The Ant-based buildomatic scripts contain support files for setting up and configuring a number of databases and application servers. This section describes the locations of some of these files and how to change their content.

Regenerating Buildomatic Settings

Whenever you change your default_master.properties file and re-run the js-install scripts (or any other buildomatic target), your generated configuration settings are automatically updated. The generated settings are in this location:

<js-install>/buildomatic/build_conf/default

The settings are regenerated automatically based on the updated timestamp on the properties file.

If you want to explicitly regenerate your configuration, run the following buildomatic targets:

cd <js-install>/buildomatic

js-ant clean-config

js-ant gen-config

The first target clears the configuration template files in buildomatic/build_conf/default directory. The second re-builds the configuration settings.

Locating Buildomatic-Generated Property Files

After you set your database and application server property values, initiate buildomatic to automatically generate the database and application server configuration files needed to prepare for a JasperReports Server installation.

The generated property files are in this location:

<js-install>/buildomatic/build_conf/default

Some of the key configuration files are:

js.jdbc.properties

js.quartz.properties

js-jboss-ds.xml

maven_settings.xml - (used for source code build)

Included in the /webapp directory are configuration files, such as:

META-INF/context.xml

WEB-INF/hibernate.properties

WEB-INF/js.quartz.properties

These auto-generated files are removed if you run the buildomatic target: clean-config. You can then regenerate the files by running the target: gen-config. (Also, after running clean-config, any subsequent target will regenerate the configuration files.)

Buildomatic Location for JasperReports Server WAR File

Buildomatic takes the JasperReports Server WAR file from the root of the <js-install> directory:

<js-install>/jasperserver.war

When you run the deploy-webapp-ce target, buildomatic unpacks the war archive into your application server and copies the needed database configuration files to their appropriate locations. For instance, in the case of Tomcat:

Unpacked and copied to <tomcat>/webapps/jasperserver/*

Copied to <tomcat>/webapps/jasperserver/META-INF/context.xml

Copied to <tomcat>/webapps/jasperserver/WEB-INF/hibernate.properties

Copied to <tomcat>/webapps/jasperserver/WEB-INF/js.quartz.properties

Copied to <tomcat>/lib

Buildomatic Location for SQL Scripts

Buildomatic comes with SQL scripts and other utilities that support a number of databases. These files are in:

<js-install>/buildomatic/install_resources/sql/

For example, some key files are (same pattern for additional databases):

<js-install>/buildomatic/install_resources/sql/postgresql/js-create.ddl

<js-install>/buildomatic/install_resources/sql/postgresql/quartz.ddl

<js-install>/buildomatic/install_resources/sql/postgresql/upgrade-postgresql-6.0.0-6.1.0-ce.sql

<js-install>/buildomatic/install_resources/sql/postgresql/js-drop.ddl

<js-install>/buildomatic/install_resources/sql/postgresql/drop-quartz.ddl

Buildomatic Location for Database Creation Scripts

For most databases the buildomatic scripts can create the metadata repository database used by JasperReports Server. This is the database that stores data defining users, roles, data sources, reports, OLAP views, domains, and other data. This database is normally named jasperserver.

Buildomatic Location for Sample Data Catalog ZIP Files

Buildomatic includes export files that hold the JasperReports Server sample data (with examples of new features). This sample data is loaded when you run the buildomatic target import-sample-data-ce, for instance. These export files along with other important export files are located here:

<js-install>/buildomatic/install_resources/export/

Here are some key files:

js-catalog-<db_name>-minimal-ce.zip

js-catalog-<db_name>-ce.zip

Hibernate Properties Settings

Within the jasperserver WAR file the hibernate.properties file is found at the following location:

<appserver-path>/jasperserver/WEB-INF/hibernate.properties

The buildomatic scripts automatically create this configuration file. When you run the buildomatic target deploy-webapp-ce this file is copied to JasperReports Server in your application server.

Hibernate property values are:

Database Connection Configuration Files

Tomcat

When you've set up the buildomatic configuration for your database, the Tomcat context.xml will be automatically created with the appropriate settings for JasperReports Server.

When you run the buildomatic target deploy-webapp-ce, the context.xml will be automatically copied into the jasperserver WAR set of files.

You can view the automatically generated context.xml at the following location:

<js-install>/buildomatic/build_conf/default/webapp/META-INF/context.xml

Older versions of Tomcat will create a copy of the context.xml file with a changed name that will be read instead of the one found in the jasperserver war file. This can be confusing for Tomcat users who try to change their database settings. If you change your settings, delete the file in this location:

<tomcat>/conf/Catalina/localhost/jasperserver.xml

JBoss

When you've set up the buildomatic configuration for your database, the JBoss data source definition file will be automatically created with the appropriate settings for JasperReports Server.

When you run the buildomatic target deploy-webapp-ce, the js-jboss-ds.xml will be automatically copied into the JBoss instance.

You can view the automatically generated js-jboss-ds.xml at the following location:

<js-install>/buildomatic/build_conf/default/js-jboss-ds.xml

When JasperReports Server is running under JBoss, a couple of INFO log messages and an XML/A connection error may occur depending on the version of JBoss you're running.

For more information, refer to troubleshooting section JBoss Modifications.