Canvas

The Canvas is the primary web interface. The installer creates an IIS website to host it.

• Installation path: C:\Program Files\ViewsoftCanvas
• IIS Site name: Viewsoft Canvas
• Default binding: http://localhost:4203
• Includes web.config for Angular routing (no URL Rewrite module needed)

The Canvas bundle includes a web.config file that handles application routing.

This means you do NOT need to install the URL Rewrite module for the Canvas. URL Rewrite is only needed if you set up a reverse proxy to the backend.

To link your Canvas to the required services, you must update the service discovery URLs in the main configuration file.

Path: `C:\Program Files\ViewsoftCanvas\www\assets\scripts\rxconfig.js`

• baseURL: The fully qualified URL of the Backend Engine service (must include trailing slash).
• apiBaseURL: The URL of your Viewsoft Backend (must include trailing slash, omit the /api suffix).

// C:\Program Files\ViewsoftCanvas\www\assets\scripts\rxconfig.js
var RxConfig = (function() {
    'use strict';
    // 1. Engine Connectivity
    baseURL: 'https://your-engine-domain.com/',
    
    // 2. Backend Connectivity 
    apiBaseURL: 'https://your-backend-domain.com/',
    
    // ... other settings
};

Confirm the Canvas is running correctly.

• Browse to http://localhost:4203/
• Check IIS Manager -> Sites -> Viewsoft Canvas
• Verify the site is Started and the binding is correct

If the site does not load, check these common problems.

• Port 4203 in use - Change the binding in IIS or stop the conflicting application
• IIS not installed - Enable IIS with Static Content feature
• Site not started - Start the site in IIS Manager