Component Browser
This option displays the Escenic component browser. The component browser is a web application that you can use to:
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View current configuration parameter settings of the Content Engine, its associated web applications and publications.
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Find out where the current configuration parameter settings come from (that is, which particular configuration files they are set in).
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Temporarily modify configuration parameter settings.
Content Engine components are uniquely identified by fully
qualified names consisting of a path and a name. The Content Engine's article
list cache component, for example, has the following fully qualified
name: /neo/io/content/cache/ArticleListCache
. The
components, in other words, are effectively organized in a tree
structure. The component browser lets you navigate this tree structure
and view the properties of Content Engine
components.
To view the properties of the
ArticleListCache
component, for example, you would
need to click on Component browser >
neo > io >
content > cache >
ArticleListCache. A page of information about the
ArticleListCache
component is then displayed. It is
divided into three sections: Properties,
Methods and Service
Information.