Working with the Web UI

Most of the capabilities available in the Eclipse client are also available on the Web UI. At times, it is easier to work on the web client with its lightweight interface. As seen in the following screenshot, log in to the Web UI and navigate to the BookManager Project project area and click on the Builds screen:

From the Web UI, you can explore several features of build definitions, build engines, and the build queue, such as the following:

• Submit a request for build

• Copy and share the build result URL with colleagues

• View build definitions and build engines for a project area

• View a list of all the completed builds

• View build results in detail

Another great place to explore the build results and statistics around them is the Project Dashboard. It allows several viewlets to be added and configured. As seen in the BookManager application example, the build statistics and health reports get better as the project has more builds and it accumulates more data.

Typically, having...