The developer console provides a user-friendly interface for doing basic NetCharts Server development. This is a lightweight Developers tool, reserved for quick testing, emergency production corrections, or other server side maintenance. NetCharts Designer is the preferred tool for creating application projects afor use in NetCharts Server.

Using NetCharts Server Developer’s console requires extensive knowledge of CDL, where NetCharts Designer insulates the Developer from most such details. In addition, knowledge of .JSP is required with assembling dashboard pages using NetCharts Server Developers Console. NetCharts Designer not only generates the page for the user, but can just as easily create ASP, ASP.Net, and Cold Fusion pages from the same page layout.

This section describes some of the common panels in the Developers Console. We recommend performing the tutorials in the following chapters for a better understanding of the specific page functions.

Viewing the Developer Console

The URL for the developer console is

http://yourserver:8001/Developer/index.jsp

On Windows machines, the developer console is available on the Start menu, or from links on the NetCharts Server Home Page or Administrator Console. The Developers Console is made up of three areas, the Control Panel on the left side, the Navigation Panel at the top, and the Workspace Panel.
 
Developer Home Page – The Project List
 
The developer home page displays the project list. This list contains an edit and delete link for each project, as well as the last modified date and security status.
 

 
Project Contents Page
 
Selecting the edit icon for a project will display the Project Contents List. The project contents list represents all the files and directories in a given project. Files may be uploaded to the project or can be created using the New button.
 

 

 
Page Editor
 
From the Project Contents window, if the user selects the Edit icon next to an editable file, the page editor will be shown.
 

 

Test Window

 
Test windows provide the ability to test the project file as it is developed.