Editing the application-update.properties File

The template for the application-update.properties file resides in \schema\ab-core\system-administration\update-app-wizard\templates .

Copy this file to \WEB-INF\config and edit it before running the Deployment Packager actions.

Using any text editor, such as Notepad, you can make the following edits.

• Adding and Removing Files . To add a file or folder, just add a line to the preferences file. You can use wild cards. For example, adding “ \projects\hq\graphics\*” indicates to include all files in the graphics folder and in any and all subfolders. To exclude a file or folder, remove the line.
• Data. Each data line starts with “ data=” , meaning that a file or set of files should be included in the mysite-data.war file. Typically, you will need to add the lines that state where your project data is.
• Extensions . Each extension line starts with “ extensions=” , meaning that the file or set of files should be included in the mysite-extensions.war . You only need to edit this section if your add-in manager has extended Archibus to add new applications or has changed an existing Archibus application.

  Typical extensions have just a few folders of new views, a few workflow rules, and one or two .jar files. By marking these few changes to be preserved, you can update to a new Archibus version and preserve your changes. Any new files will be added to Archibus. In the case of a conflict, your file will be used in place of the Archibus file.

• Properties: You should change this list of files only if you update to a new version of Archibus that has added additional .properties files.

A typical packager properties file is below.

# application-update.properties # ---- Data Files ---- # These files typically come from the production server. # Your project files. These include: # Enterprise graphic files (.swf,.emf,.json) data=\projects\hq\graphics\* # Drawing files (.dwg or .rvt) data=\projects\hq\drawings\* # Any database backup files data=\projects\hq\database-backups\* # All temporary user work (reports, data transfer files, etc.) data=\projects\users\* # All per-site application files (e.g. ad-hoc view files and dashboard views created # with the View Definition Wizard or Alter # View and My Favorites features). data=\schema\per-site\* # ---- Application Extension Files ---- # If your integration team has made personalized extensions in the # schema\ab-products folder, list the folder containing your extensions, e.g.: extension=\schema\ab-products\space\my-new-process\* # ---- Properties Files ---- # Include your preferences files. The list of update-able preferences files # is fixed. Do not add files to this list. # Include this file so that deployment packages made from any server will # use the exact same file set. data=\WEB-INF\config\application-update.properties # Include your Archibus license file. data =\WEB-INF\config\afm-licenses.xml # Include your projects list. data =\WEB-INF\config\afm-projects.xml # Include your properties files. data =\WEB-INF\config\core.properties data =\WEB-INF\config\security.properties data =\WEB-INF\config\mail.properties data =\WEB-INF\config\smartclient.properties # Include any configuration files containing your authentication changes. data =\WEB-INF\config\sso.properties data =\WEB-INF\config\ldap.properties data =\WEB-INF\config\accountmanager.properties data =\WEB-INF\config\projectid.properties