2. What is ADM? New way of deploying client behavior Old way:
MSI installer New way: downloaded from server (a lot like
section-only releases) How does it work Users assigned to Accelrys
ELN configs On log-in, correct version downloaded If right version
already there, no download Log-in occurs against
downloaded/incumbent client
3. Kinds of ADM Entities Release Packages All binaries required
to log in to Notebook All binaries not otherwise available from
Vault Pre-6.7 equiv: An MSI file Release Profiles A pointer to a
Package All Notebook app-level configuration Pre-6.7 equiv: A
Config file Mapping Rules Ordered rules Map between Release
Profiles and Users or Groups Unambiguously maps each user to a
single Release Profile Pre-6.7 equiv: Manual process
4. Story: Changing a User Over to a New Profile User is having
performance problems and you want enhanced performance logs Do
this: 1. Get the rules XML file 2. Add a high-priority rule for
that user 3. Apply the rules XML file
5. Story: Changing the Configuration for a Group A group has
their own release profile and they want to install an add-in Do
this: 1. Generate a working directory from profile 2. Modify config
file to register add-in 3. Test 4. Update profile
6. Story: Taking a New Custom Release A group has commissioned
a customized release of notebook which is now delivered Do this: 1.
Import release package 2. Generate working directory w/old profile
& new package 3. Test 4. Update profile
7. Story: Creating a Customized Release Package An extension
must be added to an existing release Do this: 1. Generate working
directory from existing profile 2. Modify working directory 3. Test
4. Add profile & package 5. Point test users to new profile 6.
Log in and test via ADM
8. Story: Promoting a Customized Release Package An existing
Release Package is approved to promote from your development to
your test environment Do this: 1. Mark package as released 2.
Export the new package from Dev 3. Export the new profile from Dev
4. Import the new package into Test 5. Import the new profile into
Test 6. Modify mappings so pilot group can test new stuff
