Description
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Plugin and program installation procedures are different. Below you will find the description of each installation procedures.
Update Program/Plugin
A program update package contains an executable file that performs installation, a configuration file (Update.ini) and other files needed to install the update. Replicator starts the installer at the scheduled time using the command line parameters specified in Update.ini. When the installation process is completed, Replicator gets the exit code and stores the installation log in a certain database table. In case the update installation is successful, Replicator saves the version number of the installed program to that database table (the version number is specified in Update.ini). Based on this information, you can observe the program update installation on each site.
A plugin update package contains a plugin executable file (console application), Update.ini and other files used by the plugin when it runs. There must be one or more so-called plugin tasks specified in Update.ini. Each task is defined by the command line parameters to be used when starting the plugin application. A task has also its own name and a schedule. The installation of the plugin update consists in extracting files from an update package to a certain disk folder from where the plugin will start. After the successful installation, Replicator stores the plugin version number of the plugin to the database (same as after program installation) so that you can see the plugin update status on all sites.
To update a program or a plugin, proceed with the following instructions:
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After the plugin/program is installed, it is necessary to specify parameters for the Site(s).
To specify the parameters, follow the steps below:
- On the left-hand side pane, select the service which you got connected to and navigate to Updatable programs.
- In the Updatable programs node, select the plugin/program to be affected. Right under the selected program/plugin, select Update parameters/Plugin parameters, accordingly.
- 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:
- 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:
| Name | Value |
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| DATABASE | Enter the database name to be used. |
| DAYSGAP | Define the number of days after the current day during which crew members will be available in RESCO. |
| SERVER_NAME | Specify the server name to which to connect. |
| SERVICE_PSW | Enter the password to the service. |
| SERVICE_URL | Enter the service URL. |
| SERVICE_USER | Enter the service user name. |
| XREF | Define the name of the Xref interface added in the APM. |
For APM, the following parameters are required:
| Name | Value |
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| APM_FOLDER | Specify the application installation path. |
| SERVER_NAME | Enter the server name. |
| DATABASE_NAME | Enter the database name to be used. |
| USER_NAME | Enter the APM username. |
| Password | Define the database password. |
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