Eco Time now boast a feature whereby the application will automatically update to the latest install. This feature namely “Auto updates” is vital for the stability of Eco Time and should not be bypassed or disabled in any way.
There are now 2 installs (for each flavour of Eco Time). For TPS, there is EcoTimeTpsInstall.exe (which is the install that you will need to run the first time you install the software on a server or client), and EcoTimeTpsUpdateInstall.exe. The EcoTimeTpsUpdateInstall.exe is used when an existing installation of Eco Time is already operational and one needs to update it to a later release. Under normal circumstances the update is done automatically through th Eco Time server.
When a PC is installed with Eco Time for the first time (even if there is a pre-existing version on the machine or Eco Time is installed on another machine) then EcoTimeTpsInstall.exe must be used in order to configure the system correctly. This "Main / Full / Admin" install (EcoTimeTpsInstall.exe) configures signitures, access rights & firewall settings on he designated PC. Never use the EcoTimeTpsUpdateInstall.exe for a new install. On te reverse side never use the EcoTimeTpsInstall.exe to upgrade an existing installation.
The server module (or unified module as the case may be) is responsible to run the auto update feature. With it being closed no auto updates can be performed. This however is not done through any of the processors but rather in the background (off the main server thread – non-optional).
Install Methods
Manual Installing
You must first exit all applications, and in a multi-install scenario (i.e. where Eco Time is installed on multiple PCs), run the install at the server PC first (it will delete the xml version file in the updates folder). Then run the server module.
If you have the xml file containing the install version in the same folder as the install when you run the install, the install file itself together with the xml file (containing the version) will be copied to the datapath\updates folder, and the other PCs will automatically update themselves from there. If you do not have the xml version file, then you will need to manually update the client PCs. The manual install will wait until all Eco Time applications are closed before allowing the install to continue.
Downgrading
Follow the steps for the "Manual install". When you run the server for the first time, a warning will be displayed that the version is going backwards, and you can ignore the warning and proceed. The other workstations will downgrade themselves without any ado thereafter.
You can use one of the install files in the datapath\updates\backup folder (labeled EcoTime???install?.exe). If there is a matching xml file (of the same number) then both the install and the xml will be copied to the datapath\updates folder (to the correct name – i.e. EcoTimetpsinstall.exe and EcoTimetpsversion.xml) for use by the other PCs.
Scheduling
Within the Configuration module, under Bells & Whistles it is possible to schedule the preferred times Eco Time should download and install the new update. It is advised not to schedule the updates during working hours, where the users / operator have to access the software.
Eco Time now boast a feature whereby the application will automatically update to the latest install. This feature namely “Auto updates” is vital for the stability of Eco Time and should not be bypassed or disabled in any way.
There are now 2 installs (for each flavour of Eco Time). For TPS, there is EcoTimeTpsInstall.exe (which is the install that you will need to run the first time you install the software on a server or client), and EcoTimeTpsUpdateInstall.exe. The EcoTimeTpsUpdateInstall.exe is used when an existing installation of Eco Time is already operational and one needs to update it to a later release. Under normal circumstances the update is done automatically through th Eco Time server.
When a PC is installed with Eco Time for the first time (even if there is a pre-existing version on the machine or Eco Time is installed on another machine) then EcoTimeTpsInstall.exe must be used in order to configure the system correctly. This "Main / Full / Admin" install (EcoTimeTpsInstall.exe) configures signitures, access rights & firewall settings on he designated PC. Never use the EcoTimeTpsUpdateInstall.exe for a new install. On te reverse side never use the EcoTimeTpsInstall.exe to upgrade an existing installation.
The server module (or unified module as the case may be) is responsible to run the auto update feature. With it being closed no auto updates can be performed. This however is not done through any of the processors but rather in the background (off the main server thread – non-optional).
You must first exit all applications, and in a multi-install scenario (i.e. where Eco Time is installed on multiple PCs), run the install at the server PC first (it will delete the xml version file in the updates folder). Then run the server module.
If you have the xml file containing the install version in the same folder as the install when you run the install, the install file itself together with the xml file (containing the version) will be copied to the datapath\updates folder, and the other PCs will automatically update themselves from there. If you do not have the xml version file, then you will need to manually update the client PCs. The manual install will wait until all Eco Time applications are closed before allowing the install to continue.
Follow the steps for the "Manual install". When you run the server for the first time, a warning will be displayed that the version is going backwards, and you can ignore the warning and proceed. The other workstations will downgrade themselves without any ado thereafter.
You can use one of the install files in the datapath\updates\backup folder (labeled EcoTime???install?.exe). If there is a matching xml file (of the same number) then both the install and the xml will be copied to the datapath\updates folder (to the correct name – i.e. EcoTimetpsinstall.exe and EcoTimetpsversion.xml) for use by the other PCs.