Installing software by dragging from the Software container

Dragging a file to the Network Job Builder or Niagara Network Prototype View is an easy way of setting up a copy step.

1. If you are using a remote PC, connect to the Supervisor station.
2. On the Supervisor station, locate the new software module(s) in the Software container.
3. From the Nav tree, copy or drag a local software module into the Job Steps List.
   The JobService automatically checks to see if the software file and version already exist on the Supervisor. If not, the service downloads the file and registers it with the Supervisor. This download process occurs in the background.

   If more than one version (file) for the item is in the Supervisor’s software database, a popup window prompts you to select the version.

   
   
   
4. Select the version and click OK.
   Once added, the Install Software step appears in the Job Steps List.

   To satisfy dependencies, if the software has dependencies on one or more modules that are not yet installed on a particular host, and the modules are in the Supervisor’s software registry, the step automatically includes the modules in the processing for host (station).

   Note: It is your (provisioning user’s) responsibility to ensure that platform dependencies of the software are met by the hosts running the target stations. For example, it is permissible to have a job with an Install Software step that includes stations running on different platform types. However, if a step installs a distribution file specific to one host, note that the dependency check may fail on another type of device, and no software will be installed on that device.