Installing and activating DC1 Service

Installation

Installation of the system	For a description on how to install the system on the iSeries, see the DC1 Technical Implementation Guide, available on the Iptor Intranet.
Installation of a new company	For a description on how to generate a new company or how to copy one, see Company generation and the Panel help.

The following outlines the procedures for installing/activating/loading DC1 Service. Two different scenarios apply:

You are about to perform an entire new installation of DC1.
You are already running DC1, but without DC1 Service. Note: As DC1 Service is an add-on module to DC1 Distribution (and therefore cannot be run without DC1 Distribution), you should have installed and set up the DC1 Distribution application first. See Installing and setting up DC1 Distribution for instructions.

Entire new installation

The installation process and data set up for an entire new DC1 installation is divided into three major phases. They are:

Install DC1 from media.
Run a company generation and define the applications to be activated for the company.
Establish mandatory data in DC1 Distribution and DC1 Service tables/files.

For a description of the first two steps, see the DC1 Technical Implementation Guide available on the Iptor Intranet. For a description of the third step, see Loading data in the DC1 Distribution base system and Loading data in DC1 Service tables/files.

Already running DC1

The installation process and data set up for an installation of DC1 Service only is divided into four major phases. They are:

Install DC1 Service from media.
Activate DC1 Service in Work with companies.
Pre-load tables for DC1 Service.
Establish mandatory data in DC1 Distribution and DC1 Service tables/files.

For a description of the first step, see the DC1 Technical Implementation Guide available on the Iptor Intranet. For a description of steps 2 and 3, see the corresponding sections in this document. For a description of the last step, see Loading data in the DC1 Distribution base system and Loading data in DC1 Service tables/files.

Some of these steps are required to make the system operational and should be performed by a technician, while others can be completed by the user. It is, therefore, strongly recommended that you read the DC1 Technical Implementation Guide (available on the Iptor Intranet) before and during system installation and setup. The technical steps are described in more detail in that document.

Activate DC1 Service

To perform the activation of the DC1 Service application as a separate task is only done if the DC1 software already is installed and a company (or several companies) is already generated.

For your information, when generating a company in DC1 for the first time, the applications to be used in the company are also activated. For more information, see the DC1 Technical Implementation Guide available on the Iptor Intranet.

Activate the DC1 Service application in a company that is already installed

Select the Work with companies menu item.
Select the company in which DC1 Service should be activated and click OK until you reach Application defn/company maintenance.
On that panel, select the SVC application and click OK twice.
Continue to click OK until you return to the initial panel and then exit the routine.

DC1 Service is now activated, but you have to restart the company (via the Change company to work with menu item) to be able to continue with the next Pre-load tables for DC1 Service section.

Pre-load tables for DC1 Service

Some tables have preloaded values at installation, and maintenance should be restricted. These tables include:

Batch program table
Transaction type table
Service code table
Basic time level table
Object history code table

Also other tables have preloaded values, but need maintenance before they are complete.

To perform the pre-load of tables used in the DC1 Service application as a separate task is only done if the DC1 software already is installed and a company (or several companies) is already generated.

For your information, when generating a company in DC1 for the first time, the applicable tables are also pre-loaded. For more information, see Company generation.

Select the Update pre-loaded application tables menu item.
You access Application preload tables update. Do the following:

Enter the DC1 Service application code (SVC).
Perform update by clicking OK.

You are now ready to start manually loading data in tables and files. See Loading data in DC1 Service tables/files.