PAS for OpenEdge can be installed as either a server for developing and testing web applications or as a production server for application deployment. PAS for OpenEdge has two products with different licensing:
  • A development mode product: Progress Development Application Server for OpenEdge (Progress Dev AS for OE in the licensing) — configured as a web server for developing and testing OpenEdge applications.
  • A production mode product: Progress Production Application Server for OpenEdge (Progress Prod AS for OE in the licensing) — configured as a secure web server for OpenEdge application deployment.
The development mode product comes with OpenEdge, while the production mode product requires an additional license.

A production instance of PAS for OpenEdge is not meant to “just work” out of the box. It enforces the current security best practices followed by many other current web-based products. You must make a number of configuration changes before you can run and deploy your applications to a production instance.

Progress recommends staging your instance using a production license. The staging environment is a test sandbox that replicates the production servers and environment.