About WorldServer Explorer
By using WorldServer Explorer, you can work with assets and folders. You can add folders and assets, scope assets, and create projects. Most WorldServer users organize their work in projects and manage them from the Assignments tab. However, if you need to modify, translate, or export an asset without creating a workflow or a project, you can do so in Explorer.
We started the migration procedure for the WorldServer features that use JAVA Applets to Java Network Lauching Protocol (JNLP). Thus, when you open Explorer in a browser that does not support JAVA Applets, click the Click this link to download and launch Explorer using Java Network Launch Protocol button, go to the location were you downloaded JNLP, and then double-click the executable file. Explorer will now open using JNLP.
In WorldServer Explorer, you use the left side to navigate and the right side to select assets and folders. To select multiple assets from different folders, right-click an asset or a folder, and then click Remember Selection. Do the same for all the assets or folders that you want to select.
You can navigate to a specific asset path either by clicking through the directory structure in the left pane, or typing the path in the Asset Path box and clicking Go. You also can apply a filter to the assets that are displayed in Explorer by typing in a filter in the Filter box and clicking Apply.
After you have selected assets or folders, select the appropriate option for the action you want to carry out from the Explorer menu.
The following issues are known to exist as a result of migrating Java Applets to JNLP:
- Performing any action in the Explorer page opened using JNLP will also open a new tab in your default browser.
- Clicking OK or Cancel will not close the new tab. You must close the new tab manually in the browser.
- You must refresh the Explorer page opened with JNLP to see the changes made to an asset.
- If you want to use the Search for Assets In Explorer option, you can open the Explorer page with Java Applet. The option will not work when you open the Explorer page with JNLP.
- When you open the Explorer page with JNLP, an error message is displayed for a few seconds, and then the page is loaded.