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Installation

Install the plugin in Remote admin

The desired CortexEngine instance must have a license for the plugin!

Uniplex required!

This plugin can only be used in the context of the Uniplex!

Tip: In the Starter edition and the User group edition, the Uniplex is already pre-installed.

This plugin is installed using the Remote admin.

Here's how it works: install plugin

Overview Remote admin

  • click the button Apps/Plugins (area 3) in the main window of the Cortex-IP Remote admin

  • the plugin is selected and installed via the buttons Directory Import (for plugin in folder form) or File Import (for plugin as XJZ file):

    Administration plugins

The plugin must be activated for all desired users by selecting the corresponding permission.

Here's how it works: set user permissions

Remote admin Übersicht

  1. click the button User (area 3) in the main window of the Cortex-IP Remote admin

  2. select the desired user in the UserDialog and click the button Edit:

    User select

  3. set the desired permissions in the UserInputDialog in the options/applications area:

    User permissions

Plugin used in Uniplex

Activate and assign the plugin

After installation in the CortexEngine, the following steps activate the plugin in the Uniplex. Once the plugin has been assigned to a user, the corresponding button is available in the quick launch bar.

  1. activate the plugin in one (or more) plugin template(s)

    Here's how it works: activate a plugin under Plugin templates
    1. open the Plugin templates

      Plugin templates

      The button Add Add is used to configure new entries and the button Edit Edit is used to configure existing entries.

    2. select the desired template and activate the plugin Email reporter

      Plugin template editor

      In the dialog header, a template can be created with the button Add Plus and another template can be selected with the button Load template Select. The template will be removed with the button Delete template Delete.

      Parameters Meaning Note
      name meaningful name of the plugin template
      available plug-in buttons plugins available in the CortexEngine activate with Plus
      activated plug-in buttons plugins that should be visible for users with this plugin template remove with Minus
      change order with Up and Down
  2. assign the plugin template(s) to the desired users in the user administration

    Here's how it works: assign the plugin to users
    1. open the tab Templates under user administration

    2. assign the desired plugin template to the user

    3. click the button Save changes (or Cancel on the top right)

    4. close the system settings

    The button with the name of the plugin appears in the quick launch bar on the left.