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Creating jobs

Prerequisite

To perform the upload for Atlas Copco nutrunner controls, the executing service must be run under a specific user account. This user account must be a member of the Administrators group. The upload for Atlas Copco nutrunner controls cannot work if the VDog MasterService application or the applications VDog UploadAgent/VDog CompareAgent are running under the Local System user account.

To configure jobs for Atlas Copco nutrunner controls

  1. Start the AdminClient and open the Jobs module.
  2. Select your Atlas Copco component in the Project tree.
  3. Click on the Create button in the menu bar or drag and drop the component into the Jobs area.
  4. Check that the upload type Atlas Copco Tightening Systems is selected in the Job configuration area.

  5. Configure general sections General, Notification, Upload and compare, and Create a version automatically after job run. The sections Notification and Create a version automatically after job run are only displayed if the settings required for this have been made.

  6. Configure the Atlas Copco Tightening Systems Settings section:

    Figure: Job configuration, Atlas Copco Tightening Systems settings section

    1. Under Project, select the Atlas Copco nutrunner control project from the dropdown menu. This is only relevant if there is more than one Atlas Copco project available in the component.

      • Power Focus 4000

        • ToolsTalk PF with ttpf.exe
        • Project file extension: .pm4

      • Power MACS 4000

        • ToolsTalk PowerMACS with PowerMacs4000.exe
        • Project file extension: .pf3

    2. Under Device, enter the IP address or the name of the device to be backed up. This field is mandatory.

    3. Under Port, change the port if necessary.

      • Power Focus 4000

        • Default port: 6543

      • Power MACS 4000

        • Default port: This field is not required and may not be displayed depending on the system configuration.

    4. Under Location of the BackupClient:

      • Power Focus 4000

        • Tool path is read from Windows registry

      • Power MACS 4000

        • Tool path: Windows path to PowerMacs4000.exe. If the field is left empty, the path is auto-detected from registry

  7. Configure the File specifications and compare settings section.

    Figure: Job configuration, File specifications and compare settings section

    Here you can customize the comparison for the job.

    1. Activate the Enable custom configuration for this job checkbox.
    2. Click the Edit button.
    3. The Settings for backup files dialog opens.

    Figure: Settings for backup files dialog

  8. Save the job and test it with Execute selected jobs once.

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The backup created is identical to the project created by ToolsTalk Power Focus or ToolsTalk Power MACS.

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You can implement further settings for jobs of this upload type in the AdminClient in the Global settings dialog and by using the INI files.