Maintenance

In a scheduled update environment any changes to the project definition, from cosmetic adjustments to updating database passwords, should be saved as a new version of the master ADV project file. The next invocation of the regular update script will propagate the changes to ADVIZOR Server AE and the general ADVM project.

Excluding Data Sources

The optional command-line parameter "-xds" can be added when Adv2Advm is invoked, to cause data source definitions to be omitted from the generated ADVM file. This may be desirable for security purposes, such as in an environment where Windows integrated authentication is not used to access a database, and instead a database-specific username and password are used, which are saved in the ADV file. Using "Adv2Advm -xds" prevents ADVM-file users from editing the data source definitions and saving the project as an ADV to gain unauthorized access to the database.

Flight Recorder Bookmarks

Bookmarks may be created with the Flight Recorder: see the User Guide in ADVIZOR Analyst Help for more details). Bookmarks created from a Web client of ADVIZOR Server AE are stored on the Server in a directory named “Bookmarks” in the “Projects” directory. Bookmarks are stored in a directory based on the project name and a file based on the identity of the user who created the bookmark. The identity is based on how ADVIZOR Server is configured: if access is anonymous, then the identity is for the web client (typically an IP address). If Windows Authentication is configured, then the identity is the Windows login. Bookmark files may be created or deleted by users; they are not managed by ADVIZOR Server. These files are small text files so the space used is not significant. If these files are removed, the user’s bookmarks will be lost.