FlexNet Manager Suite
2024 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:
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On the batch server, open a Command Window.
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Navigate to:
InstallDir\DotNet\bin\
The default
value
is
C:\Program Files (x86)\Flexera Software\FlexNet Manager Platform\DotNet\bin\
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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 , under the
Beacon settings section.
Thereafter, restarting the
Business Adapter Studio forces it to reload the data
model.
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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::
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If the Business Adapter Studio is already open on your inventory beacon, you must exit and restart the entire
FlexNet Beacon interface.
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In the FlexNet Beacon interface, navigate to the
Business Importer page.
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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.
FlexNet Manager Suite (On-Premises)
2024 R1