the dialog box.
Collections and directories that are configuration objects will be displayed in the Java Virtual Folders view with the configuration icon:

MERGE, RESTORE, DELETE CONFIGURATION

To merge, restore or delete a configuration:

  1. Right click on the configuration object in the Java Virtual Folders window.
  2. From the context-sensitive menu options, choose Configuration.
  3. In the Configuration Control dialog box, click on the configuration you wish to merge (or restore or delete). The selected configuration will show with a blue shadow.
  4. Click on the Merge (Restore / Delete) button.
  5. Click on the Close button to exit the dialog box.
VIEWING COMMENTS

If you double click on any version in the Configuration Control dialog box, a secondary dialog box will appear, displaying the comment that was entered when that configuration was saved. See Figure 30.

Figure 30: Configuration control dialog with configuration comment
DISPLAY PREVIOUS CONFIGURATIONS

The Select button in the Configuration Control dialog box allows you to select a saved configuration for display in Java Virtual Folders (and consequently on the Hyperwave Server).

In normal circumstances, the current configuration is displayed (all previous configurations are stored outside the server). If you select a previous configuration from the listing and click on the button Select, this configuration will be displayed instead.

The configuration is displayed normally in the Java Virtual Folders view, with a note after the Title indicating its configuration version number, e.g. (C1.2).


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