APPLIX TM1 Use and care manual

Applix TM1 Server
Administrator’s Manual

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Applix TM1 Server - Version 6.0
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1 - Quick Start..................................................................1-1
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2 - Basic Concepts..........................................................2-1
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3 - Technical Specifications ...........................................3-1
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4 - Installation.................................................................. 4-1
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5 - Supporting Clients..................................................... 5-1
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6 - Accessing the Server as a Client.............................. 6-1
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&XEH3ROOLQJ6HWWLQJV  
6HWWLQJWKH6HUYHU$GPLQLVWUDWLRQ'LUHFWRU\  
7 - The Data Directory.....................................................7-1
2YHUYLHZ 
1HWZRUN3ULYLOHJHVIRUWKH'DWD'LUHFWRU\ 
)LOHV 
'LPHQVLRQV  
&XEHV  
&RQWURO'LPHQVLRQVDQG&XEHV  
2WKHU)XQFWLRQVRIWKH&RQWURO&XEHV  
8 - Security.......................................................................8-1
2YHUYLHZ 
$VVLJQPHQWRI8VHUVWR*URXSV  
706HFXULW\/HYHOV  
&XEH/HYHO6HFXULW\ 
'LPHQVLRQ/HYHO6HFXULW\DQG'$57V  
,QWHUDFWLRQRI6HFXULW\5LJKWV  
6HFXULW\,VVXHV  
5HVWULFW)LOH6\VWHP$FFHVVWRWKH'DWD'LUHFWRU\ 
$VVLJQ$'013DVVZRUGV&DUHIXOO\  
8VH6WDQGDUG6HFXULW\IRU3DVVZRUGV 
'R1RW&KDQJH3ULYLOHJHVRQWKH&RQWURO&XEHV 

vi Applix TM1 Server
9 - Server Operation........................................................ 9-1
2YHUYLHZ  
2SHUDWLRQV  
7KH/RJ)LOH 
6WRUHG&RQVROLGDWLRQV0HPRU\8VHDQGWKH0HVVDJH
:LQGRZ  
2SWLRQVWRWKH706HUYHU  
0DLQWHQDQFHRID5XQQLQJ6HUYHU  
6DYLQJ&XEHV 
0DLQWDLQLQJ8VHU,'V 
&OHDULQJ3DVVZRUGV 
/RJJLQJ  
&RQWUROOLQJ/RJLQV 
&KDQJLQJ'LPHQVLRQV 
5HORDGLQJ'LPHQVLRQV 
8QORFNLQJ'DWD  
&RRUGLQDWLQJWKH706HUYHUZLWK1HWZRUN2SHUDWLRQV  
3HUIRUPDQFH7LSV 
10 - Using SC-Assist to Setup a Server: Step-by-Step.... 10-1
6WDUWLQJ6&$VVLVW  
8VLQJ6&$VVLVWWR0RYH70$SSOLFDWLRQVWRWKH706HUYHU 
6HWWLQJWKH'DWD'LUHFWRU\  
6HWWLQJWKH$GPLQ'LUHFWRU\  
0RGLI\LQJWKH70$'0)LOH  
&RQQHFWLQJWRWKH6HUYHU  

Contents vii
&RS\LQJ&XEHVDQG'LPHQVLRQV  
'HILQLQJ:KLFK&XEHV:LOO%H/RDGHGE\WKH6HUYHU  
:RUNLQJZLWK*URXSV  
$GGLQJD*URXS 
'HOHWLQJD*URXS 
'HILQLQJ8VHUV 
$GGLQJD8VHU  
5HDVVLJQLQJ8VHUVWR*URXSV  
'HOHWLQJD&OLHQW  
6RUWLQJ8VHUV  
&OHDULQJD8VHUªV3DVVZRUG 
$FFHVV3ULYLOHJHV 
$VVLJQLQJ&XEH$FFHVV3ULYLOHJHVWR*URXSV  
8QORFNLQJ$FFHVVWR&XEHV  
$VVLJQLQJ$FFHVV3ULYLOHJHVWR'LPHQVLRQ(OHPHQWV  
&XEH/RJJLQJ7KH7UDQVDFWLRQ/RJ)LOH 
11 - Using TM1 to Setup a Server: Step-by-Step.........11-1
6WHS/LVWLQJWKH&XEHVWREH/RDGHGE\WKH6HUYHU 
6WHS/LVWLQJWKH'LPHQVLRQVWREH/RDGHGE\WKH6HUYHU  
6WHS'HILQLQJ&OLHQWV 
6WHS$VVLJQLQJ3DVVZRUGVWR&OLHQWV  
6WHS'HILQLQJ*URXSV 
6WHS$VVLJQLQJ&OLHQWVWR*URXSV 
6WHS$VVLJQLQJ$FFHVV5LJKWVWR*URXSV  
7KH$'01*URXS 

viii Applix TM1 Server
7KH5(6(59('DQG/2&.('&ROXPQV  
&KDQJLQJ5LJKWV:KHQWKH6HUYHULV8S 
6WHS2SWLRQDO$VVLJQLQJ$FFHVV5LJKWVDWWKH(OHPHQW
/HYHO  
&UHDWLQJD'$57&XEH 
$VVLJQLQJ8VHU5LJKWVZLWKWKH'$57&XEH 
$FWLYDWLQJWKH'$57&XEH  
5(6(59(DQG/2&.5LJKWVDWWKH(OHPHQW/HYHO  
&KDQJLQJ5LJKWV:KHQWKH706HUYHULV8S 
)XUWKHU$GPLQLVWUDWLYH)XQFWLRQV 
&KHFNLQJ:KRLV/RJJHG,Q 
8QORFNLQJ/RFNHG&XEHV 
8QORFNLQJ/RFNHG(OHPHQWV  
'HVLJQDWLQJ:KLFK&XEHV:LOOEH/RJJHGLQWKH
7UDQVDFWLRQ/RJ  
12 - Using TM1 to Manage a Server: Step-by-Step..... 12-1
&KDQJLQJ&XEH'DWD 
&KDQJLQJ'LPHQVLRQV 
&KDQJLQJD8VHUV3DVVZRUG 
$VVLJQLQJ8VHUVWR*URXSV 
$GGLQJD1HZ8VHU  
'HOHWLQJD8VHU 
&UHDWLQJD1HZ*URXS 
'HOHWLQJD*URXS  
&KDQJLQJ&XEH$FFHVV3ULYLOHJHV  
$GGLQJ1HZ&XEHVWRWKH6HUYHU 

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'HOHWLQJ&XEHV  
8QORFNLQJ/RFNHG&XEHV 
8QORFNLQJ/RFNHG(OHPHQWV 
$GGLQJ1HZ'LPHQVLRQV  
'HOHWLQJ'LPHQVLRQV  
6HWWLQJ(OHPHQW$FFHVV3ULYLOHJHV  
6HWWLQJ8S'LPHQVLRQ$FFHVV5HVWULFWLRQ&XEHV 
&UHDWLQJD'$57 
$VVLJQLQJ8VHU5LJKWVZLWKWKH'$57&XEH 
$FWLYDWLQJWKH'$57&XEH 
5(6(59(DQG/2&.5LJKWVDWWKH(OHPHQW/HYHO 
&KHFNLQJ:KR,V/RJJHG2Q  
'HVLJQDWLQJ:KLFK&XEHVWR/RJLQWRWKH7UDQVDFWLRQ/RJ 
7ULJJHULQJD6HUYHU6DYHIURPWKH&OLHQW  
13 - Backup and Recovery............................................13-1
7KH7UDQVDFWLRQ/RJ)LOH 
1DPLQJ&RQYHQWLRQV  
6WUXFWXUH 
5HFRYHU\3URFHGXUHV 
5HVWRULQJWKH(QWLUH'DWDEDVH 
5HVWRULQJD6LQJOH&XEH  
8QGRLQJ&KDQJHVWR&XEHV 
5HYHUVLQJWKH/RJ)LOH 
8QGRLQJWKH(QWLUH'DWDEDVH  
8QGRLQJD6HOHFWHG&XEH 

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6SHFLDOL]HG%DFNXSDQG5HFRYHU\ 
7KH'%*(1)XQFWLRQ  
A - TM1 Server Control Files..........................................A-1
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`7%/B/67/LVWRI$OO6KDUHG&XEHV  $
`&/,B/67/LVWRI$OO&OLHQW,'V $
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B - Error Messages.........................................................B-1
*HQHUDO(UURUV %
'LPHQVLRQ(UURU0HVVDJHV %
1HWZRUN(UURU0HVVDJHV  %
5XOHV(UURU0HVVDJHV %
6\VWHP(UURU0HVVDJHV %
&XEH(UURU0HVVDJHV %
C - Converting from Release 4.0 of Spreadsheet
Connector to Release 6.0 of TM1 Server.......................C-1
Index