Triggering Immediate Update of the BAS Data Model

FlexNet Manager Suite 2021 R1 (On-Premises)

The data model exposed to the Business Adapter Studio installed on your inventory beacon(s) is updated by a scheduled task (Regenerate Business Import config) that runs overnight (by default, at 4am central server time). Therefore, if you add custom properties to FlexNet Manager Suite, you normally need to wait until next day before you can create a business adapter that loads data into your new custom field.

Alternatively, you can use the following process to trigger an immediate update to the data model for the Business Adapter Studio. This allows you to continue development from custom properties straight on to a custom business adapter that populates those properties.

To update the data model now:

1. On the batch server, open a Command Window.
2. Navigate to:

   InstallDir\DotNet\bin\

   The default value is

   C:\Program Files (x86)\Flexera Software\FlexNet Manager Platform\DotNet\bin\

3. Execute the following command:

   BatchProcessTaskConsole.exe run BusinessAdapterConfig

   This launches the task that generates the updated data model for the Business Adapter Studio. To check when it is finished, run:

   BatchProcessTaskConsole.exe list-tasks

   While the task is running, BusinessAdapterConfig is visible in the task list, and it disappears within a few minutes, when the task is successful. The updated data model is then automatically collected by all inventory beacons when they "phone home" for updates. By default, this happens every 15 minutes, but the interval is configured in the web interface under Discovery & Inventory > Settings, under the Beacon settings section. Thereafter, restarting the Business Adapter Studio forces it to reload the data model.
4. After the propagation time, restart the Business Adapter Studio on your chosen inventory beacon. If you are running the Business Adapter Studio in connected mode on your central server, simply exit and restart. If you are running the Business Adapter Studio in disconnected mode on an inventory beacon, use this process::
   1. If the Business Adapter Studio is already open on your inventory beacon, you must exit and restart the entire FlexNet Beacon interface.
   2. In the FlexNet Beacon interface, navigate to the Business Importer page.
   3. Edit an existing import, or create a new one, and click Edit adapter....
      Your newly-created custom properties are included in the list of available properties with a distinctive icon.