Some parts of the Redbex Application Server can be updated without actually installing a new version of the Redbex Application Server. The Application Server loads these so called modular updates from the Redbex Distribution Server.
On the first start up of the Application Server (after installing the software) the Application Server will automatically try to perform a modular update, future updates are then manually initiated by the user. Modular updates are loaded from the Distribution Server - it is therefore mandatory that a connection to the Distribution Server can be initiated.
Note: Running the modular updates will automatically log out users from the Application Server who do not have the Create user session when server is closed (13) permission. Additionally the server will be temporarily locked, so that no other user can login.
Note: Depending on the contents in your database a modular update might take from several minutes up to several hours, during a modular update users won't be able to access the Application Server!
Table 1 lists the parts of the Application Server that are installed/updated by the modular update.
Data |
Description |
Feature types |
Will update the list of available feature types. Note that even though the online update installs feature types, it is defined by your license if you can use feature types. |
Sensor types |
Will update the list of sensor types available for the installed feature types. |
Classification types |
Will update the classification types used in property structure. |
Quantities & Units |
Will update the units and quantities available to be used in property structures. |
Multi-language texts |
Will update texts published by the Application Server in multiple languages. |
Allowed feature container relations |
Updates the rules that define the feature types that can be member of a specific container feature type. |
Report types |
Report types for the reporting engine. |
Table 1: Parts of the Redbex Application Server that are installed/updated with modular updates
You can initiate a modular data update at any time manually via the Redbex Smart Client. The modular data update will then run in the background as a job. To verify the success of the data please refer to the job success status and the job log.
The user who is running the modular data update must have the system permission Perform Distribution Server update (8)
