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Creating jobs

Prerequisites for creating jobs

  1. Install MOVITOOLS® MotionStudio on the server and the client. Alternatively, you can also use agents, to carry out the upload.

    Info

    .NET Framework 3.5 must be installed on the PC on which MOVITOOLS® MotionStudio is to be installed.

    Start the VDog MasterService or the upload or compare agent as a service

  2. In the services for the VDog MasterService or VDog UploadAgent/VDog CompareAgent application, set in the Login > Local system account tab. Activate the checkbox in Allow data exchange between Service and Desktop.

    Figure: Properties of {Service}, Login tab

    Warning

    Under Windows 10, Version 1803 or higher, no upload can be performed if data exchange between service and desktop is required. In this case, the agent or the VDog MasterService must be started as an application.

  3. Change the value NoSystemTray to DWORD = 1 for the entry in the Windows registry in the path HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SEW\Secos\Server.

    Figure: Registration editor dialog

  4. Change the value for the NoInteractiveServices entry to 0 in the path HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Windows.

  5. Make sure that the desired project is available in MOVITOOLS® MotionStudio in the online and offline view and has the same name.

    Figure: MOVITOOLS® MotionStudio, online and offline view display

  6. You have the option of using the new component type SEW MotionStudio or the existing component type SEW Movidrive from previous versions of octoplant. If you decide to use the previous component type, you must modify it in the AdminClient in the Component type editor so that only the comparison for MOVITOOLS® MotionStudio is used and only SEWPROJ files are compared. Finally, you must create a Version without difference for the component concerned.

  7. For the upload of MotionStudio v6.20, v6.30 and/or v6.40 projects, it is necessary to run the services in application mode.
    Example for the server: "C:\Program Files (x86)\vdogServer\VDogMasterService.exe" /at:s /rd:D:\vdServerArchive /app /visible
    Examples for the Agents:
    • "C:\Program Files (x86)\vdogAgents\VDogCompareAgent.exe" /at:s /rd:D:\vdAgentArchive /app /visible
    • "C:\Program Files (x86)\vdogAgents\VDogUploadAgent.exe" /at:s /rd:D:\vdAgentArchive /app /visible

Creating jobs for MOVITOOLS® MotionStudio projects

  1. Start the AdminClient and open the Jobs module.
  2. Select your SEW MotionStudio component in the Project tree.
  3. Click the Create button in the menu bar or drag and drop the component into the Jobs area.
  4. Check whether the SEW MotionStudio upload type is displayed in the Job configuration area.
  5. Configure the 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. The communication parameters of the device are taken from the MOVITOOLS® MotionStudio project.
  7. Save the job and test it by selecting the Execute selected jobs once button.

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You can implement further settings for jobs of this upload type in the AdminClient in the Global settings dialog.