DEV7: Ease your Deployment Woes with OpenEdgeWebClient It's not Magic

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DEV-7 Ease your Deployment Woes
with OpenEdge WebClient -
It's not Magic!
Pat Bonser
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OpenEdge WebClient
Agenda Making Application deployment easier!

• Introduction to WebClient
• WebClient in Action
• Is WebClient for you?
• WebClient Architecture
• WebClient Putting it all Together
• Summary Its not Magic!
• Where To Go for More Info

This presentation includes annotations with
additional, complementary information
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OpenEdge WebClient Is . . .

• Easy way to deploy OpenEdge GUI Applications
• Remotely
• Over the Web
• Infrastructure, distribution and execution
  mechanism for n-tier OpenEdge GUI applications
• Ideal for Service-Oriented Business Applications

Installation of both WebClient the Application
can be remote over a network, packaged on CD, or
a combination of both
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WebClient History

• WebClient
• September 2000
• Progress 9.1B
• IntelliStream Technology
• July 2001
• Progress 9.1C
• WebClient Deployment Packager
• August 2004
• OpenEdge 10.0B

Available almost 6 years !!
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OpenEdge WebClient is NOT. . .
Putting the records straight!

• Just for the Web
• Only for SaaS Providers
• A Browser based Application

Software as a Service
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OpenEdge WebClient is . . .

• For any customer
• Internal application deployment
• Application Partners
• SaaS Providers
• For an application that has
• OpenEdge Windows Interface
• Database calls through the Application Server
• Suitable for several configurations
• Internet, Intranet, Extranet, LAN, WAN . . .

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OpenEdge Application Deployment Options
Any client
OpenEdge Application Server
WebSpeed Transaction Server
Application Code
AppServer
Data
Web service Client
OpenEdge Advanced Business Language
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WebClient Application at a Glance
OpenEdge Application Server
OpenEdge RDBMS


OpenEdge DataServers
Oracle MS SQL Server ODBC
. . Intranet . .
. . LAN . .
Do not forget WebClient is not just for the
Internet
. . Extranet . .
. . WAN . .
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AppServer Internet Adapter
Included with OpenEdge Application Servers

• Extends the AppServer to the Internet
• URL connection
• Tunneling
• HTTP (AIA)
• HTTPS (AIA/S)
• Java Servlet
• Runs on Web Server with Java Servlet Engine

• Not just for WebClient connections
• ALL Clients to OpenEdge Applications

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OpenEdge WebClient
Agenda Making Application deployment easier!

• Introduction to WebClient
• WebClient in Action
• Is WebClient for you?
• WebClient Architecture
• WebClient Putting it all Together
• Summary Its not Magic!
• Where To Go for More Info

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WebClient in Action
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OpenEdge WebClient
Agenda Making Application deployment easier!

• Introduction to WebClient
• WebClient in Action
• Is WebClient for you?
• WebClient Architecture
• WebClient Putting it all Together
• Summary Its not Magic!
• Where To Go for More Info

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WebClient Highlights

• OpenEdge GUI Client
• Small footprint on application users PC
• Full support for Temp-Tables, ProDataSets,
  dynamic queries . . .
• Client components run locally, with remote calls
  for Server components
• Over the Web using AIA or AIA/S
• Locally with TCP/IP
• Automatic download, installation, update of the
  WebClient and the application

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WebSpeed or WebClient ?
Browser or Windows GUI ?
OpenEdge Application Server
OpenEdge RDBMS
Web Server
OpenEdge DataServers
AppServer
AppServer Internet Adapter
Oracle MS SQL Server ODBC
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OpenEdge WebClient
With IntelliStream

• WebClient can
• Install Initial application component(s)
• Detect when application needs to be updated
• Automatically download just the changed r-code
• At Startup
• As Needed
• Ask User at Startup

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OpenEdge WebClient
Agenda Making Application deployment easier!

• Introduction to WebClient
• WebClient in Action
• Is WebClient for you?
• WebClient Architecture
• WebClient Putting it all Together
• Summary Its not Magic!
• Where To Go for More Info

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OpenEdge WebClient Architecture
Application Development
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Who does What?
WebClient Players

• Application Developer/Deployer
• Separates Application components
• Server Client
• Packages Client components
• Generates Application Configuration File
• Copies to Application Delivery Server
• Application User
• Downloads WebClient Client Components
• Runs Application

Once Only
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OpenEdge WebClient Architecture

• Application Delivery Server
• Web Server
• File Server
• AppServer
• No need to download complete application
• Client components installed as needed
• Remotely
• Faster
• Smaller
• More frequent, regular updates

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OpenEdge WebClient Architecture
With AppServer Delivery
Config File
Config File
Application Development
Server Client Components
Client Components
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WebClient Application
Initial Installation Maintaining Installations

• Bootstrap HTML file
• WebClient Installation
• Application Installer runs
• e.g. InstallShield
• Application runs
• WebClient Initializer
• Checks Config file (PROWCAPP) for updates

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Bootstrapping a WebClient Application
WebClient Installed?
Run WebClient Initializer
Correct WebClient Version?
Run Application
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OpenEdge WebClient
Agenda Making Application deployment easier!

• Introduction to WebClient
• WebClient in Action
• Is WebClient for you?
• WebClient Architecture
• WebClient Putting it all Together
• Summary Its not Magic!
• Where To Go for More Info

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Putting it all Together
Deployment Considerations

• Configuration of servers
• WebClient installation
• Application installation updates
• Which download mode for Client components?
• At Startup
• As Needed
• As Requested (ask user at startup)
• Security
• Digital Certificates
• User IDs passwords
• Security caching single sign-on

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WebClient Installation Options
WebClient and Application Components

• Media
• CD or DVD
• Remote
• Server
• Mixed Mode
• Combination of Media and Server
• IntelliStream for Updates

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Putting it all Together
Packaging the Application for Deployment

• WebClient Application Assembler
• Collect application components to be deployed
• Package Client Component files
• Move files to Application Delivery Server
• Run from either
• PROTools
• ltdlcgt\bin\prowcappmgr.exe

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WebClient Application Assembler
Packaging the Application for Deployment

• Create and/or Update a project
• Generate package of files for deployment
• Configuration File
• Version File
• Client Component Files
• Client Component
  Update Files

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Putting it all Together
Customizing the Deployment Configuration

• WebClient Deployment Packager
• Customize configuration file per environment
• Run from either
• PROTools
• ltdlcgt\bin\prowcappmgr.exe -deploy

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WebClient Deployment Packager
Customizing the Deployment Configuration

• Application Name
• URL for
• WebClient Install
• Configuration File
• Codebase
• External Installer
• Digital Signature Info

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WebClient Application Manager
Managing the Deployed Application

• View WebClient versions
• Edit Application Directory
• Edit Proxy Server
• View Applications

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WebClient Application Manager
Managing the Deployed Application

• General Configuration
• Log
• View
• Clear
• Security
• Signed/Not Signed
• Config File Cached
• Codebase Cached
• Component
• Installed on Client

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Automating Application Updates
Application Development
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OpenEdge WebClient
Agenda Making Application deployment easier!

• Introduction to WebClient
• WebClient in Action
• Is WebClient for you?
• WebClient Architecture
• WebClient Putting it all Together
• Summary Its not Magic!
• Where To Go for More Info

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Benefits of WebClient
In Summary Its not Magic!
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• Application User

• Full GUI Interface
• Small Application Footprint
• Automatic Updates

Remote Deployment!
Application Developer/Deployer

• Existing Application
• User Installed
• Secure Deployment
• Configuration Choices

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In Summary Its not Magic!
How to take advantage of WebClient
How do you get there?

• Application requirements
• Version 9.1B, or later
• Progress OpenEdge Windows Interface
• Partitioned Application
• Database calls through the AppServer

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Supported Configurations
Connectivity/Compatibility
NEW in OpenEdge 10

• Backwards/forwards extended compatibility
• Mixed deployment configurations
• Allow easier, gradual upgrades and migration

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OpenEdge WebClient
Agenda Making Application deployment easier!

• Introduction to WebClient
• WebClient in Action
• Is WebClient for you?
• WebClient Architecture
• WebClient Putting it all Together
• Summary Its not Magic!
• Where To Go for More Info

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For More Information, go to
How to learn more

• PSDN
• White Papers Presentations
• Education Documentation
• Developing Deploying WebClient Applications
• OpenEdge Deployment WebClient Applications
• OpenEdge AppServer Developing AppServer
  Applications
• Relevant Exchange Sessions
• ARCH-4 The Presentation Layer in the OERA
• SOA-5 Accessing the AppServer from Anywhere
  Everywhere
• SOA-13 Advanced AppServer Topics
• MOVE-5 Separating Interface from Logic

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Questions ?
Ease your Deployment Woes with OpenEdge WebClient
- It's not Magic!
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Thank you foryour time
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