How to access multiple environments on the same server in App Studio

Technique

Product: App Studio

Release: 8206

Primary OS: Windows

Solution Date: 2019-12-27

Problem

How to access multiple environments on the same server in App Studio.

When configuring App Studio environments with multiple instances of WebFOCUS on the same computer (Host Alias feature), each environment can only be accessed by App Studio one at a time. You need to log off one Environment to access the other.

Solution

This occurs because there is no way to separate the WebFOCUS Session cookies from one instance to the other on the same computer.

Creating new DNS entries with a separate name and IP for each WebFOCUS instance will solve this issue.

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