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General Information

Why jVantage? 
Functional information about jVantage.
FAQ 
Frequently Asked Questions.
Release History 
Dates and general characteristics of past jVantage releases.

Installation

GlassFish Installation Guide 
Installing jVantage on the GlassFish application server using the bundled Derby database.
JBoss Installation Guide 
Installing jVantage on the JBoss application server and MySQL database.
WebSphere Installation Guide 
Installing jVantage on the WebSphere application server.
First Steps 
Post-installation steps.
Installation Trouble Shooting 
Tips and solutions for solving installation problems.

Quick Start Guides

The quick start guides are in progress. Check back from time to time to see new information as it is added.

Creating an online project management application 
Step-by-step instructions for creating an online project management application. In this tutorial you will build the demo application that comes as part of the jVantage download. A high-level overview of the application can also be viewed as a multi-media presentation from the jVantage home page, however the multi-media presentation skips over many of the details that are covered here.
  1. Cteating an Application and Entity
  2. Adding Entity Attributes
  3. Adding Custom Entity Attributes
Custom Code 
How to integrate with existing applications and/or write custom code (including form validators) for your jVantage applications.
Custom Code - NetBeans Tutorial 
Provides step-by-step instructions for incorporating custom code into your jVantage applications using the NetBeans IDE.

Reference

Menus 
Understanding the default menus generated within jVantage applications.
Root Context 
The top-level page of the development environment.
Data Sources 
Understanding datasources in Java EE (J2EE) applications.
Performance Measures 
Understanding the performance numbers.
Access Control 
Leveraging access control to limit data and functional access withing applications.
Logging 
Explanation of built-in logging features.
Session Viewer 
Understanding and leveraging the built-in session viewer.
Data Dictionary 
About the data dictionary.
Database Metadata 
Viewing database metadata and setting up unique indices.
Form Input Behaviors 
Controlling forms by generating rules that control field and form behavior.
Form Validation 
About form validation.
SnapIns 
Accessing custom programming code from within a jVantage application.
Creating Help Templates 
Controlling application Look and Feel.

How To

How To: Creating an Application 
Creating an application.
How To: Controlling Hyperlinks in List Layouts 
Explains how to suppress hyperlinks for a given column in a list layout, or shift a hyperlinked column to the right.
How To: Defining Many to Many Relationships 
Explains the special steps needed to define Many to Many relationships.
How To: Generate JPA JavaBeans 
Explains how to automatically generate a JAR that contains all the artifacts needed to communicate with your application database using TopLink or Hibernate.
How To: Using Variable Substitution 
How to leverage variables from within your jVantage applications.
How To: Utilizing Mouse-Over Help 
Using mouse-over help in your applications
How To: Utilizing Search Capabilities 
How to leverage application search capabilities.
How To: Promoting a jVantage Application to Production 
How to move an application developed with jVantage to another environment such as from development to staging, or to production.
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