Visual KPI Website and Virtual Directory Structure
This page will help you understand the folder/directory structure of a Visual KPI installation.
By default, Visual KPI is installed under the main Transpara website, but you can install it into any existing website.
Virtual directories
A new Visual KPI Server installation will add three virtual directories:
- VisualKPI: The main website virtual directory.
- WebService: The virtual directory for Visual KPI Designer.
- Interfaces: The primary virtual directory where all Interfaces subdirectories will be created.
The Transpara website and its related virtual directories are mapped to specific folders within the Visual KPI installation directory. By default, the installation directory for Visual KPI Servers is:
C:\Program Files\Transpara\Visual KPI
Within this directory, you will find a sub-folder for each instance of Visual KPI that's installed on your machine.
Components relationships
The table below illustrates the relationship between the Visual KPI components, the corresponding IIS components, and the application folders (using the default names).
| Visual KPI Component | ISS Component | Application Folder |
|---|---|---|
| Main website | Transpara website | …\Visual KPI\Root |
| Visual KPI website | VisualKPI virtual directory | …\Visual KPI |
| Visual KPI Designer | WebService virtual directory | …\Visual KPI\WebService |
| PI interface | PIServer virtual directory | …\Visual KPI\Interfaces \PIServer |
| ODBC interface | ODBC virtual directory | …\Visual KPI\Interfaces\ODBC |
| SQL Interface | SQLServer virtual directory | …\Visual KPI\Interfaces\SQLServer |
| SmartSignal Interface | SmartSignal virtual directory | …\Visual KPI\Interfaces\SmartSignal |
With the exception of the WebService virtual directory, the names shown here can be changed during the installation of the Visual KPI Server.