Category: Help
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Server Memory Management
The Java application server (cwas.exe) which runs in the background has a default memory allocation of 1024 MB.
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Update admin console password
Each Canvas application has its own admin console. You can access the admin console via the following URL:
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Parameters in the instances.json file
To link a Canvas application to a TM1 instance, you will have to update the instances.json file. Each Canvas application has its own WEB-INFinstances.json file. For the samples application, the instances.json file is located in the following folder C:CWASwebappssamplesWEB-INF:
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How to add Canvas extensions to Visual Studio Code
You can use any text editors to update a HTML page but we recommend to use Visual Studio Code. We have created two Visual Studio extensions which will help you to use Canvas:
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Setting up SSO with CAM and Canvas
This document will guide you to configure Single Sign On with CAM Security. Before proceeding, ensure that the user is able to go to http://<host>:<port>/ibmcognos using his/her PC, without being prompt for a username and password. Note also this only works with Internet Explorer and Chrome due to security configuration.
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Enabling TM1 Web Integration with Canvas
This article list down the configurations that you need to do first, before you can view your TM1 Web sheets and/or Cube Views within Canvas:
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Disable Cache
By default your web browser will keep the cache. If you make a change in your html code, it might not appear in your browser.
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Define Cubewise Application Server port number
Canvas uses a Tomcat server called Cubewise Software Application Server, the port number is defined in the C:CWASconfserver.xml file:
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How to add Javascript support to your Canvas page
Feeling a little more adventurous? Things can potentially be simpler if handled via Javascript. But how do you add that to your Canvas page? Here is how:
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Define multiple TM1 instances
In Canvas, TM1 instance settings are defined in the C:CWASwebapps<application name>WEB-INFinstances.json. You can define as many TM1 instance you want per Canvas application.