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There are two important terms that can be easily mixed up: Workspace and Server Connection. Both terms are widely used in this manual.
A Workspace is just a special directory on the AggreGate Client installation that stores the data used by a single AggreGate Client user. Note that this is the AggreGate Client user - a person who actually uses this specific installation of AggreGate Client to control one or more LinkServers. It is not the same as user account on the LinkServer. Even though every AggreGate Client user usually has an LinkServer user account, it's important to keep the distinction. A AggreGate Client user may have more than one LinkServer user account, and theoretically, you could also have someone run the AggreGate Client without having any valid LinkServer user account to work with (to test it, etc). The AggreGate Client itself would still work (you couldn't do much with it, but it would work...).
A Workspace:
| • | Contains definitions of zero or more server connections, |
| • | Contains a window layout, |
| • | Is stored in several files in the AggreGate Client installation folder, |
| • | Is encrypted (the workspace password unlocks it), |
| • | Is never transferred to the server completely or partially. |
A server connection:
| • | Is stored within the workspace (securely encrypted), |
| • | Includes server address, port, name of user account on the server and password to this account, |
| • | Is just a local configuration definition - AggreGate Client will attempt to connect to the LinkServer installation using these credentials. If they're correct (i.e, the server is where it's supposed to be, and an account which matches the credentials), it will work. |
Workspaces
Workspaces are stored in the /workspaces folder of the AggreGate Client directory, i.e. /workspaces/test/*.* contains all files of the “test” workspace. Workspaces can be transferred between the AggreGate Client installations, but workspaces saved in older AggreGate Client versions may not load correctly on newer versions.
Each workspace includes two files: layout and workspace.dat. The first file contains the layout of the GUI windows - their position, size, docked/floating status etc. If the layout file is removed, the window layout is reset to the default (same as choosing “reset layout” from View menu).
Workspace.dat contains encrypted server access parameters, such as server IP, port, username and password.
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