Adobe 38043740 - ColdFusion Standard - Mac Development Manual page 1021

DEVELOPING COLDFUSION 9 APPLICATIONS
Working with Documents, Charts, and Reports
Setup Wizard
The first time you start the Report Builder, it runs the Setup Wizard. The Setup Wizard prompts you to define default
settings for an associated ColdFusion server. These settings include the following:
• Default unit of measurement: Inches, centimeters, or pixels.
• ColdFusion server. The RDS server that the Query Builder and Chart Wizard use to access database data (RDS must
be enabled on this server). The Setup Wizard requires the following information:
• Host name or IP address.
• Web server port. Typically, the port is 80 if you are using a web server connector, 8500 if you are using the built-
in web server in the server configuration, 8300 if you are using the built-in web server with the cfusion server in
the multiserver configuration, or a J2EE-server-specific web server port number.
• RDS password for the associated ColdFusion server.
• Directory path to the web root used by the associated ColdFusion server (for example, C:\Inetpub\wwwroot or
C:\ColdFusion\wwwroot).
• URL for the web root used by the associated ColdFusion server (for example, http://localhost or
http://localhost:8500).
After running the Setup Wizard, the Report Gallery dialog box appears. When you click the Using A Report Wizard
radio button, the Report Builder runs the Report Creation Wizard, which prompts you for information and
automatically generates a complete report definition.
For more information on the Report Creation Wizard, see the Report Builder online Help.
Configuring RDS
Configure one RDS server for each ColdFusion server for which you define reports. After you configure an RDS server,
you can use the Query Builder to access data sources that you defined in the associated ColdFusion server, and select
database columns for use as query fields in a report.
Add an RDS server
Open the Preferences dialog box by selecting Edit > Preferences from the menu bar.
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Click Server Connection.
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3 Click the plus sign (+) next to the pop-up menu in the upper-left corner of the dialog box.
In the Configure RDS Server dialog box, specify the following information, and then click OK:
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A name for the server connection. This name appears in the pop-up menu on the left side of the Query
Description
Builder.
The host on which ColdFusion runs. Type localhost or an IP address.
Host name
Web server port number. Accept the default port (80) or enter the port number of the ColdFusion server's
Port
built-in web server (8500 is the default port number).
Context Root (J2EE configuration only)
Use Secure Sockets Layer
Not applicable to ColdFusion RDS.
User Name
RDS password. You set this password in the ColdFusion Administrator.
Password
The context root (if any) for the ColdFusion web application.
(Optional) Enables SSL security.
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