Testing schema modifications in HCL Compass Web

This topic provides guidelines for testing changes to your forms with the HCL Compass Web client Web client.

The appearance of the forms that you create in the Designer might change when viewed in different HCL Compass clients. However, the same information is available to all clients.

When you design a form, testing must include viewing the form in the HCL Compass Web interface. To forms in HCL Compass Web, you can do one of the following things:
  • Deploy the forms to a test database that can access the HCL Compass Web application.
  • Use the HCL Compass Web client Designer to create a test configuration for the web. This will pass the appropriate REST API URL to a Web browser and give you access to the test database. Or, you can manually construct your own REST API URL to access the test database: http://<host>/cqweb/#/<connection_name>/<logical_testdb_name>.

It is good practice to create a separate test database for testing schema modifications in HCL Compass Web. By default, nonproduction databases do not appear in the database list on the HCL Compass Web logon screen. The Web address for accessing test databases must include the parameter test=1. For example: http://myhost/cqweb/login?test=1

When you log on to HCL Compass Web to access a test database, a database field replaces the database list. Enter the test database name in this field.