Installing modules

The CXT concept allows for software functions to be encapsulated and reused, as well as addressed and used by third-party systems (e.g., customer-specific web applications).

Some functions have therefore been implemented in the form of “FirstSpirit modules”. These can be installed on the FirstSpirit server as required in order to make the relevant function available on the FirstSpirit server.

Overview (modules)

Provision

All modules may be requested from Technical Support.

Installation

Installation of the modules takes place via the FirstSpirit ServerManager.
See also the following subpages and (generally) Modules (→Documentation for Administrators).

The module “FirstSpirit CXT DAP Bridge” (dataservice.fsm) should be installed first, as the configuration of the “FragmentCreator” module (fragment-creator.fsm) relies on it.

Version information

The version in which an existing FirstSpirit installation is currently being used can be checked in several places (for example for error analysis and elimination):

• Version of the FirstSpirit server:
  • Start page: Footer / menu item “Server version”
    (Areas of the start page (→Documentation for Administrators))
  • ServerMonitoring: Menu “Overview / Health Center”
    (Health Center (→Documentation for Administrators))
  • ServerManager: Menu “Help / About FirstSpirit”
    (Help (→Documentation for Administrators))
  • SiteArchitect: Menu “Help / About FirstSpirit”
    (Help (→Documentation FirstSpirit SiteArchitect))
  • FragmentCreator: Button “FRAGMENTS” (top left), specification under “FirstSpirit Version”
• Version of the FragmentCreator:
  • ServerMonitoring: Menu “FirstSpirit / Control / Update / Module Name FragmentCreator”
    (Update (→Documentation for Administrators))
  • ServerManager: Menu “Server properties / Modules / FirstSpirit CXT FragmentCreator (I)”
    (Modules (→Documentation for Administrators))
  • ServerManager: Menu “Server properties / Web applications / <Web application> / FragmentCreator”
    (Web applications (→Documentation for Administrators))
  • FragmentCreator: Button “FRAGMENTS” (top left), specification under “Version”
• Version of the DAP Bridge:
  • ServerMonitoring: Menu “FirstSpirit / Control / Update / FirstSpirit Data Service”
    (Update (→Documentation for Administrators))
  • ServerManager: Menu “Server properties / Modules / FirstSpirit CXT DAP Bridge (I, L)”
    (Web applications (→Documentation for Administrators))
  • ServerManager: Menu “Server properties / Web applications / <Web application> / DAP Bridge”
• Version of all CXT modules:
  • ServerMonitoring: Menu “FirstSpirit / Control / Update / <Module name>”
    (Update (→Documentation for Administrators))
  • ServerManager: Menu “Server properties / Modules / <Module name>”
    (Modules (→Documentation for Administrators))

Updating

Only a current FirstSpirit version can ensure that all FirstSpirit functions will be available and that the software will run as well and reliably as possible. We therefore recommend updating existing FirstSpirit Servers regularly and promptly.

For more information please see page Updates.