The DBxtra Report Web Service

DBxtra offers you two choices to consume end-user Reports:

The DBxtra Desktop Report Viewer

Learn more here about the DBxtra Desktop Viewer.

The DBxtra Report Web Service

The DBxtra Report Web Service allows you to automatically publish your reports to a Web Server.

The Web Server can be on a PC, LAN or on a Internet Web Server.

Once a report or Query si saved it can immediately be viewed through any web browser.

Important!

When you created the DBxtra Server database - the first time you used DBxtra - then you had the choice to either create it as a file path or as a Report Web Service.

If you chose to run it as a Report Web Service then the setup should be done.

If you chose to run it through a file path then you can install it from within the DBxtra Designer.

Install the DBxtra Report Web Service

Important! You need Windows Administrator privilege to install the Report Web Service.

Important! The DBxtra Server Database has to be located on your PC to do the following; in case you placed it on a Server or a shared resource then you need to copy it to your PC and connect to it first.

Click Configure Web Service on the Web Service menu.

Important! You need to have the Windows Internet Information Services installed on your PC or Server in order to use the Report Web Service.

Select Report Web Service.

Hint! If you use DBxtra in a multi-user environment then you should install the Web Service on a server; either a Intranet or Internet server.

To do that install DBxtra on the Server to create the Report Web Service.

All DBxtra users should connect to that web service.

Run the Report Web Service Installer option

Assign a name and click Create Virtual Directory.

This will create a Virtual Directory and assign the Report Web Service path to it.

It will also automatically assign the ASPNET (or the NETWORKSERVICE user if you install DBxtra on a Windows 2003 Server) window user privileges for the Virtual Directory.

DBxtra will close and open again.

Open the Report Web Service

You can open the Report Web Service from DBxtra.

Click Open Web Service on the Report Web Service menu.

The DBxtra Report Web Service will load in your default Web browser.

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Repair a Report Web Service

Important!

The following only works if your Report Web Service is installed on the PC or Server where you're running DBxtra from.

If you need to update or Repair the Report Web Service on a remote or shared Server please read here.

Every time you upgrade to a newer DBxtra version the Report Web Service will be upgraded automatically when you logon to DBxtra.

If for any reason your Report Web Service got broken than you can repair it manually by clicking the Repair Report Web Service button.