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## Package content

Name Description
/library Contains the entry point document to be imported in the Spotfire library
/web The gadget application to be deployed on the LiveDesign server
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 both extensions
PoweredBy.md A file containing the list of third-party components used and their associated license

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 11.4+, 12.0+ or 14.0+ (LTS)
    • Administrator group membership and remote access to the Spotfire server
  • LiveDesign
    • Version 2022+, 2023+ or 2024+
    • Administrator role and SSH access to the LiveDesign server

If you have other Discngine Connectors installed on your Spotfire server, please ensure to have the versions compatible with the LiveDesign Connector for Spotfire (for 4.1.X versions):

Spotfire

1. 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.

2. Update Web Player services

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

See Spotfire official documentation for more information.

3. Optional steps

If not done before, follow steps 3, 4 and 5 of the installation guide.

From version 4.1+, the LiveDesign Connector for Spotfire also includes the Discngine Molecule Renderer that needs a new licence key to be configured in the preferences described here. To get the licence key, please contact us at support@discngine.com.

LiveDesign

The procedure is similar to the installation procedure.

  1. SSH to your LiveDesign server.

  2. Backup the previously installed gadget directory.

  3. Copy the content of the web folder from the LiveDesign Connector package to the server, under seurat/custom_gagdets directory:

scp -r /path/to/web <user>@<ld_server_url>:/home/seurat/custom_gadgets/spotfire

  1. Replace the file in /home/seurat/custom_gadgets/spotfire/config/config.json by the config.json file from the backed up folder.

  2. Check that the ownership and access rights are correct:

sudo chown seurat:seurat -R /home/seurat/custom_gadgets/spotfire/
# if required:
sudo chmod 755 -R /home/seurat/custom_gadgets/spotfire/