This procedure creates a provisioning job to install the application template in each remote station in the job.
Prerequisites: The BatchJobService is available under Services. The ProvisioningNwExt component is available under the NiagaraNetwork. The Niagara Network Job Builder (one-time) or Niagara Network Prototype View (reoccurring job) is open.
Installing an application template is always a one-time job.
NOTE: Only one application template can be installed on a station.
Perform the following steps:
- To copy the template and Excel files to the
Supervisor, click the Copy Templates button at the bottom of the Niagara Network Job Builder.
A File Chooser window opens.
- Select the application (
*.napl) and Excel (*.xls) files to copy to the
Supervisor and click OK.The system puts these files into the ^templateCache folder on the
Supervisor.
- In the top pane, Provisioning steps to run , click
(Add).The New Job Step window opens.
- Click the Install Application Template step and click OK.
A
File Chooser window opens so you can select the Excel file to be used for deploying templates to each remote station in the job.
- Navigate to the
^templateCache folder on the
Supervisor, select the Excel file to use for this step, and click OK.The system adds the use of the Excel file as a step in the job sequence and displays its file path ORD.
- In the bottom pane, Stations to include in the job, click
(Add).The Add Device window opens.
- Select the stations and click OK.
- Re-initiate the provisioning job, review your choices and click the Run Now.
The view changes to the Niagara Network Job View, where steps and results appear as they are executed.