Hi, Im a new WebFocus user trying to work with developed pr...

[Gavin Sumpter]

Hi, Im a new WebFocus user trying to work with developed programs and am struggling to understand the language. Can anyone advise of a decent online training package for beginners please

[Douglas Lee 2]

Check Out: IBIs Knowledge Base Site

[Manoj Chaurasia]

Hi Gavin, welcome to myibi! What version of WebFOCUS are you on

If you havent already, take a look at our Customer Education offerings, as well as the WebFOCUS Knowledgebase:

 

https://customerenablement.ibi.com/cet.html

https://kb.informationbuilders.com/

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[Gavin Sumpter]

Thanks Douglas, this will be most helpful as we migrate over to Webfocus 8 but we are currently using version 7.6.11 and I am struggling with the code in FEX files

[Gavin Sumpter]

Thanks for your reply Melinda, we are currently using version 7.6.11 , soon migrating to version 8 but all our programs are in FEX files which regularly need manipulating and this is what I need training in if you have any advice in that area please

[Manoj Chaurasia]

Gavin, an education specialist should be in touch with you to help you out with this query!

[steve hodos]

Melinda, the link that you provided earlier is not working- is that a function of the support migration, or just a temporary blip. I went to the Tibco site, under education, and I see options for Jaspersoft and Spotfire, but not WebFOCUS. If you or anyone else knows where the course listing previously at https://education.informationbuilders.com/course-catalog/ may be found, appreciate the help. Thanks, Steve

[Sarah Buccellato]

Steve, the ibi Education website is being consolidated into the TIBCO Education website. Redirects are currently in-progress.

You can search for ibi courses in the TIBCO Course List here.

Any questions, please let us know.

[steve hodos]

Sarah, this is a good start, but if I go to the site, and filter on IBI WebFOCUS, I get a total of six classes, three of which are bundles, which I am not interested in. If I dont filter, I get ALL Tibco classes. any idea when the old class list that the earlier cited url referred to will be available I am trying to register for individual classes for my team. Thanks, Steve

[David Briars]

gavin.sumpter:

 

struggling to understand the language

 

 

Check out the TIBCO WebFOCUS Reporting Language Primer for an excellent introduction.

https://docs.tibco.com/pub/wf-wf/8207.28.0/doc/pdf/TIB_wfwf_8207.28.0_rpt_lang_primer.pdf

I always liked the code - report display - code - report display model of of the WebFOCUS manuals.

When I was learning the WebFOCUS Reporting Language a IB staff member gave me a great tip: Type in the examples from the manual, and compare your results to what the manual shows. Like any language you have to speak it as well as read it. Of course youll make mistakes, and that is good, as that is how you learn. Also, youll be curious and will change the examples around, and then get to see how your changes change the report display.

 

work with developed programs

 

No doubt the focexecs you are seeing have Dialogue Manager. Dialogue Manager is the secret sauce of the WebFOCUS language that controls the execution of your focexec. It also enables you to make your focexec dynamic; reacting to user actions, environment, state, For DM youll want to read Chapter 5 of the Developing Reporting Applications manual.

 

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Same idea, enter in the examples you see in this chapter and play around with them.

Enjoy!

[Sarah Buccellato]

Steve, I see what you mean about the filtering issue. I will let the team know.

In the meantime, to see all the currently offered ibi courses, go to the TIBCO Course List and either:

 

 

Enter ibi in the Keyword box and click Search.

 

 

Scroll through the Course Name list box. There you will see the offered ibi courses. See screenshot below for reference. Select the one you are interested in and click Search to view the course description.

 

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On the course description pages, there are options to Register Self and Register Other(s)/Group.

If you still encounter issues with the site or registration, or have questions, please reach out to ibi-registrar@tibco.com for further assistance.