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  1. Upload (publish) the update package into Replicator.
  2. Specify the sites which the update must be delivered to and set the installation time.


Create Update Package

To create the APM update package, follow the steps below:

  1. Run the APM setup wizard. In the Install mode dialog, select the Generate update package option:
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    Click Next to continue.
  2. In the Choose Adonis Personnel Manager Location dialog, define the directory for saving the update package:
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    Click Generate to generate the package.
  3. Wait until the package is generated:
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    When completed generating, click Next to contimue.

And then need to define the place where ADPW.ini file is located.

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Subitem: for APP.

To run installation set in silent mode use parameter /S. To specify instance for update use parameter /I=”Instance name” (parameter “/I” is only used in silent mode)

To create CAB file for replicator run installation set with parameter /CAB. It will create .CAB file in the same folder where .exe file is. (it must have write access to this folder)

 Examples:

  • Run installation in silent mode

AdonisPortalInstall_v2020.20.0.19.exe /S /I=”Test_Installtion”

  • Create CAB file for update by replicator

AdonisPortalInstall_v2020.20.0.19.exe /CAB

In replicator task setup it need specify update parameter INSTANCE_NAME with name of APP instance you want to update. It needs in case if more then one instance installed on server. If this parameter is not specified then it will update [DEFAULT] instance.

Once done, Replicator will proceed to the next steps:

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Set Parameters for Sites
Set Parameters for Sites
Set Parameters for Sites

After the plugin/program is installed, it is necessary to specify parameters for the Site(s). 

To specify the parameters, follow the steps below:

  1. On the left-hand side pane, select the service which you got connected to and navigate to Updatable programs.
  2. In the Updatable programs node, select the plugin/program to be affected. Right under the selected program/plugin, select Update parameters/Plugin parameters, accordingly.
  3. In the Update parameters workspace, select the Site for which you want to add parameters and click the Add button. Clicking the command displays the Add new command dialog where you can enter the parameters one by one:
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  4. On entering, click OK to proceed.


Below, you will find the description of parameters required for each program/plugin.

For the RESCO Interface plugin, the following parameters are required:

NameValue
DATABASEEnter the database name to be used.
DAYSGAPDefine the number of days after the current day during which crew members will be available in RESCO.
SERVER_NAMESpecify the server name to which to connect.
SERVICE_PSWEnter the password to the service.
SERVICE_URLEnter the service URL.
SERVICE_USEREnter the service user name.
XREFDefine the name of the Xref interface added in the APM.


For APM, the following parameters are required:

NameValue
APM_FOLDERSpecify the application installation path.
SERVER_NAMEEnter the server name.
DATABASE_NAMEEnter the database name to be used.
USER_NAMEEnter the APM username.
PasswordDefine the database password.

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