You must create and deploy a package containing the
cobranding.config XML file, the images, and the custom header HTM file to be used in the cobranded version of
Spotfire.
Prerequisites
You must have the following in a local folder:
An edited
cobranding.config file.
All the images you plan to include.
If you plan to use a custom header, a custom header
.htm file.
For cobranding to work on a Linux system, cabextract must be installed.
Note: You must use the
Spotfire® Package Builder to create the cobranding package.
Procedure
Download and unpack the latest version of the "TIBCO Spotfire Developer Software" from the
TIBCO eDelivery site. The software is listed under "Components found" in the search results.
Start
Spotfire Package Builder.
Click
Manage, and in the Manage Configurations dialog click
Add.
Enter a name for the configuration, and then click
OK twice.
In the main
Package Builder dialog, click
File > Add TIBCO Spotfire Distribution, and then browse to and select the Spotfire
Modules folder. By default, this folder is located here:
C:\Program Files (x86)\TIBCO\Spotfire\<version number>. Click
Select Folder.
In the main
Package Builder dialog, expand
TIBCO Spotfire Distribution and select the check box of the imported client version.
Click
Add, leave the selected option
From folder, clear the
Source code folder check box, and then browse to and select the folder that contains all your cobranding project files.
Click
Select Folder and then click
Next.
On the next page, select
Create a module.xml file and click
Next. (If the file already exists, click
Yes in the "File exists" message.)
On the next page, select both the
cobranding.config check box and the words "cobranding.config" and then, under
Public resource name, enter the text
cobranding.config.
Select all the files to include in the package, including the
cobranding.config file, and click
Next.
In the next dialog, give the project a name.
Under
Intended client, select one of the following and then click
Finish:
TIBCO Spotfire Installed Client to cobrand just
Spotfire Analyst.
TIBCO Spotfire Web Client to cobrand
Spotfire Web Player.
TIBCO Spotfire Any Client
In the main
Package Builder dialog, select the new project and then click
File > Build package file.
In the
Save Package dialog, select a location for the package file and click
Save.
Click
Validate and Save.
Deploy the cobranding package to
Spotfire Server; for instructions, see "Adding software packages to a deployment area" in the
Spotfire Server help.
Important: The cobranding package must be deployed on the default deployment area.
What to do next
Restart the
Spotfire Server service.
If updates are not applied automatically to the default deployment area, make sure that end users accept the update when connecting to the server.
If you are adding a custom header to the web client, you must update the Web Player services on each node of the collective; for instructions, see "Updating services" in the
Spotfire Server help.