When
Spotfire releases updates, or if your company creates custom tools or other software elements, the administrator adds these to a deployment area so that they can be uploaded to
Spotfire Server. Then the server distributes the new software to the appropriate groups, as selected by the administrator.
About this task
For general information, see
Deployments and deployment areas.
Procedure
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Log in to
Spotfire Server and click
Deployments & Packages.
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In the left pane, under
Deployment areas, select a deployment area.
Note: It is recommended that you first test the software on a deployment area that is not in production.
- Optional:
If the deployment area contains any software packages that are not currently needed, delete them. (For instructions, see
Removing packages from a deployment area.)
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In the "Software packages" pane, click
Add packages.
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In the "Add packages" dialog, click
Choose File, locate and select the file you want to add, and click
Open.
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In the "Add packages" dialog, click
Upload.
The added packages are displayed in the "Software packages" pane.
Note: If you want to start over again, you can return to the last saved version of the deployment area by clicking
Revert all.
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To confirm that the packages are error-free, in the "Software packages" pane click
Validate area.
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To save the new packages, click
Save area.
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In the "Save deployment" dialog, if you want the
Spotfire clients to automatically accept the update when they are opened (rather than having the user decide when to accept the update), select the
Force client update check box.
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Click
Save area.