Setting up Multi-User

 

 

 

 

 

A standalone tool called GemmaCentral.exe been created to simplify the change to a Multi-User environment. GemmaCentral.exe can be found in the GeMMA application folder (C:\Program Files (x86)\SoftwareBureau\Gemma\):-

 

 

 

 

1. The Current section displays the current resource location

2. The Move section allows a user to select a new location

3. The Set section allows a user to set a new location

 

 

The initial step in changing usage mode to Multi-User is to elect an installation to be moved to a shared location using the Move GeMMA data resources to shared location option:-

 

 

A browse folder dialog will appear, simply navigate to a shared location and select a folder into which the GeMMA resources should be moved to:-

 

 

Once a folder is selected the Move button will be enabled and when selected a message box is displayed showing the Current (From) resource folder and the new Move (To) resource folder:-

 

 

Click OK to confirm and the resources will be moved. During the Move process a progress bar will be displayed and on completion a confirmation will appear:-

 

 

The elected installation has now been moved to the new shared resource location.

 

 

 

Once an individual installation of GeMMA has been Moved to shared location all other installations now need to be Set to the same shared location:-

 

 

A browse folder dialog will appear, simply navigate and select the same shared location as set in the previous Move location step:-

 

 

Once a folder is selected the Set button will be enabled and when selected a message box is displayed showing the Current (From) resource folder and the new Set (To) resource folder:-

 

 

Click OK to confirm and the new resource folder will be Set. A confirmation will then be displayed:-

 

 

Repeat Set location step on each installation.