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Installation of instant producer datango performance suite

This installation manual will provide you administrative support in using the

datango instant producer. Various prerequisites need to be complied with

when installing the instant producer and when recording and playing lessons

and specific settings applied.

Once the installation has been completed and the appropriate settings applied,

work can begin immediately on producing learning content in the datango

producer.

Table of Contents

Installing instant producer 2 System requirements 2 Installation 2

The Workarea 3 Inserting a license key 3

Uninstalling 3

Configure settings and project templates 4 Import settings 4 Defining a project template 5

Browser settings for playback of lessons 6 System requirements 6 Internet Explorer settings 6 Settings for Mozilla Firefox 7 Safari settings 8

Opening individual Workareas via links 8

Connection to datango collaborator 10 Establishing the connection 10

Technical Support 12

Notice of Liability 13

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Installing instant producer

The following chapters describe the system requirements, installation and

uninstallation of the datango instant producer.

System requirements

In order to successfully install and use instant producer, your computer must

fulfill the following requirements:

Operating system Windows 2000 – Windows 2010

32 & 64 bit version

Processor Pentium IV with min. 1.3 GHz

RAM A minimum of 512 MB

Hard drive 300 MB of free space

Browser Internet Explorer 7.0 – 11.0

ThinApp

The datango instant producer supports the execution as ThinApp.

Installation

The installation will be done using an installation file in an .msi format. The

installation process will guide you through all the steps for installing the instant

producer. Please follow the instructions in the displayed dialog, after double-

clicking on the program icon.

Note:

Should you require help with the installation or the applicable settings,

please contact datango support, which is available to assist you with any

questions. You will find the necessary information and contact data in the

"Technical support" section of this manual.

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The Workarea

After installing instant producer, the Workarea will be created automatically

with directly importing the necessary ressources into it. The Workarea is the

folder where all configurations and content files are stored, including the

macroset, bubble styles, datango trainer etc.

The workarea will typically be located in the following folder:

C:\Documents and settings\User folder\Local settings\Applicatioon

data\datango\ipro\Workarea

Inserting a license key

Lawful use of the datango performance suite is governed by licenses. You will

receive these when you acquire the corresponding datango product from your

customer account representative.

The first time you launch the datango instant producer you will be asked to

enter the license key. The license key has the extension *.licensedFeatures and

is available for each individual workstation. Select the file in the dialog and click

on Open. The instant producer will then be launched.

Uninstalling

The deinstallation of datango instant producer can be done within the control

panel of your operating system.

Note:

When uninstalling datango instant producer only the application is being

deleted. The Workareas that were created are retained for further use.

Note:

To be able to install instant producer you require administrator rights for

the computer on which the instant producer has to be installed.

Note:

If you do not have a license available for your instant producer, then get

in touch with your datango customer account representative.

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Configure settings and project templates

The following chapter describes how you can define and export settings and

project templates for any work created using the instant producer.

Import settings

The instant producer uses predefined settings for recording, thus simplifying

the recording process. In addition to this, it improves consistency of recordings

by different authors.

To be able to modify the recording settings despite this, the project manager can

define the settings in datango producer and then import them into instant

producer. This means that you can distribute predefined settings to authors and

integrate them in a simple way.

This can be done as follows:

Define the settings

1 In producer open the central configuration dialog via the Tools ->

Settings... menu.

2 Go to the Application -> Record Application section.

3 Define the required recording settings and confirm the Dialog by pressing

Ok.

Export the archive

4 Now export the settings as an archive file (*.dkp). To do so, select the

menu item Workarea -> Administration -> Export Archive...

5 The Configuration/Style resource contains the recording settings. Select it

and confirm by pressing Ok.

6 Now specify the target directory and the filenames. Click Save.

Import the archive into instant producer

7 Open instant producer.

8 In the menu bar click Import Settings.

9 Select the archive with the required resource and confirm by pressing

Open.

10 After importing, restart instant producer to apply the settings.

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Defining a project template

When you create a new project in instant producer, you can use templates

created with producer. The templates are useful to ensure uniformity if more

than one author is working on a project.

Creating a template

You can create a template in producer and export it for use with instant

producer:

1 In producer, create a new project by clicking on New project from the

toolbar in the project editor. It is recommended that you save this in a

folder inside your Workarea that is specifically for templates.

2 A dialog box will appear. Enter a name for the template, e.g. Standard

template. Confirm by clicking OK.

3 Next, configure your project as desired. To do so, from the Project

Explorer, open the main configuration dialog box and define all the project-

specific settings.

4 Save your project.

5 Next, open the main configuration dialog box from the menu Tools ->

Settings...

6 Under Project templates, select the project you just created and click on

OK.

Exporting templates and settings

After having created a project, you can export it along with its settings. To do so,

please follow the directions found under the section Exporting settings in this

user’s guide. Make sure that both the project and its resource

Configurations/Style are exported.

Note:

Only empty projects can serve as templates for the instant producer.

Projects that have been recorded or changed in producer are not

compatible with instant producer and for this reason, they cannot be

edited in instant producer.

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Browser settings for playback of lessons

A few changes are required to the security settings of the browser used so that

the relevant browser works perfectly with datango products.

System requirements

The following requirements need to be complied with to ensure that lessons can

be successfully played back:

Browser Version Operating system

Internet Explorer 6.0 – 11.0 Windows 2000 – Windows 2010

Firefox 3.0 – 48.0 Windows 2000 – Windows 2010,

Mac OS X 10.5.x

Safari 3.2.1 – 4.0 Windows 2000 – Windows 2010,

Mac OS X 10.5.x

Chrome 50.0 – 56.0 Windows 2000 – Windows 2010,

Mac OS X 10.5.x

Internet Explorer settings

To apply Internet Explorer settings, open Explorer and navigate to the Internet

Options command in the Tools menu.

The following settings are to be set to Activate in the security settings under

Security -> Internet/Intranet -> Customize level:

ActiveX controls and plug-ins

o Binary and script behavior

o Display video and animation on a webpage that does not use

external media player

Miscellaneous

o Allow META REFRESH

o Allow script-initiated windows without size or position constraints

o Allow websites to open windows without address or status bars

o Launching programs and files in an IFRAME

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o Submit non-encrypted form data

Scripting

o Active scripting

Advanced settings

The following setting is to be set to Activate under Advanced -> Browsing:

Enable third-party browser extensions

The following setting is to be set to Activate under Advanced -> Multimedia:

Play sounds in webpages

To play back lessons using the datango trainer locally, the following settings

need to be set to Activate on the Advanced tab in the Security area:

Permit running of active content in files on the local computer

Permit running of active content from CDs on the local computer

Popup blocker

The pop-up blocker needs to be deactivated to display lessons in the datango

trainer. This option can typically be accessed via the browser’s Tools -> Pop-up

blocker menu.

Alternatively, you can input the corresponding URL in the pages that are enabled

for pop-ups, in the Pop-up blocker settings.

Settings for Mozilla Firefox

The following browser settings are required for trouble-free display with Firefox.

Changes in the settings dialog

Select the Settings item in the Tools menu in the open browser. Now go to the

Content item in the settings dialog to see the required options.

Deactivate the setting Block pop-up windows.

Enable the use of JavaScript using the Activate JavaScript option.

Click on the Advanced button to open Advanced JavaScript settings.

Activate the following options:

o Position window before or after other windows

o Hide status bar

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o Change status bar text

Settings using about:config

Additional browser configuration settings are available to you in Firefox. You can

access these settings by entering about:config in the address bar and confirming

with Enter.

The following options are to be set to the value true:

dom.allow_scripts_to_close_windows

This setting allows the browser windows to be closed.

signed.applets.codebase_principal_support

This setting displays browser windows in fullscreen mode.

A setting can be activated by double-clicking on it. It is then displayed in bold

text and the value true is set.

Safari settings

Specific browser settings are required for trouble-free display in Safari.

To do so, open the browser's settings dialog using the Edit -> Settings menu. In

this menu, select the Settings area and apply the following settings:

Activate JavaScript by selecting the Activate JavaScript option.

Deactivate the pop-up blocker by deselecting the Block pop-ups option.

Permit the use of cookies by activating the option Always or Only from

websites that I visit.

Opening individual Workareas via links

The instant producer uses a predefined Workarea by default for managing

resources and projects. If you would like to use an alternative Workarea, you can

Note:

Because of the settings that have been activated, when starting a lesson

you will see a security message. Confirm this with Allow.

If necessary, activate the option Remember this decision so the security

message is not displayed each time a lesson is started.

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directly link the Workarea and open it in the instant producer. To do so, it is

important to assign the link an initial parameter. Proceed as follows:

1 Create a link for the instant producer icon on the desktop or in the start-

up menu and enter a name for the Workarea.

2 Click on the right mouse button to open the context menu for the link,

then open the link's properties.

3 Next, click on the Links tab.

4 Under Target, the path for the ipro.exe will be displayed. Manually enter

the path for the workarea in the field. It should look something like this:

"C:\Program\datango\ipro\ipro.exe” -wa "C:\Documents and settings\user\datango

Workareas\Workarea "

"C:\Program Files\datango\ipro\ipro.exe" -wa "\\FTP-Folder\Workarea"

Quotation marks must be used when entering the path of the Workarea if

there are any spaces in the path's name. If there are no spaces, quotation

marks are not necessary.

You can add as many links as you would like. Just remember to give each link a

unique name so that the initial parameter can be assigned correctly.

Opening a Workarea using environment variables

Just as with directly opening a Workarea using instant producer links, you can

also define Windows environment variables to open the Workareas. For example,

this could be based on the PC name and logged-in user and could allow this user

to open the instant producer from a third-party system.

To do so, proceed as follows:

"C:\Program Files\datango\ipro\ipro.exe" -wa "C:\temp\%username%"

"C:\Program Files\datango\ipro\ipro.exe" -wa "C:\temp\%computername%"

Examples of possible environmental variables:

computername – name of the computer

username - name of the user who is currently logged on to the PC

userprofile – path to the user’s profile directory

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Connection to datango collaborator

The datango collaborator is a server-based system to support groups of

authors. Resources and lessons are collected and managed in the central

Workareas stored here.

Prerequisites in collaborator

Before you can connect instant producer with the collaborator, you need to

make sure certain prerequisites are in place:

You need to set up a central Workarea for the management of the

projects and resources, which the instant producer can access.

You need to set up users in the collaborator who are planned to work

with the instant producer and assign them the required author rights.

If projects are predefined in the collaborator, these must be assigned to

the respective authors. These authors will then be able to automatically

download the products while working in the instant producer via

function Checkout projects...

Establishing the connection

When a user logs on to the collaborator, they will be offered option Connect

iPro in the Workarea screen. After a click on this link, a file named

connection.collaboratorConnection can be started. This is the connection file for

the instant producer that contains all the necessary settings for the connection

to the collaborator relating to the collaborator environment, the logged-on user

and the selected Workarea.

Note:

You can obtain further details on the datango collaborator in the help

documentation provided for that component.

Note:

The datango collaborator is not part of the standard scope of the

datango instant producer and needs to be licensed separately. You can

obtain further details from your datango customer adviser.

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By double-clicking on the file, the author can connect to the collaborator via a

login dialog. Subsequently, all centrally available resources will be downloaded to

the local Workarea, so that all instant producers connected to the

collaborator, receive the same resources and settings. When the resources

available on the collaborator have been updated, the instant producer will

download the updated versions automatically after the next start.

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Technical Support

To obtain technical support, you can get in touch with datango support.

datango support will be happy to assist you in the event of any questions.

The following information is required when contacting support:

The version number of the datango instant producer you are using.

The version number of the operating system and browser you are using.

An accurate description of the problem, when it occurs and how it

manifests itself.

Contact

E-mail (English): support@datango.com

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Notice of Liability

datango is a division of PARIS AG. All brands mentioned are the property of

their respective owners.

Manuals and software are protected by copyright. PARIS AG reserves all

commercial rights for the manuals and software developed by PARIS AG.

Copying, duplication, translation or transmission in any form by any means,

electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, in total or in part,

is therefore not permitted. An exception applies to the making of a backup copy

of the software for the owner’s own use, as far as technically possible and

recommended by us. The information and data contained in this manual may be

changed without prior notice.

All companies, names or figures used in the examples are fictitious unless

otherwise stated.

Claims made against PARIS AG regarding hardware and software products in

this manual are exclusively subject to the regulations of the licensing agreement.

All further claims are excluded. PARIS accepts no responsibility for the

correctness of the information contained in this manual

datango instant producer is a tool for creation of interactive multimedia

lessons based. Please contact us directly if you need support or if you wish to

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