Creating applications

You typically create an OnDemand application for each type of report or source of data that you plan to store in OnDemand. When you create an application, you specify attributes of the application. The attributes include:

• The data type of the report as it is stored in OnDemand (for example, AFP). The data type determines the viewing program used to display pages of the report.
• The program used to index the report. If you use one of the indexing programs provided with OnDemand, the OnDemand application typically includes the parameters that the indexing program uses to process the report and generate the index data.
• Logical views of report data. Logical views provide different ways to view pages of a line data report.

You can create an application by using the Report Wizard or by using the Add an Application command. You can create indexing information by entering parameters and values directly into the application, specifying the name of a parameter file that contains the information, or using the Graphical Indexer to generate indexing information. You can create logical views by entering values directly into the application or using the sample data window to generate the logical view information.