Upgrade

## Package content

The Discngine LiveDesign Connector for Spotfire package contains:

• /spotfire_packages_14.6 and /spotfire_packages_14.0: folders containing the Spotfire package files for Spotfire versions 14.6 and 14.0 respectively (same content for each folder)
  • Discngine.DataSource.LiveDesign.spk: the Analyst extensions for the LiveDesign DataSource
  • Discngine.DataSource.LiveDesign.Web.spk: the Web Player extensions for the LiveDesign DataSource
  • Discngine.Renderers.spk: the Discngine Renderers extensions
  • Discngine.LiveDesign.Connector.sdn: the Spotfire distribution package that simplifies the deployment of all extensions
• /library: a folder containing the entry point document to be imported in the Spotfire library
• /web: a folder containing the gadget application to be deployed on the LiveDesign server
• PoweredBy.md: a file containing the list of third-party components used and their associated license for the Connector
• Renderers-PoweredBy.md: a file containing the list of third-party components used and their associated license for the Renderer

This package is available in the download center.

Prerequisites

• Licenses
  • License keys are required to use the Connector, please contact us to get them.
• Spotfire
  • Version 14.0+ or 14.6+ (LTS)
  • Administrator group membership and remote access to the Spotfire server
• LiveDesign
  • Version 2023+ or 2024+ or 2025+
  • Administrator role and SSH access to the LiveDesign server
• Network opened from the Spotfire Web Player servers and users workstations to the LiveDesign server (see more details here)

Spotfire

Deploy packages

In this step you will deploy the SDN file we provide in the package on your Spotfire server.

1. Log in as an administrator on the Spotfire server web portal.
2. Go to the Deployments & Packages area.
3. Select the deployment area on which you want to deploy the Discngine Connector extensions.
4. Click on the "Add packages" button, then choose the .sdn file into the Discngine Connector package.
5. Click on "Validate area", then "Save area".

The new SPKs will automatically replace the old ones.

If you previously installed the SPKs for Discngine.ClientAutomationForAnalyst and Discngine.ClientAutomationForWebPlayer and do not use the Discngine Spotfire Connector for Pipeline Pilot, you can remove those two packages.

Update Web Player services

Update the corresponding Web Player services to install the Web Player tool.

See Spotfire official documentation for more information.

Check changelog

Their might be some specific tasks associated to a specific version to do during the upgrade. When upgrading from a version to another one, you can browse the changelog for all the For Administrators sections between these two versions. The tasks to do will be tagged as [Spotfire].

LiveDesign

Deploy the Spotfire Connector Gadget application:

• If the LiveDesign server is on cloud: the deployment procedure is the same than for the installation
• If the LiveDesign server is on-premise: there is a dedicated legacy deployment procedure for upgrade

Validation

Once the installation is completed on both Spotfire and LiveDesign side, validate that everything is working as expected. This check can be done either directly with a user, or by a Spotfire or LiveDesign administrator. In this latest case, the administrator needs to be sure to respect some prerequisites:

• Have a LiveDesign account
• Have access to at least one project and one LiveReport in LiveDesign
• Have a Spotfire account
• Have access to the imported Spotfire library folder
• Be in the good Spotfire group to have the Connector license features and preferences set

To validate the installation, follow this tutorial.

Note: if the tester does not have a Spotfire Business Author or Analyst license, it is possible to skip the Add visualizations section.