WorkshopDayTwo > Webapp Configuration

This page lists the various files needed to correctly configure an InterMine web application.

• Properties file
  • Example: ~/.intermine/malariamine.properties
  • Sets the databases the web application will access
  • Sets the following parameters:
    • URL of the web application
    • project title and subtitle
    • version (appears next to the logo in the header of the website)
    • super user account
    • email recipient of feedback form

• ClassKeys
  • Example: malariamine/dbmodel/resources/class_keys.properties
  • Specifies keys for classes in the data model
  • Fields specified in this file will be links in the results table in the webapp
  • Only objects with key fields defined can be saved in lists

• ObjectStoreSummaryProperties
  • Example: malariamine/dbmodel/resources/objectstoresummary.config.properties
  • Configure fields to appear as a dropdown in forms and inclusion in autocompletion index
  • The database is summarised in a post-processes called summarise-objectstore and create-autocomplete-index. If you update this file, re-run the post-processes and re-release your webapp.

• WebProperties
  • Example: malariamine/webapp/resources/web.properties
  • Configures some functionality in the webapp:
    • links to external sites
    • list upload example
    • quick search examples

• WebConfigModel
  • Example: malariamine/webapp/resources/webapp/WEB-INF/webconfig-model.xml
  • This file configures the following:
    • Which fields are displayed on the results tables, inline collections, and in the QueryBuilder
    • Custom data displayers
    • Exporters
    • Widgets

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