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AppServer support in Progress Developer Studio for OpenEdge : Reference : AppServer-related views, pages, and wizards : New Server wizard
 
New Server wizard
Use the Eclipse New Server wizard to define an AppServer connection from Progress Developer Studio for OpenEdge. You access the wizard by selecting File > New > Server from the Server perspective. The following pages appear sequentially in the wizard:
*Define a New Server page
*Define a new AppServer broker page
*Define publishing rules page
*Add and Remove page

Define a New Server page

From the Eclipse Define a New Server page, choose the type of server you want to create by setting the following properties.
Select the server type
Type AppServer in the filter field provided, or select Progress Software Corporation > OpenEdge > AppServer.
Server's host name
Type the host name. If the server is in a different domain from the local host, you must provide the full path.
Server name
Accept the server name, or type a different one.
Server runtime environment
Accept the server runtime environment name, or click Add to identify an alternate OpenEdge AVM by name and version number.
Configure runtime environments
Click the option if you want to edit, remove, or search for an existing runtime environment; or add a new runtime environment.
Next
Click to move to the Define a new AppServer broker page, the next page in the wizard.

Define a new AppServer broker page

From the Define a new AppServer broker page, you can identify and set the following properties for the OpenEdge Explorer connection:
OpenEdge Explorer connection
Type the name of an existing OpenEdge Explorer connection, or click Configure to add a connection.
Broker
To choose from a list of available brokers, click the dropdown arrow. To refresh the list, click Refresh.
Note: Remember that you cannot create a new AppServer broker in Progress Developer Studio for OpenEdge; to create a broker, use OpenEdge Explorer.
Server name
The name of the AppServer.
Back
Click to move back to the Define a New Server page, the previous page in the wizard.
Next
Click to move to the Define publishing rules page, the next page in the wizard.

Define publishing rules page

From the Define Publishing Rules page, you can specify a publish location for the AppServer broker and identify the file types to be published.
Use custom publish directory Publish directory
Select the server publish location for a local broker. If you select the custom publish directory, provide the path to its location in the Publish directory field.
Alternatively, you can click Browse to select another directory on the local machine.
Publish source code
Select to publish the source code. This option is selected by default.
Publish r-code
Select to publish the r-code.This option is selected by default.
Compile on publish
Select this option to compile code on a remote server whenever you publish.
Back
Click to move back to the Define a new AppServer broker page, the previous page in the wizard.
Next
Click to move to the Add and Remove page, the next page in the wizard.

Add and Remove page

From the Eclipse Add and Remove page, you can add or remove project modules that are being configured on the server.
Available
A list of project modules available for configuration.
Configured
A list of configured project modules.
Add
Select an available project module and click Add to move it to the list of configured project modules.
Remove
Select a configured project module and click Remove to move it to the list of available project modules.
Add All
Click to move all available project modules to the list of configured project modules.
Remove All
Click to move all configured project modules to the list of available project modules.
Back
Click to move back to the Define publishing rules page, the previous page in the wizard.
Finish
Click to finish creating the server.