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| style="vertical-align:top; font-size:120%; " | <br  />Installing  the Trac application as a service allows the Trac application to run  automatically without a user logged in to the server.  This is often a  requirement by IT Departments to prevent security issues with users  remaining logged onto a server.  When run as a service, your Trac  application will also properly quit when the server computer is  restarted, and then your Trac application will start automatically with  the computer has booted.<br /><br />
 
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| style="vertical-align:top; font-size:140%; color:#7c1911; " | Downloading Winserv <HR>
 
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| style="vertical-align:top; font-size:100%; " | Winserv is a utility that installs, edits, manages, or deletes Windows Services. Winserv is available for download from Redrock Software.
 
[https://www.go-redrock.com/downloads/winserv.exe Click to download Winserv]
 
Place the winserv.exe file into your TutorTrac directory.
 
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| style="vertical-align:top; font-size:140%; color:#7c1911; " | Using Winserv to Install the Trac Service <HR>


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| style="vertical-align:top; font-size:100%; " | For the purposes of this instruction, the screenshots will display installing the TutorTrac application as a service. Interchange TutorTrac with your own Trac application. The Trac application files differ between products:
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|AdvisorTrac
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'''Open a Command Prompt window and navigate to your Trac application directory.'''
cd C:\TutorTrac
[[image:winserv1.jpg|none]]
'''Now enter the following code to install the service. TutorTrac is the name of the service. C:\TutorTrac\TutorTrac.exe is the location and name of the Trac application.'''
winserv install TutorTrac C:\TutorTrac\TutorTrac.exe
[[image:winserv2.jpg|none]]
'''Enter the following code to configure your Trac service to start automatically.'''


|style="vertical-align:top; font-size:100%; " |To create a new dynamic list, choose the Power Search choice from the List Options menu in the Student Listing screen. Enter the criteria for the new dynamic list.
winserv configure TutorTrac -start auto


[[image:winserv3.jpg|none]]


[[File:DynamicList1.png|border|600px]]


'''Enter the following code to change the display name of the service.'''


winserv configure TutorTrac -displayname "TutorTrac"


Enter a name for the new dynamic list in the entry field at the bottom of the power search screen and choose Dynamic for the list type. Click ''Search'' to find the students and create the new dynamic list.
[[image:winserv4.jpg|none]]




'''Enter the following code to add a description to your Trac service installation. This description is found in the Windows Services listing.'''


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winserv configure TutorTrac -description "Add a description here"


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Revision as of 16:51, 24 April 2023

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Install the Trac Application as a Service

Installing the Trac application as a service allows the Trac application to run automatically without a user logged in to the server. This is often a requirement by IT Departments to prevent security issues with users remaining logged onto a server. When run as a service, your Trac application will also properly quit when the server computer is restarted, and then your Trac application will start automatically with the computer has booted.

Downloading Winserv
Winserv is a utility that installs, edits, manages, or deletes Windows Services. Winserv is available for download from Redrock Software.

Click to download Winserv

Place the winserv.exe file into your TutorTrac directory.

Using Winserv to Install the Trac Service
For the purposes of this instruction, the screenshots will display installing the TutorTrac application as a service. Interchange TutorTrac with your own Trac application. The Trac application files differ between products:
Product Application Name
AdvisorTrac Advisor.exe
FitnessTrac Fitness.exe
LabTrac LabTrac.exe
TutorTrac TutorTrac.exe


Open a Command Prompt window and navigate to your Trac application directory. 

cd C:\TutorTrac
Winserv1.jpg


Now enter the following code to install the service. TutorTrac is the name of the service. C:\TutorTrac\TutorTrac.exe is the location and name of the Trac application. 

winserv install TutorTrac C:\TutorTrac\TutorTrac.exe
Winserv2.jpg


Enter the following code to configure your Trac service to start automatically. 

winserv configure TutorTrac -start auto
Winserv3.jpg


Enter the following code to change the display name of the service. 

winserv configure TutorTrac -displayname "TutorTrac"
Winserv4.jpg


Enter the following code to add a description to your Trac service installation. This description is found in the Windows Services listing. 

winserv configure TutorTrac -description "Add a description here"
Winserv5.jpg


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