*Please note that Server Installation should be completed before Client Installation
*Login under the "Administrator" account before performing the installation
The software for both servers and client workstations is delivered via web download. For convenience, you may copy the software from the zip file to a file server in a shared directory, allowing you to install TIMS3 from this shared directory. You must retain the same directory structure, as it exists on the zip file.
Before you begin the software installations on both the server and client workstations, you must be logged in either as the administrator, or as a user with administrator privileges. This ensures that you have the correct privileges within the TIMS3 database when you launch TIMS3 for the first time.
You begin installing both the server and client software by running the Setup application from the root directory on the download. You will then be prompted to select either a server or client installation.
When selecting the Server Setup, you will be presented with the terms of the User License Agreement which you must accept to proceed with the installation.
Select the installation options that you want to install. For new installations and version upgrades it is recommended that all options remain checked. Enter in your client license number, or leave blank for demo version.
Continuing with the installation, you will be prompted to stop applications that may be currently active, particularly Microsoft Access applications. If this is not done, you risk certain files not being installed or registered properly. This may result in TIMS3 not functioning correctly.
After accepting this, the setup application will check what TIMS3 software has been previously loaded on the system.
The file server - This is the TIMS3 network service that responds to document transfer requests from TIMS3 clients.
The database server - This is simply the back-end Access database file that must be installed on a shared network drive.
TIMS Cleanup is the automated nightly backup routine used to back up checked-out files to the file server.
ODBC is the connectivity service that assists in communication with the back end database.
The setup procedure first checks if there is sufficient disk space to load the software. After the files are copied to the server, you are prompted for important TIMS3 File Server parameters:
The XFER Server ID Number is the TCP/IP port that is used for the transfer of documents between the server and client workstations.
The TIMS3 XFER server directory is the location of the file transfer software. File transfer debug files for trouble-shooting sessions will also be recorded in this directory.
The next stage of the server setup is to install the automatic file transfer cleanup application. This is the software that runs each day at the configured time to ensure that all the files are updated on the file server and on the workstations depending on how the files have been checked out or copied out to the workstation. For a detailed explanation of the network file cleanup procedure, you should refer to the File Transfer section of this manual.
You will be asked if you want to install this nightly cleanup procedure and for the time that you want it to run. The time that you enter should be at least one hour before your nightly backup procedure runs. A batch file will be created in the file transfer directory and the setup application will run the Windows NT "AT" command to schedule the cleanup. Using Control Panel->Services, you must ensure that the Scheduler service is running.
The setup application will install various icons in the TIMS3 Server application group:
The Cleanup application, named OWL;
7 icons for each of the daily cleanup log files.
You will then be prompted for information regarding your MS Access Server software installation.
DEMO Projects are a set of projects and documents that are automatically installed on the system. These help users to understand the functionality of the TIMS3 system, as well as corresponding to the lessons outlined in the User Guide.
The Server name is the host name of the server where the MS Access software is installed. It is recommended that you perform this installation directly on the target server.
Create New if this is a new TIMS3 installation.
If the software had been previously installed on the server, you will have the opportunity Update components from the previous installation.
Completely Remove previously installed components the software from your system.
If you selected the TIMS Cleanup option in the system configuration screen then you will be prompted for the installation and directory for the service files.
TIMS Cleanup automatically defaults to the proper program group - TIMS File Server.
The system will install any needed files including dll system files to ensure proper operating system support for the software. Recommended that if the files are not newer than the currently installed system file that you select "Yes" or "Yes to All".
After the successful installation of the server software, you should check:
That you have the sub-directories as shown in the figure above.
Using the Control Panel->Services icon, you should verify that you have the TIMS3 Server services installed and started.
If there is a problem with this service, you can manually stop and start it from the control panel, or by opening up a DOS window and using the INITSERV utility located in the default file transfer directory, as shown in the example below.
You may also check the server’s registry for the currently defined TIMS3 options:
The registry settings for the server component are:
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FT_DEBUG |
The switch to control whether the TIMS3 file transfer software should run in debug mode. A value of 0 turns the debug mode off. A value of 255 is the highest mode for the most debug information logged. |
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FT_SID |
The TCP/IP port number or server ID number of the File Transfer server software. |
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FT_SRVDIR |
The location of the file transfer software on the server. |
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MS_SEEDFILES |
The location of the system default template files. |
After the installation is complete, you should proceed to load the TIMS3 Client software on the server system. This will provide you with easy access to maintain the tables within the TIMS3 database.