What is fat client

Hi guys ,
As Integration builder needs Java web start for starting since it is a fat client.What do you mean by fat client ???????????????

Fat client is basically a client (computer) in a client server architecture which provides rich functionalities without depending much on Server.
In XI case, the Integration Builder is the Fat Client because, it does provide rich functionalities depending less on XI Server as such.
You must be well aware that initially when you click for Integration builder it takes times, that is because it is taking time to load all the .jar files necassary to run this FAT client.
A fat client in client-server architecture networks typically provides rich functionality independently of the central server.
Fat Client provides both Local storage and Local processing as compared to Hybrid Client which provides only Local processing and thin client which does not provide any of these.
One case say the web browser can be a thin client.

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What is thin and fat client

Hi,
I would like to know
what is thin and fat client.
what is the difference between thin and fat client.
How to copy config only client. (No data copy)
Appreciate for your reply... I will reward the points.
Thanks
Atul-

Hi Atul,
Thin Clients
A thin client is designed to be especially small so that the bulk of the data processing occurs on the server. Although the term thin client often refers to software, it is increasingly used for the computers, such as network computers and Net PCs, that are designed to serve as the clients for client/server architectures. A thin client is a network computer without a hard disk drive. They act as a simple terminal to the server and require constant communication with the server as well.
Thick Clients
In contrast, a thick client (also called a fat client) is one that will perform the bulk of the processing in client/server applications. With thick clients, there is no need for continuous server communications as it is mainly communicating archival storage information to the server. As in the case of a thin client, the term is often used to refer to software, but again is also used to describe the networked computer itself. If your applications require multimedia components or that are bandwidth intensive, you'll also want to consider going with thick clients. One of the biggest advantages of thick clients rests in the nature of some operating systems and software being unable to run on thin clients. Thick clients can handle these as it has its own resources.
Thick vs. Thin - A Quick Comparison
Thin Clients
- Easy to deploy as they require no extra or specialized software installation
- Needs to validate with the server after data capture
- If the server goes down, data collection is halted as the client needs constant communication with the server
- Cannot be interfaced with other equipment (in plants or factory settings for example)
- Clients run only and exactly as specified by the server
- More downtime
-Portability in that all applications are on the server so any workstation can access
- Opportunity to use older, outdated PCs as clients
- Reduced security threat
Thick Clients
- More expensive to deploy and more work for IT to deploy
- Data verified by client not server (immediate validation)
- Robust technology provides better uptime
- Only needs intermittent communication with server
- More expensive to deploy and more work for IT to deploy
- Require more resources but less servers
- Can store local files and applications
- Reduced server demands
- Increased security issues
To copy only config client , there are few more profiles that you can choose in scc8
SAP_EXBC - SAP_UCSV with cross-client customizing
SAP_EXPA - SAP_ALL with cross-client customizing
SAP_EXPC - SAP_CUSV with cross-client customizing
if it helful reward points are appreciated
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What is thin client and Fat Client

Hi Experts,
I would like to know about Fat Client and Thin client in detailed words.
Thanks and Regards.
Chilla..

Hi Chilla,
     The thin clients are clients that reduce the load on servers.
Let me explain hw thin clients will get works.
     Thin clients are stores,all required library files in you local system,so that the corresponding applications which are using will be used the library files in your local system and it get execute and where as in the case of Fat clients the library files are not stored in your local system.
   Please let me know if you have any doubts regarding this.
Thanks and Regards,
Chandu.

Fat Client and Thin Client

Hello, everyone
I am a newbie with websphere 5. I am wondering if anyone know fat clients(Swing GUI) work with websphere. I know thin clients(web-based interface) work with websphere. My scenario is like this and this is all experimental purposes:
I want to program a Swing GUI interface as the client that accesses the enterprise javabeans that is installed on websphere. So the Swing GUI is the client and Websphere is the server, which makes it a 2-tier Application. My question is basically, does websphere only work with web-based application or does it work with both desktop application clients and web-based application clients also?
Any Ideas?

Thanks, that's the kinda of straight answer I am looking for. I have been researching for this answer to this question for a long time and even posted several similar questions on Java forum, but no one seemed to have a straight answer. What I was thinking of programming is:
client/server program using websphere.
Client:
GUI interface using Swing that is just like a regular desktop application and not a web browser (I notice the most common application using websphere are web based applications like portals).
Server:
Using Websphere to accept connection when requested by the client and act as a bean container, which holds EJBs. The EJBs will connect to the database (mssql server) to pull data from.
Does this sound OK and can this be done using Websphere? I am using Websphere 5.
Thank you, I am just a newbie in j2ee, just trying to get started in this area of programming.

Fat Client-Web based architecture design help ?????

Hellow experts
i have recently joined a java project
which is a fat client-web based application.
clients can work from any location or place using the internet
they will connect to the web server which will be provide the data
to the clients application
i am working on the improvement of architecture n design of the project
pls help me in deciding the best and the fastest way to develop this application further.
i am designing a framework based on my experience and
am also doing some research on whats latest which can accelerate
and improve the development process.
here's what i have and want to know what u think abt it.
pls suggest some new good frameworks if you are aware of.
Technologies to be used
Fat client front end : Java Swings
Web server : Tomcat,Struts
Database : Mysql
FrameWorks
Client side
XXXView.Java(is the GUI layer) (where xxx is any module specific name)
|
XXXWebHandle.java(this java file will have the code to
connect to the webserver using the apache httpclient)
it will call a struts action file specifically
the data collected from the gui components will be transformed
into xml and sent to the struts action file.
Server Side
xxxaction.java(this file will parse the xml data from client side
and save it to the datbase using jdbc statements
it will also retrive data and metadata from database using jdbc queries
and convert it into xml and send it back as http response to the XXXwebhandle.java
which then parses back the xml data and puts it on the GUI components of XXXview.java files.
THe Problems
1) the conversion of database query resultset to xml at server and the xml back to fields data
takes a lot of time and is cumbersome to code as we need code the xml
defination pattern for every data exchange between server and client.
we need to remove XML .................is it possible????
can we send data back to client as java objects and if yes then how??.
2) right now we are making JDBC calls to mysql database using a common Utility class file
created for handling all kinds of sql statements and return the data via a hashtable object.
We need to use a ORM tool here............dont know which to use and how to use.
heard of hibernate and EJB.pls suggest which one to use
Overall i would appreciate if someone can suggest me good architecture.
is there any framework readily available for developing these kinda apps
pls guide or give me links where i can get info abt this.
thanks
Jags

Hellow experts
i have recently joined a java project
which is a fat client-web based application.
clients can work from any location or place using the
internet
they will connect to the web server which will be
provide the data
to the clients application
Okay. As an aside, you can 'fatten' up a standard web page with technologies such as Pushlets or Ajax.
i am working on the improvement of architecture n
design of the project
pls help me in deciding the best and the fastest way
to develop this application further.
i am designing a framework based on my experience and
am also doing some research on whats latest which can
accelerate
and improve the development process.
here's what i have and want to know what u think abt
it.
pls suggest some new good frameworks if you are aware
of.
Technologies to be used
Fat client front end : Java Swings
Web server : Tomcat,Struts
Database : Mysql
IMO, you should take a look at Eclipse's SWT in addition to Java's Swing. SWT has outstanding performance and looks native. Struts is not a web server. Place that entry instead down in 'frameworks'. MySQL is a good database, but I prefer Postgres, which is also free and implements more of ANSI SQL.
FrameWorks
Place Struts here. Also consider using Spring on your server side. BTW, what is Struts doing other than acting as a Controller? Presumably your fat client is the View. No?
Client side
XXXView.Java(is the GUI layer) (where xxx is any
module specific name)
|
XXXWebHandle.java(this java file will have the code
to
connect to the webserver using the apache
httpclient)
it will call a struts action file specifically
the data collected from the gui components will be
transformed
into xml and sent to the struts action file.
Any thoughts of using either RMI, SOAP or JAXB since you will have Java objects on both ends of client and server?
Server Side
xxxaction.java(this file will parse the xml data from
client side
and save it to the datbase using jdbc statements
it will also retrive data and metadata from database
using jdbc queries
and convert it into xml and send it back as http
response to the XXXwebhandle.java
which then parses back the xml data and puts it on
the GUI components of XXXview.java files.
So, a database exists. Fairly normal stuff there.
THe Problems
1) the conversion of database query resultset to xml
at server and the xml back to fields data
takes a lot of time and is cumbersome to code as we
need code the xml
defination pattern for every data exchange between
server and client.
Again, take a look at JAXB, SOAP and/or XMLBeans.
we need to remove XML .................is it
possible???? Yes
can we send data back to client as java objects and
if yes then how??.RMI + Java Serialization or JAXB/SOAP/XMLBeans.
2) right now we are making JDBC calls to mysql
database using a common Utility class file
created for handling all kinds of sql statements and
return the data via a hashtable object.
No, no no. Hashtable (and all Maps) have no type-safety. You can introduce lots of programming errors casting from Object to another type. It is far better to create an actual Java object that will hold the data. It seems to take more time, but you will have far fewer runtime errors in your application during development, which IMO, actually speeds up the process overall.
We need to use a ORM tool here............dont know
which to use and how to use.
heard of hibernate and EJB.pls suggest which one to
use
Hibernate and, to a lesser extent, JDO are popular now.
Overall i would appreciate if someone can suggest me
good architecture.
is there any framework readily available for
developing these kinda apps
pls guide or give me links where i can get info abt
this.
Rapidly? Hard to say. I would steer clear of full blown J2EE with EJB's or MDB's if you want to speed up development. Ruby on Rails also generates some press for rapidly putting sites together.
thanks
JagsYou are welcome. Best of luck.
- Saish

Thin and Fat Client

Hey can anybody explain what are Thin Client and Fat Clients and how they are used ??
Thanks for your reply in advance.
Regards

'thin client' is a program with a minimum of code and need a remote (or local) server to do the tasks
'fat client' is a program (sometimes a stand-alone) with a lot of code and makes allmost the tasks
for examples:
if you build a stand alone application of you own it will be a fat client
if you write an html page with very few java and that page uses google for example, it will be a thin client

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