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ALDSP Start Menu Artifacts

The ALDSP Start menu provides easy access to components used to develop ALDSP data services. Access is from the Windows Start menu:

ALSDP Start Menu

The following table describes the menu options available from the main ALDSP menu.

ALDSP Start Menu Options

Option	Usage
Examples	Provides access to the Examples Menu.
Tools	Provides access to the WebLogic Configuration Wizard where you can create a new ALDSP-based domain or extend an existing domain to support ALDSP. ALDSP Administrator's Guide
Data Services Studio	ALDSP Eclipse-based IDE
Eclipse	Eclipse used by ALDSP. May be the version of Eclipse installed with ALDSP or the default version in you did not choose to install  Eclipse with ALDSP (custom install).
Online Documentation	The ALDSP e-docs home page.
QuickStart	Provides links to help get started with installed BEA products
SmartUpdate	Used in conjunction with your BEA Support ID to download any applicable patches and maintenance packs.
Uninstall BEA AquaLogic	Uninstalls ALDSP.

Examples Menu 

The ALDSP Examples menu provides access to server, console, and database operations used by the RTLApp sample application. 

ALDSP Examples Menu

The following table describes the ALDSP Examples menu options.

ALDSP Examples Menu Options

Option	Usage
AquaLogic Data Services Console	Provides access to the HTML ALDSP Administration Console. ALDSP Administrator's Guide
PointBase Console	Provides access to the PointBase Console. The PointBase database drives the sample data in the RTLApp demo.
Start Examples Server	Starts the examples server provided with ALDSP. The server can also be started from within Eclipse.
Stop Examples Server	Stops the examples server provided with ALDSP. The server can also be stopped from within Eclipse.
WebLogic Server Admin Console	Provides access to the WebLogic Admin Console where some ALDSP data sources are identified and some security configuration is managed.