Caching CES Administration Desktop

You can cache the CES Administration Desktop using the Internet Explorer version 6.0 or later.

This task explain how to start the CES Administration Desktop:                             

  1. Press Start > Programs > Internet Explorer to start the browser. 

    The Internet Explorer browser page appears
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  2. In the Address bar, enter the server URL: http://<servername>:port/<context1>/<context2>

    Where,

    <servername> indicates the server host on which the CES Java server is running.

    Example: http://cessrv:9082/R17GA/CESAD/index.htm

     

    The CES Administration Desktop window appears.

  3. Click the To start the Administration Desktop, click here! link.

    The Java Plug-in Security Warning window appears.

  4. Click Grant always if you are installing CES Administration Desktop solution on your desktop, that is, local installation.

    The ENOVIA Policy Agent Application window appears.

  5. The ENOVIA Policy Agent Application window provides the client caching information, and also notifies the changes done to the system parameters to update the cached client.  Click Next.

    The Cache Directory Selection window appears.

  6. The Cache Directory Selection window is to select a directory that maintains the client installation files.  Click Next.

    The Solution Directory Selector window appears.

  7. Select a directory (for example, C:\), and then click NEW.

    A new folder
    EnoviaSolution is created in the selected directory.

  8. Click Accept to create the EnoviaSolution folder in the selected directory.

    The Cache Directory Confirmation window appears.

  9. The Cache Directory Confirmation window confirms the setting up of the cache directory, and also displays the path of the cache directory.  Click Finish. This completes the caching of the CES Administration Desktop.
     

    • Click Back to revert to the previous window, if you need to change the options that you had selected.

    • Click Rename to rename the EnoviaSolution folder.

    The CES Administration Desktop window appears.

  10. Click Work Offline to work with CES Administration Desktop without connecting to the database.

    This table explains the options and corresponding buttons in the menu bar and toolbar respectively:

    Menu

    Sub Menu

    Button

    Description

    File

    Disconnect

    Click this to disconnect CES Administration Desktop from the database.

    Change Password

    X

    Select this to change the password. For details on changing the password, see Changing Password.

    Exit

    X

    Select this to exit the CES Administration Desktop.

    Edit

    Undo

    Click this to undo the last executed action.

    Redo

    Click this to restore the undid action.

    Cut

    Click this to mark the text and cut. This can be used to remove, and paste the marked text in other field or fields.

    Copy

    Click this to mark the text to paste in other field or fields.

    Paste

    Click this to copy the selected text.

    View

    Show Solutions

    X

    Select this to view the solution pad. The default display is to show the solution pad.

    Options

    Settings...

    X

    Select this to edit or select the server configuration file.

    Legend

    Scheme

    Description

     

    Button option available

     

    Button option unavailable

    This table explains the fields in the CES Administration Desktop Log on window:

    Fields

    Description

    Select a Database

    Displays the list of database to which you can connect.

    User ID

    Text box to enter your log on user ID. This field is case sensitive.

    Password

    Text box to enter your log on password. This field is case sensitive.

    This table explains the buttons in the CES Administration Desktop Log on window:

    Button

    Description

    Connects to the CES Administration Desktop if the log on is successful.

    Enables to work with the application without connecting to the database.