Installation Documents

Installation variants

This document is intended to provide food for thought. It describes the technical possibilities of different installation scenarios and their advantages and disadvantages. In general, a server-client installation is recommended for the classic Q-DAS Desktop products, but there may be exceptions, which will be discussed in the workshop.

System requirements for version 14.0.4.x.

This document provides information on the system requirements for using of classic Q-DAS Desktop products.

Details of the system requirements for using the Q-DAS Web products are part of the Web Client document. 

Active Directory - Windows user rights - Food for thoughts

This document shows how to reasonably apply Active Directory user rights to the folder structure of Q-DAS products.

Server provisioning for version 14.0.4.x

For a server provisioning, the Q-DAS setup provides the installation type "Concurrent - Network Installation".  The aspects to consider and how to plan, prepare and perform the installation are described here.

No matter what type of client distribution is performed, it cannot take place until the server provisioning has been successfully completed.

Client provisioning (Setup) for version 14.0.4.x

This document describes how to distribute the Q-DAS application to the user's computer using the Q-DAS Client Setup.

ACLP installation - Client provisioning

ACLP provides the ability to create an automated process for distributing clients to user computers. Especially when Q-DAS applications are to be distributed to several computers (clients), the installation effort can be reduced considerably.

Local installation for version 14.0.4.x

Although "ConCurrent - Single Installation" (local) installations should be avoided, they are sometimes necessary. Examples include the use of O-QIS monitoring or workstations with very poor network connections.

Offline client

The offline client offers the possibility to work with the Q-DAS products to their full extent without an existing connection to the server. For this purpose, a local installation is performed where the licence is "borrowed" from the server for a limited period of time. An offline client can also be installed in parallel with a normal client. This is useful if, for example, a process acceptance is being carried out at the customer's premises where a network connection is not possible.

Web client for version 14.0.4.x

This document describes how to distribute the web-based Q-DAS application to the user's computer.

The difference to the classic client installation is that the web client installation must be performed on the same server as the server provision. The document combines the system requirements for the Q-DAS Web products and the installation.

Major upgrade to version 14

Up to version 12, all major releases were installed in parallel with a new major release. Since version 12, an automatic update is performed. Depending on the current major version, updating the databases or user-specific files and settings requires a different procedure. The aspects to consider and how to plan, prepare and perform the major upgrade are described here.

Major upgrade from version 11 or lower to version 13

This document explains how to transfer the available settings of the previous version to version 13 and how to apply them. Although the old versions are no longer supported, this documentation describes the upgrade process from version 11 or lower to version 13. 

Minor upgrades 

This documentation describes the use of the automatic patch installation for the minor upgrades within version 14.

License Management

The tool for license management is "Q-DAS License". It is one of the administrative Q-DAS applications in the Q-DAS Tools Launcher. Link to Q-DAS Tools Launcher 

Database Management

All database connections are stored in a central file (FireDAC) and can be managed with the "Database Connect" tool. It is one of the administrative Q-DAS applications in the Q-DAS Tools Launcher. Link to Q-DAS Tools Launcher 

Create and update databases (Static DB)

The tool for manual update or creation of Q-DAS databases is "Static DB". It is one of the administrative Q-DAS applications in the Q-DAS Tools Launcher. Link to Q-DAS Tools Launcher 

Creating databases on a Microsoft SQL Server or Oracle

Scripts prepared for Oracle: SQL-Scripts_V13.zip

Update to VDA5 third edition.

In accordance with the basic rules of the update, no customer-specific configurations or files are affected when updating from V13 to V14. This also applies to the masks and report templates for working with VDA5 as well as the standard graphics. For this reason, if you decide to switch to VDA5 in the third edition, this customisation must be carried out manually.

Graphic files for import for the VDA5 third edition: Uncertainty_Budget_Form_VDA5_V14.zip

Mask files for the VDA5 3rd. Edition to replace the existing ones: VDA5_masks.zip

Eligibility Statement

Standards for Quality Management concretely require a confirmation for the eligibility of the applied software for the intended application, before initial use as well as for a continuous use. Link to Eligibility Statement