View Processing

Web Central views (AXVW) are pre-compiled. Views are transparently converted into Java servlet classes by the container (Tomcat or any JEE / J2EE-compatible application server), and it is the servlet class that will be run. Compiled views use Archibus-specific custom tags that replicate AXVW semantics and, to a large extent, syntax. Here is an example of a basic compiled view:

<%@ taglib prefix="ab" uri="https://www.archibus.com/ab-system" %>
<%@ page contentType="text/html" %>
<ab:view>
       <ab:dataSource>
           <ab:table name="project" role="main"/>
           <ab:field table="project" name="project_id"/>
           <ab:field table="project" name="status"/>
           <ab:field table="project" name="date_start"/>
           <ab:field table="project" name="date_end"/>
       </ab:dataSource>
       <ab:panel type="grid" id="projects">
           <ab:title>Projects</ab:title>
       </ab:panel>
</ab:view>

If the view file is changed, during the next view HTTP request,the compiler will detect the change and re-compile the JSP page. This means that you can develop views in AXVW format, and do not need to use the JSP format. The compiled JSP pages are saved into the schema-compiled folder.