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Chapter 4: Deploy Cubes and Reports
Discover Servers
Steps
1. From the Server menu, click Connect to Server.
2. Enter the name or IP address of the computer where a dispatcher is running and click OK.
If the server is not using the default port, you must enter server:default port
If the server you want to connect to is not secured, you may be prompted to secure it (p. 24).
If you are connecting to a Windows server from PowerPlay Enterprise - Server Administration
on Unix, the IP address for the Windows server must be static and listed in the hosts file on
Unix to use the server name. Otherwise, connect to the server using the IP address.
When you run PowerPlay Enterprise - Server Administration, you can view a list of other
PowerPlay Enterprise servers that are running on your network. You can then connect to one of
these servers to administer cubes and reports.
Steps
1. From the Server menu, click Discover Servers.
2. Click a server and click Connect.
The server name appears in the left pane, and its associated folders, cubes, and reports appear
in the right pane.
Folders and Collections
Folders and collections (folders that are dynamically updated with the contents of a directory) are
containers for other objects. Use folders and collections to organize and administer groups of
cubes and reports.
Folders and collections allow you to change the settings of all the descendant objects from a single
dialog box. For example, if you want to change the settings for all the cubes within a folder, use
the Cube Settings tab of the Folder Properties dialog box.
New objects that you add acquire all the settings of the parent. You can modify individual settings
for any of the objects in a folder, thereby overriding the parent setting. Settings that you override
appear in bold for easy identification.
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