Contacting Tetranet

Tetranet's Email Addresses:

•	Support or feature suggestions: support@tetranetsoftware.com

•	Sales: sales@tetranetsoftware.com

•	Marketing: marketing@tetranetsoftware.com

•	Mailing list for future upgrades and releases: upgrades@tetranetsoftware.com

•	General Information: info@tetranetsoftware.com

Tetranet's Telephone and Fax:

•	Phone: 1-613-599-3888

•	Fax: 1-613-599-3826

Website:

•	Main Page: http://www.tetranetsoftware.com

•	Wisebot Information: http://www.tetranetsoftware.com/wisebot.htm

•	Support: http://www.tetranetsoftware.com/support.htm


Purchasing Wisebot

Once your 30 trial has expired you must purchase Wisebot to continue using it.  Wisebot can be purchased directly from Tetranet or through an authorized reseller. For the latest pricing and payment information:

•	Call: 1-888-245-5550 or 1-613-599-3888

•	See the Web site at: http://tetranetsoftware.com/

Wisebot can be purchased in two versions:

1) Wisebot:

•	Only scans up to 500 pages.

•	Can only scan one site at a time.

2) Wisebot Pro

Contains all the features of Wisebot Standard plus:

•	Can scan sites up unlimited size.

•	Allows you to scan multiple sites and integrate the results.

•	Better performance for scanning large sites by allowing you to store the site data in SQL Server, Oracle and other high end databases.

For more information, send email to sales@tetranetsoftware.com


Registration Notice

You must fill out the on-line registration form if you want to qualify for free upgrades and notifications.

To register:

•	Press the YES button when asked if you would like to register. Wisebot will then open the registration page (http://tetranetsoftware.com/register.htm) into your default browser.

To turn off the registration notice:

•	Check the box that reads "don't warn me about this again" and press the No button. Note that Wisebot will not automatically turn this notice off for you, even if you have already registered.


What's New Warning

The What's New and Channel features will not work correctly because Wisebot could not find any new pages on your site. There are two possible reasons for this problem:

1.	There really aren't any new pages on your site. The default for what's considered "new" is anything modified in the last 30 days. You can change this setting in the options.

2.	Your Web server is not returning the last modified date code. Wisebot uses the last modified date returned by the Web server to determine what has been recently changed. Most Web servers can return the last modified date but some servers are not configured to do so. Check your server's documentation to determine how to activate this. You can test to see if it working by loading a document in the Netscape browser and choosing Document Info from the View menu. You will see the last modified date here is your server is configured to give this information.


Technical Support

Before reporting a problem, please check the on-line support site at: http://www.tetranetsoftware.com/support.htm  If the answer to your problem is not listed there, send your  support question to support@tetranetsoftware.com  Make sure to include the following information:

1.	Company or personal name.

2.	Telephone or email address where you can be reached.

3.	Detailed problem description and any error messages.

4.	Instructions for how we can replicate the problem.

5.	What version of Windows you are using.

6.	What version of Wisebot you are using (See help - about for version number).


Getting Started

Wisebot is a Web development tool that will automatically create navigational applets and push channel content for your site.

Here's a quick overview of how to get started using Wisebot:

1.	Start the run: Enter the URL for your Web site in the Address field of the toolbar. Wisebot will scan your site and create a database that will be used to create the applets.

2.	Preview: When the run is complete, Wisebot will show you a preview of the applets it has created. View the applets by selecting one of the icons on the vertical toolbar in the left side of the screen. The applet will then be displayed in a browser preview pane on the right. This is a preview of what the applet will look like when you publish it to a page on your site.

3.	Customize: Customize the applets by selecting the Edit button from the toolbar. Customize the appearance of the HTML page by selecting the HTML icon.

4.	Publish: To publish the applets to your site so that visitors can use them, press the Publish button on the toolbar.

More information:

What is Wisebot?

How Wisebot Works


What is Wisebot?

Wisebot is a Web development tool that will automatically create a Site Map, Index, What's New page and Push Channel for your site.

Key Benefits:

•	Make your site easier to Navigate

•	Help visitors locate information and knowledge on your site

•	Keep visitors informed about updates to your site

Key Features:

•	Scans your Web site and automatically generates a Site Map, Index, What's New page and Push Channel.

•	Simple to use. No programming required.

•	Dynamically updates the applets and channels when the site changes.

Descriptions of the applets Wisebot creates

Keyword index

Wisebot automatically extracts the keywords from your site's pages and publishes it in an interactive index. Your visitors can use the index to locate the relevant pages they're seeking.

Explorer style site map

Publish an interactive map for your site that will automatically update itself when your site changes.

Channel for IE4

Wisebot creates and publishes the content for a CDF compliant channel receiver such as Internet Explorer 4 or Point Cast. The channel content is automatically created and always stays current.

What's new page

Publish a What's new page that always stays current. As your site gets updated, the headlines on the page change automatically.


How Does it Work?

Wisebot is a plug in and play solution that automatically generates (and updates) a Site Map, Index, What's New page and Push Channel for your site. No programming is required. Here's how it works:

1.	Wisebot spiders through your web site and loads meta information about each page into a database on your PC.

2.	The meta data includes information such as the title, keywords and last modified date of each page.

3.	If the keywords for a page are not contained the meta data fields of your HTML document, Wisebot will automatically create them using the patent pending Extractor Technology.

4.	When the spidering process is complete, Wisebot uses the meta data to create the Navigation Assistants (Knowledge Index, Site Map, site Channel and What's new page).

5.	Wisebot then allows you to preview and edit the automatically generated navigational assistants.

6.	When you're satisfied with your edits, you can publish the assistants to your Web site for use by the site's visitors.

7.	Finally, Wisebot continuously scans the site at regular intervals for updated pages and dynamically changes the Navigational Assistants as the site changes.

See Also:

Getting Started

What is Wisebot?


Overview of the Wisebot Interface

Once you initiate a run, Wisebot will create a Report Window that displays the applets for your database.  The Wisebot interface is used to create, edit, publish and update the applets.  It is not designed as a means of using the applets.  To use the applets you must publish them to an HTML page on your site.  You can then use the applets by accessing the page in a browser. The applets will then automatically load into that page.

The Report Window is divided into two sections: 1) the vertical toolbar on the left and 2) a preview browser on the right. Select an icon on the toolbar to Preview the applet on the right side.

The Preview Browser is actually an Internet Explorer component that's built into Wisebot. It allows you to preview what the applet will look like when viewed from a Web Browser.

Note that you must have Internet Explorer installed on your PC to activate the browser feature.

See Also:

Getting Started

What is Wisebot?

How it works


System Requirements

To use Wisebot you must have the following:

•	PC Running Windows 95 or NT

•	16 MB RAM (32 MB recommended)

•	32 bit Internet connection

•	ODBC 3.5 Installed with the Access Driver

•	Internet Explorer 3.0 or greater

Special Notes:

•	Internet Explorer (IE) is required if you would like view Web pages Wisebot creates within the Internal Browsing Window.  Newer versions of Windows 95 and NT come with IE bundled, so it is likely that it is installed on your PC even if you do not use it. If you do not have IE on your PC, you can view the Web pages in your default browser by manually loading the page from the Wisebot directory.

•	Netscape Navigator 4.0 contains a security feature that will not allow you to view Java Applets from a local hard disk. You must upload these pages to a Web server and view them from the server.

•	Wisebot's Index applet only works on English Web pages.


Creating an Index, Tree, What's New Page or Channel
Creating an Index, Site map, What's New Page or Channel

After you enter the URL for your Web site into the Address field on the toolbar, Wisebot will scan your Web site and automatically create an Index Applet, a Site map Applet (Site Map), a What's New Page, and a Push Channel.  You can view each of these items by selecting one of the icons on the vertical toolbar on the left side of your screen.

For more information about how to customize or publish these items, select one of the following:

•	Index Applet

•	Site map Applet

•	What's New Page

•	Push Channel


Welcome Screen

The Welcome screen gives you quick information about how to use Wisebot. For more information  see the Getting Started section of the on-line help.

See Also

Database Window

Index Window

Site map Applet Window

What's New Window

Push Channel Window


Database Page

This window shows you statistics about the database that Wisebot has created for your site.

About the database

Once you initiate a run, Wisebot will scan your site and load meta data about the site into a database .  The database is like a "project" or "document" file.  It will be saved with the .wdb file extension. In addition to the metadata, the database stores information about your Project and all the options you have chosen. Each time the database is updated, each of applets you have created can also be updated automatically.

Database Statistics

To access the database statistics, choose the database icon from the vertical toolbar on the left. The database page displays summary statistics for your database. These statistics include:

1.	How many pages have been scanned.

2.	How many keywords are in the database

3.	When the database was last updated.

4.	How many errors were encountered while scanning your site.

Database Errors

As Wisebot scans your site it may encounter broken links, pages missing titles and other problems on your site.  The number of problems found will be reported in the database errors field of the Database Statistics page.  These problems should be fixed by scanning your site with a Web site maintenance tool like Tetranet's Linkbot. Linkbot can be downloaded from http://tetranetsoftware.com/.

Updating the Database

In this release the database must be manually updated by re-entering your URL and re-running the analysis. However, in the next beta Wisebot will allow you to update the database and applets automatically using the Wisebot scheduler .

See Also

Index Window

Site map Applet Window

What's New Window

Push Channel Window


Database Substitutes Window

The database substitution window allows you to view the list of keywords and titles that have had modifications made to them.  The first column table shows a list of all the keywords and titles in the database. The second column shows the modified keyword or title.

To make a substitution:

1.	Select a keyword or title from the table

2.	Enter a substitute for the select item in the "With" field

3.	Press the replace button

To delete an item:

1.	Select a keyword or title from the table

2.	Press the delete button

Note: You can also substitute and delete keywords and titles from within the Index or Site map Applet Editing window.

See Also:

Editing the Index Applet

Editing the Site map Applet


Database Deleted Items Window

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Index Applet Preview Window

The Index Applet will help your site's visitors locate information and knowledge.  Just like a Windows Help File Index, the Index applet makes it possible to quickly look up information by typing the first few letters of the topic your looking for.  Select one of the following topics to get more information:

•	Getting Started

•	About the Index Applet Preview Window

•	How the Index works

•	Customizing the appearance of the Index Page

•	Customizing the contents of the Index Applet

•	How to publish the Index to your Web site

•	Updating the Index at regular intervals

Getting Started

To get started using the Index Applet::

1.	Preview the Index by selecting the Index icon on the left toolbar.

2.	Edit the contents of the Index by pressing the Edit button on the toolbar.

3.	Customize the appearance of the Index Page by selecting HTML button.

4.	Publish the Index to your site by pressing the Publish button. Once on your site, your site's visitors can use this page to find specific information.

About the Index Applet Preview Window

Access the Preview page be selecting the Index icon from the vertical toolbar on the left. The Index Preview Window allows you to visualize what your applet would like when viewed inside a Web Browser.  Note that the Wisebot interface is used to create, edit, publish and update the applets.  The Wisebot interface is not designed as a means of using the applets.  To use the applets you must publish them to an HTML page on your site.  You can then use the applets by accessing the page in a browser. The applets will then automatically load into that page.

How the Index works

The Index is a Java Applet that runs within a Web page and is viewed inside a Web browser. When a user accesses the Index Web Page, the applet loads automatically.

Each Index Applet you create will have a data file associated with it that contains the keywords, titles and URLs for your site.  Wisebot automatically extracts this data from your site and uses it to create the Index. If your pages contain embedded keywords in the metatags , Wisebot gives you the option of using them. If you don't have keywords in your documents, Wisebot will automatically generate them using its patent-pending Extractor Technology.  Wisebot can keep the data for Index current by regularly scanning your site for new pages.

Customizing the Appearance of the Index Page

Press the HTML button on the toolbar to view the source code for the Index Web page. Here is some sample code:

<!-- Applet created by Wisebot - http://www.tetranetsoftware.com -->

<!-- Do not edit the applet code below. Use the Edit button on the Wisebot toolbar for editing the applet appearance -->

<APPLET CODE="IndexApplet.class" WIDTH=345 HEIGHT=324>

<PARAM NAME=DataFile VALUE=test.wdb_IndexApplet_keys.dat>

<PARAM NAME=BACKGRND VALUE=192,192,192>

<PARAM NAME=LABEL_TEXT VALUE=0,0,0>

<PARAM NAME=LIST_TEXT VALUE=0,0,0>

<PARAM NAME=LIST_BGRND VALUE=255,255,255>

<PARAM NAME="TARGET" VALUE="">

<B>

<P>To use this page you must enable Java in your Browser. To enable Java in

Netscape select Network Preferences from the Options menu. To enable Java in

Internet Explorer, select Options from the View menu.

</B>

</APPLET>

You can customize the appearance of the Index page by editing the HTML code surrounding the <APPLET> </APPLET> tags. However, you should not manually edit the <APPLET> contents.  Press the Edit button on the toolbar to modify the contents and appearance of the Index Applet.

How to publish the Index Page to your Web site

After customizing the Index Page, you can publish it to your Web site for public use by pressing the Publish button on the Toolbar.  Wisebot will then upload the following files to your site:

1.	The Index HTML page

2.	The Index Applet class files

3.	The Index Applet data file

To access the Index Page on your Web site just enter the URL for the HTML page into your Browser.

Updating the Index

Using Wisebot's scheduler you can update the Index at regular intervals.  For more information, see the scheduler help .

See Also:

Customizing the Index Applet contents

Publish Applet Window


Index Applet Editing Window

Use the Index Applet Editing Window to delete or rename keywords and titles. You can access the Index Editing page by selecting the Index icon and then pressing the Edit button on the toolbar.

To delete a keyword or title:

1.	Select a keyword or title from the Keyword or Title list.

2.	Press the delete button

3.	The deleted item will show an (x) beside it to indicate that it is deleted. Deleted items will not show up in the Applet when viewed inside the browser.

To un-delete a keyword or title:

1.	Select a keyword or title from the Keyword or Title list.

2.	Press the delete button

To customize the Index Colors

•	Press the Options button in the index editing window.

To add support for frames

•	Press the Options button in the Index editing Window.

When you're finished making edits, press the OK button to view the changes.

Also See:

Customizing the appearance of the Index Page


Customize Index Colors
Customize Index Colors and Frames Option

Use the Index options Window to change the default colors of the Index or to add support for frames.

To change a color:

1.	Select one of the Background, List Background, Label Text or List Text buttons.

2.	Select a new color and press OK. When you return to the Index Preview Page, the colors will get updated.

To add support for frames:

•	In the Index Editing Options window, enter the frames target. Note that the Preview window can't load the frameset file needed to preview a frames page. You will need to manually create your own frameset and use the Index page as one frame within that system.


Tree Applet Preview Window
Site map Applet Preview Window

The Site map Applet acts as a map of your Web site. It will help your site's visitors navigate the site will also help them understand the structure and organization of your site. Select one of the following topics to get more information:

•	Getting Started

•	About the Site map Applet Preview Window

•	How the Site map works

•	Customizing the appearance of the Site map Page

•	Customizing the contents of the Site map Applet

•	How to publish the Site map to your Web site

•	Updating the Site map at regular intervals

Getting Started

To get started using the Site map Applet::

1.	Preview the Site map by selecting the Site map icon on the left toolbar.

2.	Edit the contents of the Site map by pressing the Edit button on the toolbar.

3.	Customize the appearance of the Site map Page by selecting HTML button.

4.	Publish the Site map to your site by pressing the Publish button. Once on your site, your site's visitors can use this page to find specific information.

About the Site map Applet Preview Window

Access the Preview page be selecting the Site map icon from the vertical toolbar on the left. The Site map Preview Window allows you to visualize what your applet would like when viewed inside a Web Browser.  Note that the Wisebot interface is used to create, edit, publish and update the applets.  The Wisebot interface is not designed as a means of using the applets.  To use the applets you must publish them to an HTML page on your site.  You can then use the applets by accessing the page in a browser. The applets will then automatically load into that page.

How the Site map works

The Site map is a Java Applet that runs within a Web page and is viewed inside a Web browser. When a user accesses the Site map Web Page, the applet loads automatically.

Each Site map Applet you create will have a data file associated with it that contains the hierarchy of the site map along with the  titles and URLs for your site.  Wisebot automatically extracts this data and creates the site map hierarchy by scanning the URL structure of your site.  You can use the default site map that Wisebot creates or you can modify the structure by pressing the Edit button from the toolbar.

Customizing the Appearance of the Site map Page

Press the HTML button on the toolbar to view the source code for the Site map Web page. Here is some sample code:

<HTML>

<HEAD><TITLE>Wisebot Keyword Index Page</TITLE></HEAD>

<!-- Applet created by Wisebot 1.0 beta 1 - http://www.tetranetsoftware.com -->

<!-- Do not edit the applet code below. Use the Edit button on the Wisebot toolbar for editing the applet appearance -->

<APPLET CODE="TreeApplet.class" WIDTH=426 HEIGHT=340>

<PARAM NAME="datafile" VALUE=test.wdb_TreeApplet_tree.dat>

<param name=openfolder value=openfolder.gif>

<param name=closefolder value=closefolder.gif>

<param name=page value=page.gif>

<PARAM NAME="BACKGROUND" VALUE=255,255,255>

<PARAM NAME="FOREGROUND" VALUE=0,0,0>

<PARAM NAME="TARGET" VALUE="">

</applet>

</body></html>

You can customize the appearance of the Index page by editing the HTML code surrounding the <APPLET> </APPLET> tags. However, you should not manually edit the <APPLET> contents.  Press the Edit button on the toolbar to modify the contents and appearance of the Site map Applet.

How to publish the Site map Page to your Web site

After customizing the Site map Page, you can publish it to your Web site for public use by pressing the Publish button on the Toolbar.  Wisebot will then upload the following files to your site:

1.	The Site map HTML page

2.	The Site map Applet class files

3.	The Site map Applet data files

To access the Site map Page on your Web site just enter the URL for the HTML page into your Browser.

Updating the Site map Applet when your site changes

Unlike the Index Applet, the Site map Applet cannot be automatically updated when your site changes.  Once you create the Site map Applet for the first time, Wisebot will not update it unless you manually request it to by using the Edit Window. See the help page on Site map Applet Customization for more information.

See Also:

Customizing the Site map Applet contents

Publish Applet Window


Tree Applet Editing Window
Site map Applet Editing Window

Use the Site map Applet Editing Window to modify: 1) The titles of the site map nodes and 2) The structure of the site map.

Overview of the Site map Editing Window

The left pane of the Window is a WYSIWYG preview of what the published site map will look like.  The right pane is the actual URL structure of your site.  By default, the left pane will show the URL structure of the site three levels deep.  The left pane can use customized by adding nodes, deleting nodes, re-naming nodes or by dragging nodes from the Right pane.

When you update the database by re-scanning your site, the right pane will be modified automatically to reflect any changes. The left pane will not change unless you manually change it yourself.

To edit a node's title or URL:

1.	Select a node from the left pane.

2.	Press the Edit button.

To edit the site map depth:

•	Press the up or down button in the Output Depth field. The default value is three.

To delete a node or branch:

1.	Select a node from the left pane.

2.	Press the Delete button.

To mode a node or branch up or down:

1.	Select a node from the left pane.

2.	Press the Up or Down Arrow buttons.

To add a new branch or node to the site map:

1.	Select a node from the left pane.

2.	Press the New button. Wisebot will add the node below the selected node.

3.	Enter the new Title and URL for the node.

To drag a branch from the right side to the left:

1.	Select the Drag Node option or Drag Branch option under the right pane.

2.	Select a node in the right pane.

3.	Click and drag the node to a location in the left pane.

To toggle between HTML and Java mode

Wisebot can publish your site map in Java or HTML format. The HTML site map will show a static view of the site map when it's fully expanded. To change the site map format to HTML, select HTML option in the lower left corner of the Editing Window.

See Also:

Detailed description of the site map applet and the Preview window

Publishing the Site map to your site

Customizing the appearance of the Site map Page


Custimize the Apperance of the Tree Applet
Customize the Appearance of the Site map Applet

Use the Site map customization Window to change the default colors, image icons, size of the Site map and to add support for frames.

To change the Applet Size:

•	Enter a new value in the horizontal and vertical fields. The default values are 426 and 340 respectively.

To change the images icons:

1.	Select the […] button after one of the open, close or node image fields.

2.	Select a new image and press OK.

Note: the images you choose should all be approximately 16x16 pixels in length and width.

To change the default colors:

1.	In the Colors section, select one of the Background or Foreground buttons.

2.	Select a new color and press OK. When you return to the Index Preview Page, the colors will get updated.

To add support for frames:

•	In the Map Editing Options window, enter the frames target. Note that the Preview window can't load the frameset file needed to preview a frames page. You will need to manually create your own frameset and use the Index page as one frame within that system.

Also See:

Customizing the site map hierarchy

Customizing the appearance of the Site map HTML Page


What's New Page Preview Window

The What's New Page helps to keep your visitors informed about new additions and updates to the Web site.  Select one of the following topics to get more information:

•	Getting Started

•	About the What's New Page Preview Window

•	How the Site map works

•	Customizing the What's New Page

•	How to publish the Site map to your Web site

•	Updating the Site map at regular intervals

Getting Started

If you would like to customize the appearance of the What's New Page, press the Edit button on the toolbar. If you're happy with the way the What's New Page looks, press the Publish button on the toolbar to upload the What's New Page Page to your Web site. Once on your site, your site's visitors can use this page to find specific information.

About the What's New Page Preview Window

The What's New Page Preview Window show you what the page would like when viewed inside a Web Browser.  Note that the Wisebot interface is used to create, edit, publish and update the pages.  The Wisebot interface is not designed as a means of using the pages.  To use the What's Page you must publish it to your site.

How the What's New Page works

Wisebot creates the What's new page by scanning your site for pages that have been recently modified.  Each time the site is re-scanned, Wisebot will automatically update the contents of the page to it is always up to date.

How to publish the What's New Page Page to your Web site

•	After customizing the What's New Page Page, you can publish it to your Web site for public use by pressing the Publish button on the Toolbar.  Wisebot will then upload the page to your Web site.

To access the What's New Page on your Web site just enter the URL for the HTML page into your Browser.

Updating the What's New Page when your site changes

Each time the database is updated Wisebot will automatically update the What's page.

See Also:

Customizing the What's New Page

Publish Window


What's New Page Editing Window

Use the Editing Window to customize the appearance of the What's New Web page.

To change the time interval:

•	Edit the number of days listed in the New= field. The default value is one month. This means that the What’s New page will list all URLs that have been modified in the last month.

Show URLs

Check this box if you want the URL for the pages to be displayed.

Show last modified date

Check this box if you want the last modified date for the pages to be displayed.

See Also:

What's new Preview Window

Publishing the What's New page


Push Channel Preview Window

Wisebot automatically generates a CDF compliant push channel for your Web site. Visitors to your site using IE4 or Pointcast can then subscribe to your site's channel.

Just like the What's New page, Wisebot creates the Channel contents by scanning your site for pages that have been recently modified.  Each time the site is re-scanned, Wisebot will automatically update the contents of the channel to ensure it is always up to date.

Testing the Channel

You can test the channel by selecting the Add Active Channel button in the preview screen. Note that you must have IE4 installed to do this.

Editing the Channel

Press the Edit button on the toolbar to modify the channel.

Publishing the Channel

Press the Publish button on the toolbar to publish the channel to your site. Wisebot will then upload the .cdf file to your site. After creating a link to the .CDF file from a page on your site, visitors will be able to subscribe to your channel.  The subscriber's browser will periodically check back to the CDF file to see if it has been updated.

See Also

Database Window

Index Window

What's New Page Window

What's New Window


Push Channel Editing Window

The editing window allows you to customize the contents of the channel.

Channel Title

This is the title that will appear in the user Channel bar after subscribing to your site.

Show Items Older than

Use this option to customize how many items are displayed in the channel. For example setting this value to 10 days will cause Wisebot to enter pages on your site that have been updated in the last 10 days.

Refresh Button

Use this button to reset the preview window on the right after changing the number of days option.

Preview Tree

Shows you which titles will be displayed in the channel. By increasing the number of days option, you will increase the number of entries in the channel.


Channel Schedule Window

Schedule information tells a user's browser when to check for updated content. Schedule information does not control the updating of your Channel content on your web server. The channel content will be automatically updated when Wisebot re-scans your site and updates the database.

Note that providing scheduling information is optional however, it is recommended.  The schedule should reflect how frequently your Channel is updated and the rough time at which users should check for updated content.

Frequency of update

Enter the frequency with which you update your Channel contents (e.g. every day, week, etc) by entering this as a number of days, hours and minutes. For example, by entering a value of 7 days, your subscriber's browsers will automatically re-check the CDF file weekly.

Time of update
The update time tells the browsers the approximate time during the update interval (7 days in the example above) that it should check back to the site for new content. For example, by entering that the update should occur between:

6 days 0 hours 0 minutes and

7 days 0 hours 0 minutes

The browsers will choose a random time between the earliest and latest time to retrieve new content.  Giving such a time span means that your users' browsers will not all try to retrieve content at the same time.


Channel Logo Edit Window

Logos are used to identify your channel in the IE4 Channel bar and desktop. If you do not specify logos for your channel, IE will use the default images and icons to represent your channel.

To install the logos for your channel:

1.	Enter the base address where your CDF file will be located. For example, if I uploaded (published) my channel file to http://www.tetranet.com/tetranet.cdf, then my base URL would be www.tetranet.com.

2.	Select one or more of the image/logo files from your local hard disk.

3.	Manually, upload the image files to your Web server. Note that Wisebot does not automatically upload these files for you. Wisebot will then make an entry in the CDF file to indicate the location of the image files on your Web server. For example: <Logo Style="Icon" HREF="http://www.tetranetsoftware.com/channel-icon.gif">

Base URL

The base URL tells Wisebot where to reference the logo files. Wisebot combines the base address with the image file name to get the absolute URL for the image. For example:

•	Base address = http://www.tetranetsoftware.com/

•	Icon image = channel-icon.gif

•	Absolute icon URL entered into the CDF file = http://www.tetranetsoftware.com/channel-icon.gif

Icon Logo (16x16 .ico or .gif file)

The Icon logo appears next to the name of your Channel when it is listed in the 'Channels' folder of the 'Favorites' menu.

Image Logo (80x32 .gif or .jpg file)

The image logo is shown on the desktop Channel Bar.

Wide Image Logo (32x194 pixel .jpg or.gif file)

The Wide logo is displayed in the Channels Explorer Bar to provide a link to the main Channel page. When clicked, this image will also expand or contract the Channel's hierarchy (if one exists) in the Channels Explorer Bar.


Publish Window

Use this Window to upload the selected applet, page or channel to your site.  When you publish the page to your site

To upload or publish the select item to a local or networked Web server:

1.	Choose the local path option

2.	Select the Browse button

3.	Select a path and file name for the HTML page you wish to upload.

To upload or publish the select item to a remote server:

1.	Choose the FTP option

2.	Enter the path and file name for the HTML page you wish to upload

3.	Enter an FTP host name

4.	Enter the user name and password for the FTP host

Also See:

Scheduling automatic updates


New Scan Window

Use this Window to select the URL for your site and to initiate a run. Note that you can also start a run by entering an URL into the Address fields on the toolbar.

To start the run:

1.	Enter your URL into the Search field

2.	Press the Add button

3.	Press the scan button to start the run

Scanning more than one site at a time

If you're using Wisebot Pro, you can enter more than one URL at a time. If multiple URLs are entered, Wisebot will scan each of the sites and combine the data together into one database.

Also See

Getting Started


Scheduling Setup Window

The Scheduler allows you to automatically update the database and the applets you've created at regular intervals.  When the scheduled event is triggered, Wisebot will re-scan the database and automatically upload any of the applets you want updated to your Web server.  This feature allows you to keep the applets in sync with change to the Web site.

Note: To use the scheduler you must first scan your site once and save the Wisebot database (wdb) file.

To schedule updates to a database and its applets:

1.	Press the Add button.

2.	Select a previously saved Wisebot database file.

3.	Select one or more of the publishing check boxes.

4.	Fill out the publishing options for the applet you wish to update.

5.	Select the Run Schedule Tab.

6.	Set the desired update schedule and interval.

Note: Wisebot must be running for the scheduling feature to work.

Also See:

Setting the scheduling time to start

Scheduling dialup options


Schedule - Run Interval Window

Use this window to tell Wisebot when to turn itself on and start the scheduled analysis. You can tell Wisebot to run just once at a specific time or to run regularly at preset intervals.

Note: Wisebot must be loaded when the scheduling time occurs or the run will not be initiated.

Frequency

•	Off: turns all scheduling off.

•	Run when Wisebot is started: select this option if you want to use a third party scheduler instead of Wisebot's. Next time Wisebot is started it will begin running on the sites listed in the Sites to Scan tab.

•	Once: Wisebot will start just once at the time specified in the "Time to Start" field.

•	Every hour, day, week: Choose this option if you want Wisebot run at regular intervals. For example, every Sunday night at 12am.

Time to Start Run

Specify the time when Wisebot should start the scheduled run.

Close Wisebot report window when the run is complete

If this option is not checked Wisebot will leave the Report window open when the scheduled run is complete.

Exit Wisebot when all scheduled tasks are complete

Select this option if you want Wisebot to close itself down after the scheduling is complete.  Any changes to the database will be saved automatically.

Also See:

Scheduled Tasks Tab

Dialup options Tab


Scheduler Dialup Options

Check the box in this window if you would like Wisebot to automatically dial up your modem and establish an Internet connection when the scheduled run is initiated.

Entry

Select a dialup entry from the list available in your dialup networking folder.

Username

Enter the user name required to access your dialup connection.

Password

Enter the password required to access your dialup connection.

Also See

Sites to scan setup window


Scanning Options Window

In this window you can customize how Wisebot will scan through your site.

Note: these options should be set before you run an analysis.

Check all links in current domain

If this option is chosen, Wisebot will check all links in documents that have the same base address as your starting URL.  For example, if you start Wisebot by entering the URL: www.tetranetsoftware.com, then all documents will checked that have the base address: 'www.tetranetsoftware.com'.

Check current domain to a depth of x

In the previous option, Wisebot will continue traversing your site until no more URLs with same base address can be found.  If you wish to limit how deep Wisebot checks, then you can enter a depth number in this option field.

For example, if you set the depth to one, Wisebot will only check the links in the first page of your site.  If you set the depth to two, Wisebot will check the first page and all links in the pages referenced by the first page.

Only check links in starting directory and sub-directories

Check this box if you don't want Wisebot's search to branch into directories outside the starting directory and subdirectories.  For example, if your starting URL was http://www.netcom.com/~mysite/ then Wisebot would not branch into directories outside the /mysite directory.

Look for robots.txt

Check this option if you want Wisebot to use the robots.txt instructions before checking your Website.

Accept Cookies

Check this option if you want Wisebot to accept cookies when checking your site.

Root location for local checks

This option is only relevant when checking your pages from a hard drive instead of a Web server. If you are running Wisebot on your local drive you may need to specify a directory that Wisebot should consider as the base address for the URL. All relative URLs will then reference this directory as the root from then on.

Default file name

Specify the default file Wisebot should look for when it checks URLs that point to a directory. By default, Wisebot will assume the default file is index.htm.

See Also:

Network connection options

Filter options

Proxy options


Connection Options Window

Use this window to configure Wisebot's network options.

Number of simultaneous connections

Wisebot will only make a maximum of 6 connections to any one Web server at the same time. However, it can make up to 30 connections at the same time when checking URLs on multiple servers. The default value is 10. You may set this number between 1 and 30.  Setting this value higher will make the run progress faster but it will also consume more of your PC’s resources and also increase the stress on your Web server.

With a dial-up connection it is unlikely that Wisebot will degrade your Web server’s performance significantly. However, with a direct Internet connection, a high performance PC and slow Web server, your users may experience some decrease in response time from the Web server while Wisebot is running.

Note: if Wisebot reports "can't connect" errors for URLs that you know are working, Try reducing the number of connections and starting the analysis again.

Connection Time-out in x minutes

By default, Wisebot will time out after 1 minute of waiting for the server to respond.  You may change the default time-out but it must be between 1 and 60 minutes. Setting this value lower will speed up your run times.

HTTP User Agent

If your site has been customized for a specific user agent, you can select one from this list or enter your own. This will enable Wisebot pose as a specific browser when checking your site.

User name and password for authenticated pages

If your site contains pages that require a user name and password, you can enter them here. When Wisebot encounters a page that requires authentication it will automatically use the user name password you provided. Note that only one user name and password can be used for the entire site.

See Also:

Scanning options

Filter options

Proxy options


Filter Options Window

Use filters to stop Wisebot from checking specific files and directories. Just enter a URL and press the Add button. Wisebot will then ignore all URLs that match or begin with the URL you entered. For example, by entering a filter "http://tetranetsoftware.com/download/", all URLs that started with this prefix would be ignored.

Add

Adds a URL to the filter list.

Replace

Replaces the currently selected URL with a new one.

Delete

Removes the selected URL from the filters list.

Delete All

Deletes all the URLs from the filters list.

Tip: Using the filter options It's possible to prevent Wisebot from checking specific type of URLs.  For example, to stop Wisebot from checking all FTP URLs, enter the filter "ftp://".

See Also:

Scanning options

Network connection options

Proxy options


Internal Sites Options Window
Include Filters Options Window

By default, Wisebot will only branch on URLs that have the same base address as the starting URL you used to start the run. All other URLs will be treated as external. They will be checked but Wisebot will not branch (check the Children) any further.

The Include URLs list can be used to specify additional URLs that Wisebot should also branch on. For example, suppose I want Wisebot to check www.Wisebot.com and support.Wisebot.com. I could do this by starting my run with www.Wisebot.com and adding support.Wisebot.com to the Include list. Wisebot would then branch at all URLs that contained either www.Wisebot.com or support.Wisebot.com.

Add

Adds a URL to the Include list.

Replace

Replaces the currently selected URL with a new one.

Delete

Removes the selected URL from the Include list.

Delete All

Deletes all the URLs from the Include list.


Category Options Window

Use this Window to customize the vertical toolbar on the left side of Wisebot Report Windows.

To remove or add an icon from the vertical toolbar:

•	Check or uncheck the box beside the icon you wish to remove or add.


Proxy Options Window

If you have a firewall on your network you must configure Wisebot to work through your proxy server.

To configure Wisebot to work through a proxy server:

1.	Select the option "connect through a proxy server"

2.	Press the settings button

3.	Enter the appropriate proxy configuration. Select the help button in settings window for more detailed help.

Note: If you are checking an Intranet site with a proxy server or firewall, it is likely that you'll need to configure the proxy exceptions in the settings window.

Direct Connection

Disables the proxy server fields.

Connect through a proxy server

Press this button to configure your proxy settings.

Proxy requires user ID and password

Enter the user ID and password for your proxy server. Note that in many cases this is not required.

See Also:

Scanning options

Network connection options

Filter options


Proxy Setup Window

Use this window to configure your proxy settings. If you don't know what to enter here ask your network administrator or look in Netscape's or IE's proxy settings for an example.

Address for proxy use

In the 'Proxy Address' field, enter the IP address of your proxy server.  In the 'Port' field, enter the port number for the proxy server.

FTP Proxy is TIS FTP Gateway or CERN HTTP Proxy

If you are using a dedicated TIS FTP gateway for your FTP URLs, check the first option. If you connect to FTP URLs using an HTTP gateway check the second option. If you're unsure, ask your network administrator. You will know that the FTP proxy is not working properly if all FTP URLs are reported as "Error: Timeout" in Wisebot's report.

No proxy for

Wisebot will bypass the proxy server for these addresses. Use wildcards to  filter out all addresses on your local network. For example, *.tetranetsoftware.com would create a proxy bypass for all hosts with the domain extension tetranetsoftware.com.


Meta Data

For each page on your site Wisebot collects data on the keywords, last modified date, abstract, links to the page, links from the page, page size and author. The meta data is stored in a database on your PC and is used to create the navigation applets.


Navigational Applets

Navigational applets (Site Map and a Knowledge Index) help visitors find information on your Web site.


Push Channel Content

Wisebot creates channels for Internet Explorer 4.0 and Netscape Navigator 4.0.  The content of the channel consists of a list of pages on your site that have been recently added or updated.


Wisebot Database

Once you initiate a run, Wisebot will beginning scanning your Web site. For each page on your site Wisebot collects data on the keywords, last modified date, abstract, links to the page, links from the page, page size and author. The meta data is stored in a database on your PC and is used to create the navigation applets.


Extractor Technology

Wisebot's Extractor Technology can automatically read a Web page and extract out the relevant keywords or key phrases.  A typical document will contain between 1 and 5 key phrases.

Extractor differs from traditional full test indexing techniques in that only the relevant keywords are indexed - not every word on the page.  The benefits is quality vs. quantity.  Extract queries produce a small fraction of the responses or hits that a traditional query would.


Meta Tags

HTML has a standard for embedding hidden keywords into the meta tags of documents. These meta tags are often used by search engines to index your Web pages.

To embed keywords into your site, use the syntax:

<meta name="keywords" content=sample_keyword1, sample_keyword2, sample_keyword2>


Robots.txt

Robots.txt is a file that tells visiting robots what directories they are allowed to look in when traversing your Web site. Note that this can also be accomplished more easily by using Wisebot's built in Filter options.


Base Address

For the URL: http://www.tetranetsoftware.com/index.html, the base address is: 'www.tetranetsoftware.com' and the domain name is 'tetranetsoftware.com'