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9 7 Working With Designer PDF
9 7 Working With Designer PDF
Version 9.7
October 2014
This document applies to Software AG Designer Version 9.7 and to all subsequent releases.
Specifications contained herein are subject to change and these changes will be reported in subsequent release notes or new editions.
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Documentation Installation
You can download the product documentation using the Software AG Installer. The
documentation is downloaded to a central directory named _documentation in the main
installation directory (SoftwareAG by default).
Online Information
Software AG Documentation Website
You can find documentation on the Software AG Documentation website at hp://
documentation.softwareag.com. The site requires Empower credentials. If you do not
have Empower credentials, you must use the TECHcommunity website.
Software AG TECHcommunity
You can find documentation and other technical information on the Software AG
TECHcommunity website at hp://techcommunity.softwareag.com. You can:
Access product documentation, if you have TECHcommunity credentials. If you do
not, you will need to register and specify "Documentation" as an area of interest.
Access articles, demos, and tutorials.
Use the online discussion forums, moderated by Software AG professionals, to
ask questions, discuss best practices, and learn how other customers are using
Software AG technology.
Link to external websites that discuss open standards and web technology.
Each time Designer/Eclipse starts, it verifies that the configuration directory is writable.
If it is not writeable, by default, Designer/Eclipse creates a private configuration
folder in the user home directory. Depending on the features installed, the size of the
configuration area varies. If the operating system enforces a limit on the size of the user
home directory, it is possible for the Designer/Eclipse configuration data to exceed that
limit, which causes Designer/Eclipse to stop running.
To avoid this situation, it is possible to start Designer/Eclipse with a command line
option that redefines the location of the user home directory. The default location for a
private configuration area is:
<user-home-dir>/.eclipse/<product-id>_<product-version>/configuration
The user home directory is determined by the user.home Java system property. The
product id and version are obtained from the product marker file .eclipseproduct under
the Eclipse install.
A non-default configuration area can be defined by seing the osgi.configuration.area
system property. This property can be set by the end user, but it is more convenient
to set it either in the launcher.ini file or in the config.ini file at the base configuration
location.
For detailed information about the Eclipse configuration directory and runtime options,
refer to the Eclipse documentation at:
hp://help.eclipse.org/kepler/topic/org.eclipse.platform.doc.isv/reference/misc/
multi_user_installs.html
hp://help.eclipse.org/kepler/topic/org.eclipse.platform.doc.isv/reference/misc/
runtime-options.html
Important: If you switch to a non-default JRE or JDK, apply maintenance updates from
the appropriate vendor on a regular basis, as you would for any JREs and JDKs you
install yourself.
Note: Software AG tests products only with the JDKs installed by the Software AG
Installer. If you change to a different JDK or JRE and encounter problems, Software AG
may require you to reproduce the issues with the JDK that is installed by the
Software AG Installer.
The display shows the amount of memory in use and the total amount available. If the
display frequently shows values near the configured maximum, consider increasing
the maximum. For more information, see "Adjusting the Designer Memory Seings" on
page 11.
If the display has been disabled, you can re-enable it by clicking Window > Preferences,
selecting the General entry, and selecting the Show heap status option.
For more information about memory allocation in Eclipse, see the topic “Running
Eclipse” in the Workbench User Guide online help (Workbench User Guide > Tasks > Running
Eclipse).
4. Ensure that the value for -Xms is less than the value for -Xmx.
5. Save the file and restart Designer.
documentation. The Welcome page opens the first time you start Designer. To view the
Welcome page if it is closed, click Help > Welcome.
To find information about installed products, their versions, and applied fixes:
1. In Designer: Help > About Software AG Designer.
2. The Software AG tab displays all installed Software AG products, their versions, and the
latest fix levels, if a fix has been applied.
3. To view details about the Eclipse features and plug-ins associated with a product, click the
product icon.
Note: With Software AG Runtime, you can deploy only web projects that contain servlets
or JSPs.
Before you begin, make sure that you have installed Software AG Runtime and
Software AG Platform Manager using the Software AG Installer.
In the Installation Directory box, type or browse to the Software AG_directory, for
example, C:\SoftwareAG.
In the Platform Manager URL box, type the URL of the Platform Manager.
6. Enter your user name and password to connect to the Platform Manager. Click List Servers.
7. In the Servers list, select one of the listed instances of Software AG Runtime.
8. Click Finish.
To enable console output when starting Designer from a Command Prompt window
1. Open a Command Prompt window in this directory:
Software AG_directory\Designer\eclipse
2. Type the following command to start Designer with the console output enabled:
eclipse –consoleLog –vm <path to java.exe>
Note: Be sure to use the correct separators when specifying the path to the
truststore file. For example: C\:\\
2 Software AGTraining Resources
You might choose to benefit from Software AG training before you use Software AG
products, although training is not a prerequisite. Software AG training provides
extensive coverage of Software AG Designer functionality, with hands-on sessions and
numerous exercises delivered by experienced Software AG instructors.
For more information about available training courses and to schedule training for
your organization, visit the Software AG Training page at hp://www.softwareag.com/
corporate/service/ges/default.asp.