Description

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A plugin is an independent console application that is regularly started starts to perform various actions, e.g. create some reports and send them by email to specified destinations. When updating a plugin, Replicator delivers the plugin executable file and some other auxiliary files to sites.  On installing a plugin, Replicator starts its executable file on schedule.

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1. Run the APM setup wizard. In the Install mode dialog dialogue, select the Generate update package option:
   

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   Click Next to continue.

2. In the Choose Adonis Personnel Manager Location dialog dialogue, 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 continue.

4. When done, the following dialog dialogue appears:
   

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   Click Finish to close the wizard dialogdialogue.

Create APP Update Package

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As a result, the CAB update package will be generated and available in the defined folder: AdonisPortalInstall_v2021.10.0.102.cab.

Distribute and Install Update Package

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1. On the left-hand side pane, select the service to which you got connected and navigate to Updatable programs:
   
   

2. Within the Updatable programs program's workspace, click the Publish update button. The Open dialog dialogue then appears on the screen:
   

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3. Select the CAB file of the program you want to update. Click update—Click Open to load the file to Replicator Manager. Once clicked, the package publishing is started. If the package is successfully published, you are notified respectively:
   

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4. Select the sites to which the update package is to be delivered:
   

1. Selecting the site(s) enables the Set Install Time button. Click the button to open the Set Update Install Time dialog dialogue:
   

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2. Within the dialogdialogue, specify the update install time by setting one of the options:

   • Do not install the update automatically. Select the option to deliver the update package without auto-update.

   • Install update as soon as it is delivered to the site. Select Please select the option to allow updating once it is delivered to the sites.

   • Install at a specified date and time. Select the option and specify the date and time values for the update to be installed on the sites.

3. Once done, click Ok to apply the changes.

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As a result, the update package will be delivered to the selected site(s), and the update will start at the specified time or as soon as the update package is delivered to the site(s). Besides, you must set the connection parameters to the affected site(s) that have been correctly set. For more information, see Set Parameters For Sites.

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Set Parameters For Sites

After the 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 to which you got connected 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 dialogue where you can enter the parameters one by one:
   
   

4. On entering, click OK to proceed.

Below, you will find the description of the parameters required for both APM and APP.

For APM, the following parameters are required:

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