FAQ-00016

Introduction to the
Upload
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Contents
1 Introduction to the Upload tool ........................................................................................ 2
1.1 Data flow ................................................................................................................. 2
1.2 Appropriate file formats ........................................................................................... 2
1.3 Types of installation................................................................................................. 3
1.3.1 How to install the Q-DAS Upload tool (single installation) ................................. 3
1.3.2 How to install the Q-DAS Upload tool (when other Q-DAS software products
are already installed) ...................................................................................................... 3
1.4 Configure Upload as a service ................................................................................ 3
1.4.1 How to configure the Q-DAS Upload tool as a service automatically ................ 4
1.4.2 How to configure the Upload tool as a service manually (and subsequently) .... 5
1.4.2.1 How to install the Upload service manually ................................................... 5
1.4.2.2 How to uninstall the Upload service manually ............................................... 5
1.5 Start the Upload tool as a service ............................................................................ 6
1.6 Start Upload tool configuration ................................................................................ 6
1.6.1 How to start Upload tool for configuration after setup installed service ............. 7
1.6.2 How to start Upload tool for configuration after you installed the service
manually ......................................................................................................................... 7
1.7 Configuration of uploads and basic settings ............................................................ 7
1.7.1 How to create a new upload job ....................................................................... 8
1.7.2 How to specify the pick-up directory ................................................................. 8
1.7.3 How to specify the applied database connection .............................................. 9
1.7.4 How to specify a backup or error directory ....................................................... 9
1.8 Specify upload job as a service ..............................................................................10
1.9 Storage location of the log file ................................................................................11

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1 Introduction to the Upload tool

This document shows you the tasks the Q-DAS Upload tool fulfils. The free Q-DAS Upload
tool uploads files including your measured data automatically to an Access / MS SQL /
Oracle database based on unambiguous key fields (K-fields).
As soon as employees are connected to the respective data database, they are able to
access the measured values uploaded by the Q-DAS Upload.

1.1 Data flow

1. Measuring machine generates files.

2. The files generated by the measuring machine are stored in the Q-DAS Upload pick-
up directory.

3. The Q-DAS Upload tool accesses the data of the pick-up directory and loads them
into the specified data database.

4. The measurements/values uploaded to the central data database can now be

provided to any user.

1.2 Appropriate file formats

You can use the Q-DAS Upload tool to load files in the following formats into a database:

 *.dfd / *.dfx file pair

 *.dfq files

When your files are only available in a different data format (e.g. MS-Excel or *.txt) but you
still want to upload them to a database, you may use a converter that can be integrated into
the Q-DAS Upload tool.

Please consider that the development of an individual converter

involves costs.

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1.3 Types of installation

There are two types of installation for the Q-DAS Upload tool.

 Q-DAS Upload single installation

 Subsequent installation of the Q-DAS Upload tool

We recommend you to install all required Q-DAS applications first

before installing the Q-DAS Upload tool.

1.3.1 How to install the Q-DAS Upload tool (single installation)

You do not need a license file to install the Q-DAS Upload.
After you started the V11 setup, activate the Install Upload (single installation) radio button to
start the installation.

By installing an Upload single installation, you can only add single

installations of other Q-DAS software products later on. You cannot
apply any network licenses (ConCurrent network / ConCurrent single)
to install any other Q-DAS applications.

1.3.2 How to install the Q-DAS Upload tool (when other Q-DAS software products are
already installed)
In case you have already installed some Q-DAS applications before, a message opens
showing you all installed software products. Select the Install Upload radio button to install
the Q-DAS Upload tool (no license file required).

1.4 Configure Upload as a service

In general, there is the option to configure the Upload as a service. The benefit is an Upload
tool working permanently in the background. The tool always transfers the data automatically

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from the specified pick-up folder to the respective data database. You no longer have to start
the Upload tool automatically. However, you have to create an upload job and configure the
Upload as a service (see chapter 1.8).

1.4.1 How to configure the Q-DAS Upload tool as a service automatically

During the Upload installation, the install wizard asks whether you want to configure the
Upload as a service.

If the “RSUpload“ service already exists in the registry, this option will
not be available.

Check this box to add the “RSUpload“ service automatically to local services.

The registry lists the following service under :

File name:

Corresponding entry:

The path includes the following elements:

1 2 3

1) Path to applied UploadReporting.exe

2) Path to applied QSSTAT2000.INI
3) RUN_AS_SERVICE parameter

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1.4.2 How to configure the Upload tool as a service manually (and subsequently)
In case you have already installed the Upload tool but without configuring it automatically as
a service, you can adjust these settings subsequently. The same applies if you want to
uninstall the Upload service manually.

In order to do so, you have to create a batch file and run it as administrator by right-click.

1.4.2.1 How to install the Upload service manually

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1) Path to applied UploadReporting.exe

2) Path to applied QSSTAT2000.INI
3) “INSTALL –RUN_AS_SERVICE“ parameter for installation as a service

The following message appears after you implemented the service successfully.

1.4.2.2 How to uninstall the Upload service manually

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1) Path to applied UploadReporting.exe

2) Path to applied QSSTAT2000.INI
3) ”UNINSTALL –RUN_AS_SERVICE“ parameter to uninstall Upload as a service

The following message appears after you uninstalled the service successfully.

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1.5 Start the Upload tool as a service

1) In case the setup installed the service automatically, the following two links will be
available under Start|Programs. You use them to start or stop the service.

As an alternative, you can start or stop the service directly in the Services dialog box
of your operating system.

2) In case you installed the service manually, you can start or stop the service directly in
the Services dialog box of your operating system.

1.6 Start Upload tool configuration

Depending on the type of installation you chose for the service, you have to open the Q-DAS
Upload tool for configuration, i.e. you have to start the Upload tool in the CONFIG MODE.

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1.6.1 How to start Upload tool for configuration after setup installed service
In case you used the setup to install the Upload as a service, the following two links will be
available under Start|Programs.

The link highlighted above starts the Upload tool in the configuration mode.
In case you have already created an upload job, the respective service now performs this job
automatically.

After you started the Upload tool in the configuration mode, you cannot
start the upload of files manually (even if you click the Start button, the
program will not upload any files).

1.6.2 How to start Upload tool for configuration after you installed the service
manually
In case you installed the upload as a service manually, you have to add the
“-CONFIG_MODE“ parameter to the link starting the Upload tool.

The Upload tool opens in the configuration mode.

In case you have already created an upload job, the respective service now performs this job
automatically.

After you started the Upload tool in the configuration mode, you cannot
start the upload of files manually (even if you click the Start button, the
program will not upload any files).

1.7 Configuration of uploads and basic settings

The following steps show how to create a rudimental new upload.

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1.7.1 How to create a new upload job

In order to create a new upload job, you first start the Upload tool. Right-click on New Upload
Client to create a new upload.

Enter a clear name for the newly created upload.

1.7.2 How to specify the pick-up directory

You specify the pick-up directory including the files to be uploaded to the database under
“Data source“. You can also enter several directories. You do not have to specify an
individual upload for each pick-up directory.

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1.7.3 How to specify the applied database connection

Specify the data database to which you want to upload data. You select the respective *.udl
link file of the data database.

You do not need any Q-DBM license to upload files to a SQL / oracle
database by using the Q-DAS Upload tool.

1.7.4 How to specify a backup or error directory

We recommend you to create and specify a backup directory for files that are uploaded
successfully. Additionally, we recommend you to create an error directory for files that were
not uploaded successfully.

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In order that the directories mentioned above do not occupy too much storage space after a
particular time, you can use the following option to delete the files after x days automatically.
Deletion depends on the creation date of the respective file.

1.8 Specify upload job as a service

After you created and configured the respective upload job, you finally have to specify it as a
service upload.

 Run the application of the Q-DAS Upload tool as administrator by right-click.

 Select the respective upload you want to specify as a service upload from the pull-
down menu. Right-click on it and select Specify as service upload from the context
menu.

 In case you specified the upload job successfully as a service upload, the selected
upload job is shown in the registry or directly under RSUPLOADService.

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Entry added to the service path

Respective registry entry

1.9 Storage location of the log file

Select the respective reporting job from the pull-down menu of the Q-DAS Upload tool. Right-
click on it and select Logfile from the context menu to open the respective settings.

Decide whether you want to create a log file or not.

Define the storage location of the created log file.

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