EVS IP2Archive Deep Archive Manager Version 3.0 - October 2012 User Manual - Manual (Page 93)

Activating Version Control
If the Use Version Control check box is selected, the software version of the application
is checked each time it logs into the database. This check box should always be
selected!!
If the software version is outdated, the following warning message appears in the splash
screen highlighted in red: ‘Obsolete – A newer version exists. May not be used anymore.’
Click the OK button to close the splash screen and update your software version.
By clicking the Application History button, you can open a chronological list of all
software versions of the application. To get more details about each version (creation
date, name of programmer, status, additional remarks), you have to click + next to the
version number.
Activating Keep Alive
If the option Keep Connection Alive is selected, a message is sent to the database at
regular time intervals to avoid idle connections from being closed by the firewall. These
intervals can be set by you.
If the option Try to Reconnect if Keep Alive Fails is selected, the application will try a
number of times to reconnect with the database.
If the option Report Status in Database Everytime Keep Alive Timer Triggers is
selected, the status of the connection is reported in the database each time the Keep
Alive Timer sends a trigger to send a Keep Connection Alive message.
If the option Report Status of Tasks is selected, the status of the tasks (ok or not ok) is
reported to the database.
Testing the Oracle Connection
The Test Oracle button allows you to check the validity of the database name, login and
username you entered.
If these data are valid, then the following message appears next to the Test Oracle
button: ‘OK’.
If the login name or password is invalid, then a message box appears with the following
message: ‘ORA-01017: invalid username/password; logon denied’.
If the database name is invalid, then a message box appears with the following message:
‘ORA-12154:TNS: could not resolve the connect identifier specified’.
If you omit the password, then a message box appears with the following message:
‘ORA-01005: null password given; logon denied’.
If you don’t enter a database name, login and username, then a message box appears
with the following message: ‘ORA-12560: TNS: protocol adapter error’.
If the Use Version Control check box is selected, you can also check the software
version of the application by clicking the Test Oracle button. If the software version is up-
to-date, then the following message appears: ‘Actual – The Actual Version’. If the software
version is outdated, then the following message appears: ‘Unknown Version Application!
Please contact the EDP department.’
86 6. Configuring the Application
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