Viewing Current Live Update Activity

To View the current activity of the live update utility, follow these steps.

1. Click the iFig Utilities Navigation Tab.

2. Click the Live update Activity button located on the Navigation Panel.

 

How iFig Sets are represented in the Current Activity Panel.

A hierarchical tree is displayed in the current activity panel. The tree will always contain the following 2 nodes:

• Installed iFig Sets. Under this section is a list of all of the iFig Sets that are currently installed on your computer.
• Available iFig Sets. Under this section is a list of all iFig Sets that are not installed on your computer, but are available from the MiliTek web server.

 

In addition to the 2 nodes above, the current activity panel will also display a node representing each iFig Set that is installed or available on your computer. Each iFig Set will be represented with 3 sections of information:

1. An icon representing the current status of the iFig Set. There are 6 possible icons that will be displayed depending on the status of the iFig Set.

• Idle: this icon means that your iFig Set is not performing any update activities and that it is currently up to date as of the date that the utility last checked.
• Updating: this icon means that your iFig Set is not up to date, and that the Live Update Utility is currently either downloading or installing the latest change package.
• Pause: this icon means that the Live Update Utility is in the middle of an operation, but it is waiting on another action to finish before it can continue. You do not need to take any action when this icon is displayed.
• Alert: this icon means that you must perform some action. For example, if the Live Update Utility is reporting that a new iFig Set is available and you have configured the system so that it does not automatically download new iFig Sets , this icon will be displayed until you decide that you want to install the new iFig Set and initiate the installation.
• Warning Error: this icon means that an recoverable unexpected error occurred. You can normally simply retry the last action and the Live Update Utility will resume where it left off.
• Critical Error: this icon means that a critical error has occurred on your iFig Set. You should contact MiliTek technical support if you receive one of these errors.

2. The iFig Set number. This is the same number that is shown on the paper-based technical manual. For example, the main parts manual for the HMMWV is 9-2320-280-24P.
3. Supplementary information related to the current status of the iFig Set. For example, if your iFig Set is in the middle of a download, you will see the words "Updating..." as supplementary information.

 

Change Package nodes: Below each iFig Set is a node representing the Change Package applied to that iFig Set. Information regarding the download or installation of the Change Package is depicted in real-time. Once the Change Package is finished installing, the node is normally hidden.

 

Display Installed Change Packages. Selecting this check box will make the Current Activity Panel retrieve and display all installed Change Packages.

 

How the Details and Activity Panels work together.

The Details Panel changes what it displays depending on what node you have selected in the Activity Panel based on the following guidelines:

• When an iFig Set is selected in the Activity Panel, the Details Panel will show the following information:
  • The iFig Set number
  • The current mode of the iFig Set (Activated, Demo mode, etc...)
• If the iFig Set is Installed, the Details Panel will also show the following iFig Set details:
  • The number of Figures embedded within the iFig Set.
  • The number of Items embedded within the iFig Set.
  • The number of Usable on Codes embedded within the iFig Set.
  • The number of Usable on Code assignments embedded within the iFig Set.
  • The number of Groups and Kits embedded within the iFig Set.
• If the iFig Set is Activated on your computer, the Details Panel will also display the Subscription expiration date.

 

• When a Change Package is selected in the Activity Panel, the Details Panel will show the following information:
  • Release Date. This is the date that the Change Package was officially released to the MiliTek web server for publication.
  • Install Date. This is the date that the Change Package was installed on your computer.
  • New Figures: This is the number of new figures added to your iFig Set from the selected Change Package.
  • New Items: This is the number of new items added to your iFig Set from the selected Change Package.
  • New Usable on Codes: This is the number of new usable on codes added to your iFig Set from the selected Change Package.
  • New UOC Assignments: This is the number of new usable on code assignments added to your iFig Set from the selected Change Package.
  • New Groups and Kits: This is the number of new groups and kits added to your iFig Set from the selected Change Package.
  • Image Changes: This is the number of changes made to existing image data types on your iFig Set from the selected Change Package.
  • Float Changes: This is the number of changes made to existing float data types on your iFig Set from the selected Change Package.
  • Integer Changes: This is the number of changes made to existing integer data types on your iFig Set from the selected Change Package.
  • Character Changes: This is the number of changes made to existing character data types on your iFig Set from the selected Change Package.
  • Deletes: This is the number of deletes that have been applied to your current iFig Set from the selected Change Package.

   

Using the Details Panel to interact with the current iFig Set activity.

You can change the behavior of the currently selected iFig Set depending on what activity is currently taking place.

 

For example, if an iFig Set Change Package is available but not yet installed, the Details Panel with also contain 2 link buttons:

Download Only: Downloads the change package to your local machine.

Download and Install: Downloads and installs the change package on your local machine.

 

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