CM4D Configuration is a plugin for ATS Security and Configuration Manager which administrates the configuration and settings for several CM4D applications and/or services, including databases, Peruse/Upload Portal configuration, DataSmith Batch jobs and EventSmith subscriptions. This plugin is installed by uploading the plugin package (ATS.CM4DPlugin.zip) in ATS Security and Configuration Manager.

Get Started

CM4D Configuration Home
Grid Functions
CM4D User Roles

DataSmith Batch

Configure DataSmith Batch
Add Batch Job
Job Properties
Main Information
Folder Structure
Setup
Upload Portal (Projects)

EventSmith

Configure EventSmith
EventSmith - Subscriptions
EventSmith - Subscription Administrators
EventSmith - Log
EventSmith - Settings (SMTP)

Peruse

Configure Peruse
Peruse - Annotation Sets
Peruse Annotation Templates Configuration
Peruse Drill Down Report Configuration
Peruse Layouts Configuration
Peruse Report Configuration
Peruse Scores Configuration
Peruse Sieves Configuration
Peruse Styles Configuration

Site Management

Site Management
Site Management - Managed Datasources
Site Management - Results Database
Site Management - Site Settings
Site Management - Sites
Configure Results Exclusions

Configuration

Configuration
Configuration - Licensing
Configuration - Service Endpoints
Configuration - Site Database

Technical

Access toATS CM4D Peruse is managed via ATS Security Manager and the Reports, Sieves and Annotations are set up using ATS Configuration Manager.
About CM4D Data
CM4D Config Troubleshooting
3D Models in CM4D Applications
 

About CM4D Configuration

After the installation of the required application(s), log in to the Security Manager and open the CM4D Configuration Home card.

The CM4D module card may not appear on the ATS CM4D Configuration home page if your user login has not been granted the rights to administrate this module. If you know your login has been assigned a role with rights to CM4D, try logging off and then back in to refresh the application.

CM4D Configuration - Plugin + CM4D API

CM4D Configuration is a plugin for ATS Security and Configuration Manager which administrates the configuration and settings for several CM4D applications and/or services, including databases, Peruse/Upload Portal configuration, DataSmith Batch jobs and EventSmith subscriptions. This plugin is installed by uploading the plugin package (ATS.CM4DPlugin.zip) in ATS Security and Configuration Manager.

CM4D API is a Windows service which connects to the CM4D Configuration plugin and supports the web applications CM4D Peruse and Upload Portal and their associated Windows services.

The CM4D API service is installed with the CM4D Configuration installer. The CM4D Configuration install process requires a user with administrative access to ATS Security and Configuration Manager.

Windows Prerequisite Installer RedistributablesWindows Prerequisite Installer Redistributables

Downloading and installing these prerequisites is only required if you plan to run the installer on a machine that does not have an internet connection. With an internet connection, any prerequisites not present or require updates are downloaded automatically when needed during installation.

  • SQL Server ODBC Driver 17.6 x64 - 17.6.1.1 or higher
  • Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2019 Redistributable (x64) - 14.26.287 or higher
  • Microsoft Visual C++ 2015-2019 Redistributable (x86) - 14.26.287 or higher

During the installation you need to log in to ATS Security and Configuration Manager and add the Web API URL to the CM4D Plugin. Once the installation is complete, additional security roles are available.

See here for a brief guide to installing ATS Security and Configuration Manager for CM4D, or visit ATS-HELP for the full documentation.

The following topics are related to installing CM4D Configuration:

Install CM4D Plugin

Install CM4D API Service

The following topics are related to configuring the CM4D plugin:

Configuration

Site Management

CM4D Peruse

CM4D Peruse is the web application for CM4D that allows quality engineers to view and analyse data in an interactive 3D viewer. The 3D viewer is augmented with various reporting controls, such as grids and charts and provides statistical analysis for basic shop floor SPC. The database is populated with Results generated by the ATS CM4D Server applications.

The following additional applications/services are required (on the same computer or other network server) for support or configuration of the CM4D Peruse server installation:

The following topics are related to installing CM4D Peruse:

Install CM4D Peruse

The following topics are related to configuring CM4D Peruse:

Peruse - Annotation Sets

Peruse Annotation Templates Configuration

Peruse Layouts Configuration

Peruse Scores Configuration

Peruse Sieves Configuration

Peruse Report Configuration

CM4D Upload Portal

CM4D Upload Portal is the web application which allows users in your group or external suppliers to submit raw data files for processing into a CM4D database. It uses multiple services to run the application and communicate with the CM4D Configuration and DataSmith services.

A complete installation setup of CM4D Upload Portal includes three separate installers to allow for custom deployments of the services:

The following topics are related to installing the CM4D Upload Portal:

Install CM4D Upload Portal

Install DataSmith Batch Proxy Agent

Install DataSmith Translator

The following topics are related to configuring CM4D Upload Portal in ATS Security and Configuration Manager.

CM4D User Roles

Configure DataSmith Batch

Configuration - Service Endpoints

Reference Guides

Reference Guide - Install ATS Security Manager (for CM4D)

Reference Guide - Install CM4D Config Plugin and API

Reference Guide - Install CM4D Peruse

Reference Guide - Install CM4D Upload Portal

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