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Installing the i4connected Import Service

Abstract

This article describes the i4connected Import Service and the necessary configuration.

As the Import Service is an add-on to the i4connected platform, it will be delivered as a separate file of the installation pack: i4-import-service.zip.

To install the I4connected Import Service, please proceed as follows:

  1. Copy the output for the Import Service and paste it to a known location.

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  2. Open the cmd console as Administrator and execute the following line, under the Node JS service:

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  3. The NSSM Service installer dialog will be opened.

  4. Fill in the following settings under the Application tab:

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    1. Path - select the path to the npm.cmd folder;

    2. Startup directory - select the path to the importer folder;

    3. Arguments - start;

    4. Service name - name of the service.

  5. Optionally, you can switch to the Details tab to fill in more detailed information.

  6. Next, click the Install service button.

  7. As soon as the installation is successfully done, start the i4connected Import Service Windows service. The logs will be saved in the output path.

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Warning

Each time the Import Service settings are updated, the i4connected Import Service Windows Service needs to be restarted.

To uninstall the i4connected Import Service, please proceed as follows:

  1. Stop the i4connected Import Service Windows service.

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  2. Open cmd as Administrator in the nodejs service directory.

  3. Execute nssm.exe remove "window service name".

Configuring the Import Service

In order to configure the Importer the following .env settings need to be processed:

  • PORT= 8002

  • VITALS_PORT= 9002

  • SERVER_SHUTDOWN_WAIT_TIME= 0

  • I4CORE_BASE_URL= https://localhost:44301/

  • I4AUTHORITY_URL= https://localhost:44302/

  • I4CORE_USER= username

  • I4CORE_PASSWORD= password

  • CLIENT_ID= importer

  • CLIENT_SECRET= client secret

  • RABBITMQ_URI= amqp://localhost:5672

  • RABBITMQ_EXCHANGE= import.requests

  • RABBITMQ_QUEUE= importrequests

  • RETRY_COUNT=5

  • REQUEST_TIMEOUT=180000

Important

The user and password used for the Importer Service should have global administrator permissions in the system, since it will be used to execute the imports.

Configuring the Database for Importer

The following settings are necessary so that the service can connect to the API. The following settings are made by the migration tool.

Table 6. Clients

Id

4

Enabled

1

ClientId

importer

ProtocolType

oidc

RequireClientSecret

1

ClientName

Importer Tool

Description

NULL

ClientUri

NULL

LogoUri

NULL

RequireConsent

0

AllowRememberConsent

1

AlwaysIncludeUserClaimsInIdToken

0

RequirePkce

0

AllowPlainTextPkce

0

RequireRequestObject

0

AllowAccessTokensViaBrowser

0

FrontChannelLogoutUri

NULL

FrontChannelLogoutSessionRequired

1

BackChannelLogoutUri

NULL

BackChannelLogoutSessionRequired

1

AllowOfflineAccess

1

IdentityTokenLifetime

300

AllowedIdentityTokenSigningAlgorithms

NULL

AccessTokenLifetime

3600

AuthorizationCodeLifetime

300

ConsentLifetime

NULL

AbsoluteRefreshTokenLifetime

2592000

SlidingRefreshTokenLifetime

1296000

RefreshTokenUsage

1

UpdateAccessTokenClaimsOnRefresh

0

RefreshTokenExpiration

1

AccessTokenType

0

EnableLocalLogin

1

IncludeJwtId

1

AlwaysSendClientClaims

0

ClientClaimsPrefix

client_

PairWiseSubjectSalt

NULL

Created

1900-01-01 00:00:00.0000000

Updated

NULL

LastAccessed

NULL

UserSsoLifetime

NULL

UserCodeType

NULL

DeviceCodeLifetime

300

NonEditable

0



Table 7. ClientSecrets

ID

ClientId

Description

Value

Expiration

Type

Created

4

4

NULL

****

NULL

SharedSecret

1900-01-01 00:00:00.0000000