Post-installation steps
After Spotfire Server is installed and configured, the Spotfire administrator must complete these setup tasks before end users can access and work in Spotfire.
- If you have not done so yet, install
the Spotfire client on a computer for the administrator to use.
Note: Steps 4 and 5 in this list require the installed Spotfire client.
- Set up groups and assign licenses to them; see Groups and licenses for details.
- Set up users and assign them to appropriate groups; see Users for details.
- Optional: Assign preferences to groups; use the Administration Manager in the installed Spotfire client to accomplish this.
- Set up the Spotfire library by using the installed Spotfire client.
- Optional: Import geocoding tables into the library so that data can be displayed on maps; see Enabling geocoding tables for map charts.
- Enabling geocoding tables for map charts
To display data on a Spotfire map, the data must be "geocoded". This involves matching the data to location identifiers in a set of data tables that are known as a geocoding hierarchy. These geocoding tables must be imported into the library before they can be used. - Updating Spotfire Server with the latest fixes
Updates to Spotfire Server are distributed as service packs. A service pack (or a service release) is a release where only the last digit in the version number has been updated (e.g., 11.4.x). By always applying the latest service pack for your Spotfire Server version, you ensure that you get the latest closed issues, third-party component updates, and security updates. In most situations, the service packs are delivered instead of hotfixes.
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