Opening PhixFlow

Open a web browser on a client machine and navigate to:

http://<server name or ip address>:<port number>/phixflow/start.html

E.g.

http://server1:8081/phixflow/start.html

Old GUI

To open the old GUI, in a browser use the following address:

http://<server name or ip address>:<port number>/phixflow

E.g.

http://server1:8081/phixflow

Troubleshooting

If you experience any problems, confirm that Tomcat is running by navigating to:

http://<server name or ip address>:<port number>

E.g.

http://server1:8081

You should see the Tomcat administration page.

Starting an application

You can start an application directly with the URL. See applications for details of how to create applications. It is also possible to navigate to different applications within PhixFlow.

If your base URL is

http://server1:8081/phixflow/start.html

and the application name is Operations, then the following URL will take you directly to the Operations application:

http://server1:8081/phixflow/start.html?application=Operations

Old GUI

If your base URL is

http://server1:8081/phixflow

and the application name is Operations, then the following URL will take you directly to the Operations application:

http://server1:8081/phixflow?application=Operation

Importing the PhixFlow Templates Package and PhixFlow Formats Package

Set the Temporary File Location

Go to the System Configuration and in the System Directories section set a path to the Temporary File Location.

Import new Templates package

Go to the Administration Menu → Import Configuration. 

Select the new Templates file from {phixflow_release_folder}/install/phixflow_templates.xml. The system will import new templates set (Styles, Layout Templates, Palettes).

To update the default System Palette, go to the System Configuration and update the Default Component Palette field to point one of the just imported Palettes.

Import new Formats package

Go to the Administration Menu → Import Configuration. 

Select the new Formats file from {phixflow_release_folder}/install/phixflow_formats. The system will import new Date and Number Formats (as well as the US Locale).

To update the default Date and Date Time Formats, go to the System Configuration and update the Default Date Format and Default Date/Time Format fields to point one of the just imported Formats.