EVS IP2Archive MAD Config User Manual

User Manual

Version 1.2 - October 2012 MAD Config

Archive Digitization & Exploitation

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Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION 1

1.1. About the Application 1

INSTALLING THE APPLICATION 2

2.1. How to Install the Application 2

2.2. How to Modify, Repair or Remove the Installation 9

STARTING THE APPLICATION 14

3.1. Start-up Procedure 14

3.1.1. After Installation 14

3.1.2. After Configuration 14

3.2. Main Window Overview 15

MANAGING RELATIONS 18

4.1. Introduction 18

4.2. About Contacts and Users 18

4.3. Relations Pane 18

4.4. Creating Relations 20

4.4.1. Workflow 20

4.4.2. Creating a Company 20

4.4.3. Creating a Department 20

4.4.4. Creating a Contact 21

4.4.5. Creating a User 23

4.5. Searching Relations 24

4.5.1. Searching a Company 24

4.5.2. Searching a Contact 24

4.6. Deleting Relations 26

4.6.1. Deleting a Company 26

4.6.2. Deleting a Department 26

4.6.3. Deleting a Contact 26

MANAGING RIGHTS 27

5.1. User Rights Structure 27

5.1.1. Overview 27

5.1.2. User Groups 27

5.1.3. Roles for Groups 27

5.2. Managing Roles 28

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5.2.1. Roles Pane 28

5.2.2. Overview Roles 28

5.2.3. Adding a Description to a Role 29

5.3. Managing Groups 31

5.3.1. Groups Pane 31

5.3.2. Creating a Group 31

5.3.3. Deleting a Group 32

5.3.4. Adding a User to a Group 33

CONFIGURING THE APPLICATION 34

6.1. Settings Window 34

6.1.1. Opening the Settings Window 34

6.1.2. Overview Setup Categories 34

6.1.3. Edit Mode 35

6.2. System Settings 35

6.2.1. Accessing the System Settings 35

6.2.2. Overview System Settings Subcategories 35

6.2.3. Oracle Connection Tab 36

6.2.4. E-Mail Options Tab 38

6.2.5. Global Password Tab 40

6.2.6. Error Handling Tab 40

6.2.7. Language Tab 41

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1. Introduction

1.1. About the Application

MAD Config is a configuration application. It allows the system administrator to create users and assign user rights for the IP2Archive system.

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2. Installing the Application

2.1. How to Install the Application

To install the application, proceed as follows:

1. Double-click the EVSIP2Archive.exe to launch the IP2Archive Setup Wizard.

The Welcome screen appears.

2. Click Nextto continue.

The End-User Licence Agreement screen appears.

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3. Read the license agreement on using IP2Archive in your country. Accept the agreement and click Next to continue.

The Installation Folder screen appears.

4. Select the folder where the application has to be installed and click Next to continue.

By default, the IP2Archive applications will be installed in the following folder: C:\Program Files\EVS Broadcast Equipment\IP2Archive\(for 32-bit

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machines) or C:\Program Files (x86)\EVS Broadcast Equipment\IP2Archive\ (for 64-bit machines).

The Setup Type screen appears.

5. Choose a setup type and click Next to continue.

You can choose one of the following setup types:

◦ Complete: Installs all IP2Archive applications. Continue to step 7.

◦ Typical: Installs the most common IP2Archive applications, i.e. the database

client software, the Deep Archive Manager and the EVS Software Player. Continue to step 7.

◦ Custom: Allows you to select the IP2Archive applications that have to be

installed. The Custom Setup screen appears. Continue to step 6.

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6. In the Custom Setup screen, select the applications that you want to install, and then click Next to continue.

The Custom Setup screen shows a tree view of the IP2Archive applications that you can install. By default, the database client software, Deep Archive Manager and the EVSSoftware Player are selected. When you click a feature or subfeature, a description of the feature will be displayed and also the disk space requirements.

To add or remove a feature, click the arrow next to the feature name, and then choose one of the following options from the drop-down list:

◦ Will be installed on local hard drive: Installs the selected feature in the location

shown under Installation Folder.

◦ Entire feature will be installed on local hard disk: Installs the selected feature

and all subfeatures.

◦ Feature will be installed when required:The feature will be installed when you

perform an action that requires it.

◦ Entire feature will be unavailable: For a new installation of IP2Archive, this

option passes over the installation of the selected feature. For an existing installation, this option removes the feature from the installation. After you select this option, a red X appears on the feature tree next to the feature name.This option cannot be selected for the database and the EVSSoftware Player.

Click the Reset button to undo your selection.

7. Do one of the following:

◦ If no database client software has been installed yet, the Database Connection

Creation screen appears.

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Enter the IP address of the database server. The default port number, i.e. 1521, has already been entered. Click Nextto continue.

◦ If database client software has already been installed, the Database Selection

screen appears.

Select the database name from the drop-down list and enter the username and password necessary to log onto the database. You can test the connection with the database by clicking the Test Login button. Click Next to continue.

To add a new database, click the New Database button and enter the database name (by default IP2A.EVS), the IP address and port number (by default 1521) of the machine that hosts the database, and the service name (by default TOM). You can test the connection with the database by clicking the Test Login button. Click Next to continue.

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8. Click Install to start the installation.

The selected applications will be installed.

9. If the installation has been completed, click Finish to exit the Setup Wizard.

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2.2. How to Modify, Repair or Remove the Installation

To modify, repair or remove the installation of the application, proceed as follows:

1. Double-click the EVSIP2Archive.exe to launch the IP2Archive Maintenance

Wizard.

The Welcome screen appears.

2. Click Next to continue.

The Modify, Repair or Remove Installation screen appears.

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3. Do one of the following:

◦ If you want to modify the IP2Archive installation, e.g. add or remove certain

applications, select Modify and click Next. Continue to step 4.

◦ If you want to repair the IP2Archive installation, e.g. fixing missing or corrupt files,

shortcuts and registry entries, select Repair and click Next. Continue to step 6.

◦ If you want to remove the IP2Archive installation, select Remove and click Next.

Continue to step .

4. In the Custom Setup screen, select the applications that you want to (de)install.

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