DataSpider Servista Help

Version: 4.0
Date last modified: 2016/2/24

Introduction
Conventions used in this help document
Admonition conventions
Environment
Launching Help
Table of contents
Searching
Help Toolbar
Specification Limits

Introduction

This HELP page provides you with an introduction and overview of DataSpider Servista.
Browse topics in the left frame and click on a topic to have it displayed in this frame. The Back and Forward buttons can be used to navigate within the history of viewed topics.
The help includes the "Browser Help" which is referred to on web browser and the "Studio Help" which is referred to on DataSpider Studio. Both helps have the same contents.

Conventions used in this help document

It is the description about notation used in this help document.

Menu items, tabs, property names and values, and buttons found on GUI interface are shown enclosed in [].
Whereas "" is used for the names of other features, titles of screens, and elements without names to distinguish from the former.

$DATASPIDER_HOME points to the DataSpider Servista installation directory.
When using Windows, it defaults to 'C:\Program Files\DataSpiderServista', and when using UNIX/Linux it defaults to '<HOME>/DataSpiderServista'

'x86 version' means 32bit OS.
'x64 version' means 64bit OS of 64bit CPU (Intel 64/AMD64).

The support policy about service packs of each supported platform in this help depends on an OS platform in which DataSpiderServer is running.

Text enclosed in < and > are replaceable and is meant to be replaced with data provided by the user.
Example: $DATASPIDER_HOME/server/logs/<date_time>

Text in bold represents names used in schemas.
Example:The root element has name attribute

URL on the website written in this help is the one as of November, 2015. URL might change without a previous notice.

The term"Studio"and"DataSpider Studio"are used interchangeably. Likewise, "Studio for Web"and"DataSpider Studio for Web"points to the same thing.

Admonition conventions

Additionally, the help document uses different symbols to draw your attention to pieces of information.

Symbol	Description
	Indicates an administrative feature.
	Indicates that there are hints about operations or configurations.
	Indicates that there are warnings about operations or configurations.
	Indicates that there are detailed descriptions in other resources.
	Indicates the information provided is peculiar to DataSpider Studio
	Indicates the information provided is peculiar to DataSpider Studio for Web

Environment

Supported Platform and Supported Web Browser of Browser Help

Refer to here for more information about Supported Platform and Supported Web Browser.

Supported Platform of Studio Help

Complies with the operating environment of DataSpider Studio.

Launching Help

It is the procedure to launch DataSpider Servista Help.

Browse Help

Tool		Methods	Remarks
Web Browser	Windows	From the Windows "Start" menu, select [All Programs]-[DataSpider Servista <version> <package>]-[Help] Or by accessing the URL as follows. http://<IP address of DataSpiderServer host>:<port number designated to DataSpiderServer>/dataspider/doc/help/index.html	DataSpiderServer needs to be started.
Web Browser	UNIX/Linux	Open the following URL in the browser. http://<IP address of DataSpiderServer host>:<port number designated to DataSpiderServer>/dataspider/doc/help/index.html	DataSpiderServer needs to be started.

Studio Help

Tool		Methods	Remarks
DataSpider Studio		Select [Help] in the Start menu By clicking help icon Select [Help] in Designer menu. By pressing F1 key in Designer view.

This help is structured as follows.

The concept of the DataSpider Servista	Overview of Data Spider Servista
Service Guide	Explains the basic concept of service and information needed for its development and deployment. It is recommended to read through it once before you begin the development of service.
Operational Tool	Explains all of the features that comprises what is defined as a service which includes Trigger, ScriptRunner, and CLI Console.
Development Tool	Explains developing environment such as Studio and Designer.
Architecture	Gives details regarding DataSpider Servista architecture.
Adapter	Gives details regarding each adapter component.
Mapper	Gives details regarding Mapper editor and Mapper logics.

Searching

DataSpider Servista help enables you to search the full text in the help documents.

Browse Help

Enter a search query in the [Search] field found at the left top of the tree and hit the [Search] button..

Studio Help

Enter a search query in the [Search] field found within [Search] tab found at the left top of the tree.

Help Toolbar

Available only in Studio help.

Toolbar provides the following features.

Icon	Name	Description	Remarks
	Previous Page	Navigate the history of the viewed page backwards.
	Next Page	Navigate the history of the viewed page forwards.
	Print	Prints the page of the document displayed.
	Print all pages of folder	Prints all document in the selected category folder recursively.
	Page Setup	Launches the page setup dialog
	Always On Top	Select whether to show the help on top. Toggled on: Show the help on top. Toggled off:(Default) Show a selected tool on top.
	Synchronize help content	Select whether to keep the navigation tree synchronized to the currently selected operation in the Designer. Toggled on:(Default) Keeps the navigation tree synchronized to the currently selected operation in the Designer. Toggled off: The synchronization is disabled.(Not synchronizing with the designer.)

Specification Limits

In the Full Text Search function, depending on the string you entered in the [Search] field, below cases may happen. If so, please try entering different strings and search again.
- Search results are not highlighted correctly
- The cursor remains as a sandglass icon and results are not shown