Issue using a distant client to set a project on owb server

Question

Hi,
I'm new to OWB, and I'm facing a problem using a client - server installation.
I've designed a project on a computer (win2k), tested it and so on, following the online course to help me. Once the test phase succesfull, I wanted to deploy the project to the prod server (Linux), based in an other town. I've exported the project, logged to the distant OWB server with the client installed on my machine, imported the project and set the locations to the prod's database. Here's my problem. All my sources are flat files, and when I try to edit the flat file location into the project imported on the distant sevrer, I can only choose a path on the win2k machine (where the client is installed), whereas my flat files will be put on the linux server.
I think the solution is to use the owb client installed on the linux server, but the vpn's rate doesn't allow me to use an X11 client ..
Is there a way to avoid the trip to the server's location ?
(sry for spelling / grammar errors, english isn't my mother language).
Thanks,
shz

Answer 1

Hi
There is a metadata location and a data location. The data location will be used at runtime for actual data movement. The metadata location is the location which is used during the design phase - flat file sampling, metadata import from db etc.. So for a location that is going to be used for a data location you can just type the expected remote path name. I take it you hit the browse button or something and seen the location directory system, if so just type the path to the remote system.
Cheers
David