Introducing WebFOCUS Designer


WebFOCUS Designer is a web-based development platform that you can use to quickly and easily create content from your data. WebFOCUS Designer provides tools to manage your data using data flows and use that data to create charts, interactive and responsive pages, and workbooks.

Using WebFOCUS Designer, you can combine related data from multiple sources in a data flow. You can then use a simple, but powerful set of tools to create a variety of chart types. This content, as well as any other content available in your WebFOCUS repository, can then be added to a page simply by dragging and dropping. With the interactive canvas, you can resize and rearrange resources on the page with ease. Additionally, you can use the integrated filter controls to create instant and compelling applications from your content. You can enhance this content further by bringing your pages together with additional charts in the form of a workbook, allowing you to explore your data in depth and keep your analytical content in one place for quick access. With WebFOCUS Designer, you can go from data discovery to content creation to content integration, and application development all in a single tool.

The WebFOCUS Designer interface provides a different set of options depending on what type of content you are creating. However, each WebFOCUS Designer mode always provides the following resources:

  1. An area containing the resources that you can use to build your content. In a data flow, these are synonyms, in a chart, these are fields, and in a page, these are charts and reports.
  2. An area where you add the resources that you want to use in order to build your content. In a data flow and a page, you build your content on the canvas. In a chart, you build your content by adding fields to buckets.
  3. A design area where you can view your content as it is configured and modified. This area dynamically refreshes as any changes are made. In a data flow, this is the Data sheet. In a chart or page, this is the canvas.
  4. A set of customization options to modify your content. These are available in different panels and tabs in the WebFOCUS Designer interface. Customization options change depending on the types of content that you are creating or modifying.
  5. A filter toolbar that provides options to limit the data being displayed. Filtering capabilities are available for charts and pages.
  6. A set of universal tools for file management and run-time behavior. These are available on the WebFOCUS Designer toolbar.

The following images show the locations of the six areas listed above when creating a data flow, chart, and page, respectively.

Creating a Data Flow

Creating a Chart

Creating a Page

Note: When creating a workbook, the interface that displays corresponds to the component you are currently editing.