Updating a program on the sites or on the main office assumes the following stages:
Create an update package of an application.
Upload (publish) the update package into Replicator.
Specify the sites to which the update must be delivered and set the installation time.
Create Replicator Update Package
Before getting started, make sure to install the Adonis Package Builder application that allows creating the Replicator update package effortlessly. On completing the installation, run the applicaton and proceed with the following steps:
In the Package Type dialog, select Program and click Next to continue.
In the Files dialog, click Add and load ReplManager.exe, ReplService.exe and sqlite3.dll.
Click Next to proceed.
Note that the ReplManager.exe, ReplService.exe and sqlite3.dll files are part of the Replicator installation set. To extract them, dearchive ADONISREpl_xxx.exe by right-clicking it and selecting 7-Zip > Extract Files. Then save the files locally.
In the Settings dialog, set the values for the list of parameters:
Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
TYPE | Program |
PROGRAMCODE | ARE (Adonis Replicator) |
DISPLAYNAME | ReplicatorUpdate (free input value) |
IS_PARTIALLY_DISTRIBUTED | Yes |
IS_VERSION_UPDATED_BY_REPL | Yes |
VERSION | Enter the version number to which Replicator is to be updated. |
STARTEXECUTABLE | ReplService.exe |
STARTPARAMETERS | -update -silent -instance: “%INSTANCE_NAME%“ |
Click Next.
In the Destination dialog, you can specify the destination folder where the generated update package will be stored:
Click Next.
In the Build dialog, click Start to see the update file generation in progress:
As a result, the update package is successfully generated:
