Creating the PPUPDATE User

Autoupdate from database server requires the PPUPDATE user, whose schema is used to store distribution file of Foresight Analytics Platform on update.

The PPUPDATE user is used to store distribution file of Foresight Analytics Platform at database server. The distribution file is saved to the database of this user and is taken from it on updating Foresight Analytics Platform on client workstations. Depending on DBMS version, scripts that are used to create the PPUPDATE user, are slightly different.

Creating the PPUPDATE User on MS SQL Server

Creating a user requires:

Create a user

Create a database

Grant permissions to user

Create service tables

After all the steps have been completed successfully, the PPUPDATE user can be used to create a copy of platform version to be updated at database server.

Creating the PPUPDATE User on Oracle Server

Creating a user requires:

Create a user

Create service tables

After all the steps have been completed successfully, the PPUPDATE user can be used to create a copy of Foresight Analytics Platform version to be updated at database server.

See also:

Updating Foresight Analytics Platform