Release 10.1A: OpenEdge Deployment:
WebClient Applications

Deploying an Application

WebClient provides great flexibility for deploying and updating your application across the Web or a company intranet or extranet. Deployment of an application requires generating the necessary files used to install, run, and update an application, configuring your distributed environment, and placing files on the appropriate server for delivery to end user machines. To perform these tasks you use the WebClient Application Assembler, an OpenEdge PRO*Tool that is part of your OpenEdge development environment.

In many cases it is necessary to modify a deployment configuration after the files are generated. For example, individual customers often have specific configuration requirements for security, server locations, and other details that are unknown at development time. The WebClient Deployment Packager, another PRO*Tool, provides a simple and convenient way to create a custom deployment configuration without regenerating the application.

This chapter explains how to use the WebClient Application Assembler and the WebClient Deployment Packager. It also discusses considerations for deploying application files on servers, installing WebClient, and installing and updating your application. It contains the following sections:

Preparing to use the WebClient Application Assembler
Choosing an installation method
Defining the application with the WebClient Application Assembler
Files generated by the WebClient Application Assembler
Customizing a deployment configuration with the WebClient Deployment Packager
Hosting the application on a server
Installing WebClient
Bootstrapping a WebClient application
WebClient application updates