To start working, start Foresight Analytics Platform:
In the web application open supported internet browser and in the connection string specify web application URL
In the desktop application:
Select the Windows start menu command: Foresight Analytics Platform 10.4 > Foresight Analytics Platform 10.4.
Enter a command in the command line.
NOTE. Startup and work with Foresight Analytics Platform requires only user permissions.
Startup and work with Foresight Analytics Platform in the isolated environment is available even if there is no Internet connection.
As a result, on a successful connection to server, the login dialog box opens:
Appearance of the login dialog box depends on the authentication method select in the repository settings. The Setting button is hidden by default in the web application that is used to create a list of repositories settings. To display the button, see the Hiding the Settings Button in Login Dialog Box section. One can also change other interface elements in the login dialog box.
NOTE. Correct start of Foresight Analytics Platform desktop application or its particular units from the server requires to have prerequisites on the workstation. Network resource can be started only in Reg-free platform versions.
Change interface language of Foresight Analytics Platform if required.
In the web application the set of available languages is set up in the config.json file in the locales field and is displayed during registration.
In the desktop application, the interface language can be changed using the Parameters dialog box or the Language Parameters application.
Select the repository from the Repository drop-down list. If there is no required repository in the list, click the Settings button. After this the repository setup wizard in the web application or the Parameters dialog box in the desktop application. Determine connection settings for the required repository.
NOTE. If required, in the desktop application one can hide the Settings button. For details see the Hiding the Settings Button in Login Dialog Box section.
In the web application, the list of available repositories is created depending on the settings of BI server. Path to BI server is set in the PP.xml file in the <service> or <proxy> section. By default the connection is performed to the specified repository in the PP.xml file in the <metabase>.
For details about BI server settings to create a list of available repositories in Windows OS and Linux OS, see the Setting Up List of Repositories,Configuration and Setup sections.
Enter user name and password into the appropriate boxes. When integrated domain authentication is used, the User Name and the Password boxes will be hidden. When domain authentication is used, the User Name box will be replaced with the Domain User Name box to specify domain and user name in the format: Domain\name or name@domain.
Click the Log In button in the web application or the OK button in the desktop application.
NOTE. In the web application and in the designer of business applications one can authorize by means of the service supporting the OAuth 2.0 or OpenID Connect protocol. To set up login via external services, see the Setting Up Authentication via External Services section.
After the registration is complete, the object navigator opens in the web application or the login dialog box in the desktop application:
In the login dialog box select the required tool or open one of the recently opened documents:
To open the document, click on the its name.
To open the tool, go to the tab corresponding to the tool and double-click on the tool name.
After executing one of the operations, the interface of the selected Foresight Analytics Platform tool or the object navigator opens.
NOTE. The welcome screen shows icons of the tools, for which there are features.
Features of displaying welcome screen in the desktop application
If problems occur, study the Solving Possible Problems in Foresight Analytics Platform section.
See also:
Web Application and Desktop Application
