The AppServers tab in the Service Parameter Maintenance window displays the following fields under the Partition list box. The AppBuilder uses the Host (-H), Service (-S), Application Service, and AppServer URL fields with the server handle CONNECT( ) method to establish an AppServer connection for this partition as follows:

  • If you specify any one of Host (-H), Service (-S), or Application Service and leave AppServer URL blank, the AppBuilder uses the first three parameters that you specify (or the defaults).
  • If you specify AppServer URL and leave all of Host (-H), Service (-S), and Application Service blank, the AppBuilder uses AppServer URL.
  • If you specify all four of Host (-H), Service (-S), Application Service, and AppServer URL, the AppBuilder uses the first three fields for a standard ABL client and uses AppServer URL for a WebClient.

Partition

(Required) Enter a name that identifies this AppServer partition to the AppBuilder. The name must be unique for all application partitions defined in the AppBuilder.

Host (-H)

Enter the host name or IP address of the NameServer that provides the AppServer connection (localhost, by default).

Service (-S)

Enter the UDP service name or port number of the NameServer that provides the AppServer connection. (5162, by default).

SSL enabled

Select this option to specify a Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) connection to an AppServer.

Session reuse disabled

Select this option when you do not want to reuse an SSL session ID to reconnect to the same SSL-enabled AppServer.

Host verification disabled

Select this option to turn off host verification for a SSL connection to an AppServer.

Application Service

Enter the name of a valid AppServer Application Service supported by the NameServer. The NameServer chooses an AppServer that supports this Application Service for the partition connection (the default Application Service, by default).

AppServer URL

Enter a URL used to connect the AppServer. This must be a complete URL for the HTTP, HTTPS, or AppServer protocol as specified for the URL connection parameter (-URL) of the ABL CONNECT( ) method.

Configuration
  • Choose Remote to connect to an AppServer using the connection information specified for this partition.
  • Choose Local to ignore the connection information and run all procedures in the partition locally.

Prompt for userid and password

Check this box to have the procedure that opens a connection to this partition prompt for a username and password. These values are passed to the CONNECT( ) method as the second and third parameters, respectively.

AppServer Information String

This is any other application-specific information that you might need to pass to the CONNECT( ) method as the fourth parameter.