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Installing scheduled tasks
For some features in VDV, it is necessary to install scheduled tasks to run a server-side process.
Tasks to configure
This article refers to the following components. Notice that the path and name of the XML import file for each component will be unique.
- Custom Alarm
Location: /Vista Data Vision/db.web.browser/background_tasks/core/custom_alarm
Filename: VDV - Custom Alarm.xml - Data Export Task
Location: /Vista Data Vision/db.web.browser/background_tasks/core/DataExportTask
Filename: VDV - Data Export Task.xml - Data Source File Import
Location: /Vista Data Vision/db.web.browser/background_tasks/core/file_import
Filename: VDV - File Import.xml - Data Source Burst Data
Location: /Vista Data Vision/db.web.browser/background_tasks/core/datasource_burst_data
Filename: VDV - Burst File Import.xml - Data Source CSI
Location: /Vista Data Vision/db.web.browser/background_tasks/core/datasource_csi
Filename: VDV - CSI.xml - Reports
Location: /Vista Data Vision/db.web.browser/background_tasks/core/vdv_reports
Filename: VDV - Reports.xml - Task Monitor
Location: /Vista Data Vision/db.web.browser/background_tasks/core/vdv_monitorTasks
Filename: VDV - MonitorTasks.xml - Data Update Monitor
Location: /Vista Data Vision/db.web.browser/background_tasks/core/vdv_dataUpdateMonitor
Filename: VDV - DataUpdateMonitor.xml - Data Source Waste Management
Location: /Vista Data Vision/db.web.browser/background_tasks/core/waste_management
Filename: VDV - Waste Management Import.xml
The following help refers to the configuration of the Data Source File Import scheduled task. When installing other tasks, modify the path and XML file name according to the relevant task.
Scheduled task configuration
If VDV is not installed under the C: drive, the task Actions must be modified accordingly.
- Open Task Scheduler from the Windows Menu and select Action->Import Task
- Navigate and open each .xml file specified above.
- To select the user to run the task, click the "Change User or Group..." button. Search for or enter the name of the appropriate user account, select it, and press OK.
- Click OK to finish the setup of the task(type in Username and Password if required)
Configure PHP for Data Source File Import
Edit php.ini
- Navigate to \Vista Data Vision\db.web.browser\php7
- Open php.ini in a text editor (we recommend Notepad++)
- Change line: Remove ; symbol at the start of the line ;extension=php_ftp.dll
- Change line: Change ;sys_temp_dir = "/tmp" to sys_temp_dir = "C:\Vista Data Vision\db.web.browser\php7\upload_temp" (If Vista Data Vision is installed under a different location then modify the path accordingly)
Duplicate php.ini
- Duplicate the php.ini file
- Rename the duplicated PHP file to php_threaded.ini
Edit php_threaded.ini
- Open php_threaded.ini
- Add extension=php_pthreads.dll after the extension=php_ftp.dll line
- Save file
