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Installing PiMS Icons on a Workstation

First, map a drive letter

A drive letter must be mapped to the drive containing the PDMPIMS directory before the icon can be created on the workstation.


Map a Drive Letter to the PDMPIMS Directory

The PiMS directory structure is two levels. The root folder is named PDMPIMS and there is a number of sub-folders which hold the application programs and table definitions.

       For example:

             Server \\NT-1\\E
                  Directory      PDMPIMS
                      Sub-Directory            SYSTEM

    		           RUNTIME
       

  1. Create a Windows share on the PDMPIMS folder. You can use the same name as the folder name for the share name.

  2. Map a drive letter to the server and share name, such as using the Windows 95/NT command " net use L: \\NT-1\PDMPIMS".

  3. For security purposes, the share should have read access to all folders except \PDMPIMS\LOG. This folder must have full access, PiMS processing logs and error logs are kepted in this folder.

Map a Drive Letter to the directory above PDMPIMS 

In some installations, there is a need to restrict access to the root of LAN drive. In this case it is recommended to map the drive to the directory above the PDMPIMS directory.

       For example:

             Server \\NT-1\\E
                  Directory      VENDOR
                  Directory      PDMPIMS
                       Sub-Directory            SYSTEM

  1. Create a Windows share on the PDMPIMS folder. You can use the same name as the folder name for the share name.

  2. Map a drive letter to the server and share name, such as using the Windows 95/NT command "net use L: \\NT-1\PDMPIMS".


For each workstation, generate the desktop icon

  1. Create the shortcut with the file specification:    [L:]\PDMPIMS\SYSTEM\NASMAINP [MDI Frame]
        • [L:] is the drive letter assigned in the previous step.
        • The [MDI Frame] is the Multiple Document Interface (MDI) frame name. The frame name is supplied by PDM during the installation of PiMS. If a frame name is not supplied, it must be specified in the Authorized Member Profile for the user. If you do not need to override the frame name from the Authorized Member Profile do not specify the MDI Frame. Once the user signs on to PiMS, the program will load the frame specified for that user.
        • The parameter -D parameter allows the user to invoke the PiMS debugger. This should only be used in conjunction with PDM technical support.
        • The parameter -M parameter allows the user to invoke multiple instances of the PiMS application. By default the PiMS application only allows one instance to execute on a workstation. By adding the –M parameter, the user can have two or more instances executing. This is handy when the user needs access to multiple frames to perform their function. They would not need to sign off/on when they needed a function on a frame that is not on the current frame

        The following example creates a shortcut using a MDI frame named ARARBS1M.

                   Executable:     L:\PDMPIMS\SYSTEM\NASMAINP ARARBS1M

                   Start In:          L:\PDMPIMS\SYSTEM

        There is no other configuration required for PiMS on the workstation.

         

        To test, double-click on the PiMS shortcut. The PiMS sign-on dialog should appear.

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