Guide

Upgrade

Note: the package must be unzipped in a short path location (e.g. C:\tmp).

  1. Unzip the file [package]\Discngine-Connector-js-api.zip.

  2. Move the folders public\ and library\ on the same location a web server, public\must be publicly accessible.

  1. Copy the file Discngine-Connector.part0.zip on the TIBCO Spotfire® server at the location path [TIBCO Spotfire root]\tss\[TIBCO Spotfire version]\tomcat\application-data\library\.

  2. Open the TIBCO Spotfire® Analyst client and log in using an administrator account.

  3. Open the Tools > Library Administration.

  4. Backup or remove the existing Discngine Connector folder.

  5. Click on "Import" and "Browse" to select the file [package]\Discngine-Connector.part0.zip.

  6. Select "Library" as "Destination Folder".

Note: if you want to keep the backward compatibility for the example protocols of the Connector 4.1, do not remove the library folder Discngine Pipeline Pilot Connector.

  1. Log in as an administrator on the TIBCO Spotfire® server web portal.

  2. Go to the Deployments & Packages area.

  3. Select the deployment area on which you want to deploy Discngine Connector.

  4. Remove all the Discngine packages.

  5. Click on "Validate area", then "Save area".

  6. Click on the "Add packages" button, then choose the .sdn file into the Discngine Connector package.

  7. Click on "Validate area", then "Save area".

Please follow instructions from the official documentation.

  1. Unzip the file Discngine-Connector-PP-collection.zip from the Discngine Connector package.

  2. Log in to the Pipeline Pilot server.

  3. Uninstall the Discngine Connector collection as executing the following command:

    .\pkgutil.exe -u discngine/tibcoconn

  4. Backup or remove the folder [scitegic_root]\apps\discngine\tibcoconn.

  5. Copy the folder tibcoconn\ into the folder [scitegic_root]\apps\discngine.

  6. Open the command line prompt as an administrator from the windows start menu (Right click -- execute as administrator).

  7. Change the directory to [scitegic_root]\bin (or [scitegic_root]\linux_bin if you are on a Linux server).

  8. Install the Discngine Connector collection executing the following command:

    .\pkgutil.exe -i discngine/tibcoconn

  9. If they still exist, uninstall the following collections and remove their folders:

    .\pkgutil.exe -u discngine/tibcoconn_examples
    .\pkgutil.exe -u discngine/design

First of all, unzip the file Discngine-Connector-Authenticator.zip from the Discngine Connector package and paste all the .jar files on the TIBCO Spotfire® server at the location [SpotfireServerDirectory]\tomcat\webapps\spotfire\WEB-INF\lib​\.

Then the TIBCO Spotfire® authentication must be configured. On the server, follow these steps:

  • Open the TIBCO Spotfire® Server Configuration Tool
  • In the Configuration tab, go to the External Authentication page
  • Enable the external authentication
  • Choose the type "Custom Authenticator"
  • Enter "com.discngine.PipelinePilotAuthenticator" as the Authenticator class name
  • Add the "pipeline_pilot_url" parameter. The value should be the root URL of the Pipeline Pilot server
  • Add the "pipeline_pilot_port" parameter. The value should be the port used in the cookie (cookie will still be SCISID9944 even when using 9943 on https)​

TIBCO Spotfire® Server Configuration Tool