Windows Configuration Changes

Vital Signs 1.7 - Windows Configuration Changes

Depending on the version of Vital Signs currently installed, some of these changes may have already been made.

Local Bin Directory

In revision 1889 (April 2015) a new local bin directory was added (X:/vitalsigns/CUNAME/bin).

If the directory does not exist, follow these steps:

• Create X:/vitalsigns/CUNAME/bin
• Move the following files must to this location

• vsigns_srv.ini (moved from data/config)
• start_vsigns_srv.vbs (moved from data/config)

(Edit this file to update the path to the ini file that you moved in the previous step)

Local Bin Custom Directory

In revision 1916 (Nov 2015), the bin/custom directory was moved to CUNAME/bin/custom.

If the custom directory does not exist, follow these steps:

• Create X:/vitalsigns/CUNAME/bin/custom

• Move all custom bin files previously located in: X:/vitalsigns/bin/custom to this location

(The X:/vitalsigns/bin/custom directory should be removed after moving the files.)

Framework Configuration Changes

• Add/Verify the following settings to vsigns_srv.ini:
• If you are upgrading to Qlik 11 you must change the setting for QV_UNICODE shown below.

INI Key Field (Note)	Default Value	Purpose
QV_UNICODE	UTF-16LE	For Qlik versions 10 and earlier, use UTF-8.
QVD_DELETE_OK	N	Set this to "Y" to enable deleting old QVD files with JVSCLEANUP.
HIST_QVD_NDAYS	1000	Number of days of raw HIST QVDs to keep. Minimum is 400 days (roughly 13 months).
MBR_QVD_NDAYS	1000	Number of days of raw MBRSHLN QVDs to keep. Minimum is 400 days (roughly 13 months).
MBR_QVD_NMTHENDS	60	Number of monthend days of raw MBRSHLN QVDs to keep. Minimum is 25 monthend days.

Document Distribution

• DocumentDistribution.xls

Add the new columns from the sample file, or merge report requests into the sample file.

• Membership_Analysis.xls

• Add the following to the Fields Worksheet:

LN_CFLAGS

LN_FILE_ADV_DATE

MBR_CFLAGS

SH_CFLAGS

• VitalSigns.xls

• Copy the LoadMbrData and NewLoans worksheets from the sample config file.

Presentation Documents

• The following step is only necessary if you did not receive new presentation documents from Vital Soft as part of this update.

• In revision 1918 (Nov 2015) changes were made to the Main.txt module which must be copied into each presentation document.

Verify your existing presentation documents:

• While logged into the server, run Qlik
• Open Membership_Analysis_by_ACCOUNT
• Click Edit > Module, scroll to the top and verify the comment.

If the revision (line 4) is less than 1918, follow the steps below.

' =================================================================
' Module_Main - Version 1.7:
' (c) Copyright 2007-2015 Vital Soft, Inc.
' $Revision: 1918 $
' =================================================================

Update all of the presentation documents with the new module code.

• In each of the QVW files in the main vitalsigns/CUNAME folder, you will need to add new text to the "Module" window.

• Open vitalsigns/bin/module/Main.txt
• Copy all the text in the file. (Ctrl-A, Ctrl-C)
• Run Qlik, and repeat the following steps for each presentation document:

• Open the document
• Click Tools > Edit Module...
• Replace the existing code with the main.txt code that you copied. (Ctrl-A, Del, Ctrl-V)

(The revision should now display 1919.)

• Click Check
• If there are no errors, click OK.

(Errors means that the copy/paste was bad.)

• Save the document