Custodian 19.1

Lesson 2: How to use

The previous lesson showed how to install the Custodian 19.1 app on a server. This lesson shows how to use the application.

A typical Custodian 19.1 session cycle looks like this:

Login to the Custodian 19.1 app
Select a web app
Upload the file(s) that needs to be replaced
Click the update to have all these files copied (locally) into the deploy folder in one go and the web app restarted
The last step will be so fast that users will not notice downtime
Log off and get on

Demonstration

Note: this demonstration shows an example of how to use Custodian 19.1.

Go to the Custodian 19.1 app, where you installed it
In this example there are four applications that can be updated
In this example we're going to align the view centered instead of left in the update
Open the DataFlex 19.1 Studio
Change the alignment, so it will look like this
Go back to the Custodian 19.1 app
Open the right application
This panel opens, with the deploy folders in the left
The "Programs" is selected because most updates will involve the WebApp.exe file
Click "Upload file(s) to selected folder"
Select the newly compiled program
You can upload files to the other folders as well, in this example we're not doing that
Click "Update WebApp"
Give a reason for the update. In this example "Views are now centered" and click "Confirm"
The WebApp is updated successfully
Go back to the Application, refresh the page, and the alignment is now centered
In the Custodian 19.1 app you can look at the "View update-log"
This shows that the application has been updated 5 times