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Master Configuration Management ......................................................................................... 6-2

Overview.......................................................................................................................... 6-2
Previously Installed Configurations............................................................................. 6-3
Configuration Download History ................................................................................ 6-4
DPU Download History............................................................................................... 6-5
Incremental Download Selection................................................................................. 6-6

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Master Configuration Management

Overview
maxDPUTools provides a master configuration management feature
based on the successful completion of download actions:

A master file hierarchy is maintained within an individual maxSTATION

containing a single copy of the last installed configuration per DPU, for
either a full or incremental download. The folder path of the file
hierarchy is “C:\Custom\InstalledConfigurations”. Upon download
completion, a folder named after the DPU is created as required, and a
copy of the configuration file is made, renamed to match the DPU name
with the original file extent of either .4E or .4F.

A download history log file is maintained in plain text within an

individual maxSTATION. The file’s name is “Download.log” in the
“C:\Custom\InstalledConfigurations” file hierarchy. This log file will
contain the combined history of download actions to all DPUs performed
at this individual maxSTATION.

Also provided is the option for a user entered reason line as a history log
entry during the initiation of downloading. A text entry field appears
within the download dialog for this purpose.

As a comparative reference, a last edit timestamp is maintained within

each configuration. This is updated for any edit action, uploading,
difference merging, et al. Its current value is included in the download
log entries and is also viewable within the main editor dialog.

A history of download / upload actions within each configuration is also

maintained. It contains records for download / upload activities as well as
significant other actions such as version upgrades, library imports, et al.
Each record contains a timestamp, configuration file path, edit revision,
action text, and By Station values.

A combined history of download / upload actions for each individual

DPU is also maintained within the database file named
“DpuHistory.mdb”. This file is automatically created in the individual
DPU folder in the “C:\Custom\InstalledConfigurations” hierarchy used
to save a copy of the last downloaded configuration. Similar to the
configuration history, it only contains records for download activities.
Again each record contains a timestamp, configuration file path, edit
revision, action text, and By Station values.

The configuration specific history is viewable as a tabular list in a dialog

display initiated from the main view. Optionally log entries can be
created from this view to enhance the history with user notes. An option

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to clear the history is also provided. The combined download history is
also viewable as an alternate selection for the tabular list content within
the same dialog dialog.

A dialog display is provided to view and select the last installed

configuration for a DPU, with support for a full or incremental re-
download, a configuration copy, or a review of the download history.
The dialog display is accessible from either the opening configuration
selection dialog or from the main display.

Previously Installed Configurations

The Previously Installed Configurations Dispaly provides actions for
reviewing history, re-installing, or copying. It is accessible from either
the opening selection dialog, or as a File menu entry labeled as View
Previously Installed Configurations:

• Selecting the View Download History command button calls up

the modal History dialog for the selected configuration.

• Selecting the Full Download command button calls up the modal

Download dialog for the selected configuration.

• Selecting the Incremental Download command button first calls

up a moal dialog containing a hierarchical selection tree for the
selected configuration, upon successful selection, the modal
Download dialog is next called up.

• Selecting the Copy Configuration command button yields a file

open dialog. Upon successful entry and copy operation the
dialog is closed and the configuration copy is automatically
opened for editing.

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Configuration Download History

The Configuration Download History provides a tabular history in
reverse chronological order based on the actions performed within an
individual configuration. It is accessed via the context menu of the dpu
root node in the tree view of the main edit display:

Command button options exist to:

• Alternately view the associated DPU download history content.

• Add a log entry.

• Clear the history.

Note also the display of the current configuration revision timestamp.

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DPU Download History

The DPU Download History is an alternate view within the
Configuration History dialog. It provides an alternate tabular history in
reverse chronological order based on the contents in the
“DpuHistory.mdb” of the associated DPU in the previously installed
configuration file hierarchy. It is accessed from the previously Installed
Configuration display:

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Incremental Download Selection

The Incremental Download displayis used to perform a HID or control
selection via a tree view as the target of an incremental download when
selected from the previously installed configuration:

The tree supports either a double click selection or a single selection

combined with OK to complete the selection action.

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