End user interface
Settings in the End user interface section affect how an external application will look in a CLC Workbench client.
Figure 12.8: End user interface settings alter how the external application appears in a CLC Workbench client.
The settings, shown in figure 12.8, are:
- Parameters per wizard step: The number of parameters to present in a given wizard step when the application is launched from the CLC Workbench Toolbox. The default value is 4. With this value, up to 4 parameters will appear on each wizard page that the user steps through when launching the job.
- Toolbox subfolder name: The name of a subfolder under the CLC Workbench Toolbox | External Applications folder, where the external application should be listed. If a subfolder of the specified name does not already exist, it will be created. When this field is empty, the application will be listed directly under Toolbox | External Applications.
Subfolder organization is also reflected in the External application tab of the web adminstrative interface, with the configurations grouped according to the subfolder information. Configurations without a subfolder specified are placed in the Default folder area. Configurations in draft status are always placed in the Drafts area, no matter what the subfolder designation is.
Additional notes:
- The text entered is case sensitive; "foldername" and "Foldername" refers to 2 different subfolders.
- The creation of subfolders of subfolders is not supported. If you enter text like "myfolder/subfolder", a single folder of exactly that name would be listed under Toolbox | External Applications in the Workbench.
- Dragging external application configurations between Installation locations under the External applications tab has the effect of updating the subfolder configuration. The new location in the CLC Workbench Toolbox will be seen by CLC Workbench users when they next log into the CLC Server.
Other configuration aspects that affect end user experience
Some information relating to parameters specified with {curly brackets} is presented to the end user when the tool is launched:
- Under the External command tab, the external application name is the name displayed to end users.
- Under the External command tab, the name entered for parameter values between {curly brackets} is used as a parameter label in a CLC Workbench wizard and as a parameter name in the CLC Server Command Line Tools.
- Where a default value is specified, that value is generally displayed via the CLC Workbench wizard and in the CLC Server Command Line Tools' help for the external application.
- The parameters listed in exporter configuration windows are all those available for the exporter. By default, these are all locked, and thus are not shown to end users when the external application is launched. Unlocking some of these can sometimes make sense, but unlocking all of them can result in a confusing, and sometimes conflicting, set of options for end users.