The Importer is located with the DAM installation files in a separate zip file.
- Create a folder where you want the app to be. It's recommended to use an "non-program-files" location to avoid windows rights managment management issues or at least to set path configurations to a unc path outside. It's required to have write access to all configured directory paths.
- Unzip the contents to the folder.
- Run VersionSearches.sql against the DAM db in MSSQL Studio.
- Set application level configuration in Importer.exe.config (app mode) and/or ImportService.exe.config (service mode). See . See "DC5.0.0 Application configuration".
- Set import level configuration in xml files in the subfolder ImportConfigs. See . See "DC5.0.0 Import configuration".
- Set metadata level configuration if needed.
- Install as a service if you need. See section below. Set the service to start automatically.
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App mode vs. service mode
Running the Importer as service works essentially the same as in app mode. The differences are highlighted in the following table:
| Feature | App mode | Service mode |
|---|---|---|
| Continous monitoring | No | Yes |
| Halt on fatal exception 1) | Yes | No 2) |
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