Fnt.command pimC

This page documents the enPortal integration for FNT Command.

• Vendor: FNT
• Product: FNT Command
• Supported Version(s): 9.5
• Name of enPortal Integration Package: fnt.command_pimC
• Required enPortal Version: 4.6.1 and above

The following section documents supported platforms, installation, and configuration of the FNT Command Product Integration Module on enPortal versions 4.6.1 and above.

Support Matrix

The following Operating System, Database, and Web Browser platforms are supported:

Operating System

Please see the list of supported Operating Systems on the System Requirements page.

Database

A special database is not required to implement this integration module. The AppBoard/enPortal database is used to store all configurations related to this integration module.

Web Browser

Please see the list of supported Web Browsers on the System Requirements page.

Installation

Perform the following steps to install the FNT Command PIM:

1. Install AppBoard/enPortal as detailed in the Installation documentation
2. Download the file fnt.command_pimC.jar
3. Start enPortal and login as an administrator
   1. User Name: administrator
   2. Password: administrator
   3. Domain: System
4. Under the Advanced tab, select PIMImport
5. Click the Browse... button
6. Locate the FNT Command PIM JAR file in the Open dialog
7. Click the Start button to extract the files from the PIM .jar archive
8. Under the Advanced tab, select XMLImport
9. Click the Start button to load the PIM into the system
10. Confirm that the following message is displayed: "Import completed; loaded the following file(s): load_fnt.command_pimC.txt"
11. Under the Advanced tab, select Explore System
12. Navigate to the /Directory/system/proxy/ folder and locate the “Manage Proxy” channel
13. Right-click on the “Manage Proxy” channel and select Open to launch the channel
14. In the Manage Proxy tool, click “Reset All”
15. Refresh the browser

Integration Details

The following sections provide special details for configuring the integration module after installation.

Channel Types

• Home - Channel that displays the default Home page for the logged in user, including full navigation controls (no custom configuration required)

• Proxy - Channel that is used by the system to display FNT Command channels (no custom configuration required)

Configuration

After installing the FNT Command PIM, perform the following steps to configure access to the host FNT Command server:

1. Click on the Applications tab
2. Right-click on the name "sample" in the row for FNT Command PimC and select "Modify"
3. Fill in the items in the Modify Application Wizard dialog:
   1. Select the protocol used to access your FNT Command server (http or https)
   2. Change the host name from "changeme" to the hostname or ip address that will resolve to your FNT Command server
   3. Change the port to the port number of your FNT Command server
   4. Click "Save" to keep your changes
4. Click on the Integrations tab
5. In the Explorer, under Packages, expand the fnt.command_pimC tree and click on the Sample target. Confirm that the information you entered is displayed for your FNT Command server
6. Under the Sample target, click on the Home channel. A login prompt should be displayed.
7. Log in using the same credentials you would use for accessing the FNT Command application in a browser. Confirm that the FNT Command Home page is displayed.

SSO Configuration

After completing the above configuration steps, regardless whether the SSO assigned to a Role, Domain, or User, please keeping the following SSO attributes in mind:

SSO attributes

Name	Default Value	Description
username		user name used to log on to the application
password		password used to log on to the application
language		the language to use to display the application in. This should be left blank to use the default language set for the user in the application. To override, enter a valid application supported language, example: en_US, de_DE
mandant_id		mandant_id, group_accesstype, and group_access should be set together to determine what user's view should be. Leave these values blank to have the application prompting user for one. And in the case that the user has only access to one view, there will be no prompt. Setting these values will load the entered view without any prompt. The possible values can be observed with network sniffing tool between a browser and the application. Example: 1001, 1002
group_accesstype		mandant_id, group_accesstype, and group_access should be set together to determine what user's view should be. Leave these values blank to have the application prompting user for one. And in the case that the user has only access to one view, there will be no prompt. Setting these values will load the entered view without any prompt. The possible values can be observed with network sniffing tool between a browser and the application. Example G, U
group_access		mandant_id, group_accesstype, and group_access should be set together to determine what user's view should be. Leave these values blank to have the application prompting user for one. And in the case that the user has only access to one view, there will be no prompt. Setting these values will load the entered view without any prompt. The possible values can be observed with network sniffing tool between a browser and the application. Example VFXYMCHWZLHXCS, ZZCNJRPPEBSPDO

Create Channels

After installing the FNT Command PIM and configuring access to the host FNT Command server, perform the following steps to create channels to display FNT Command content:

1. Click on the Applications tab
2. Right-click on the name "sample" in the row for FNT Command PimC and select a channel type
3. In the "Channel Name" box, enter the name you want to give to the new channel
4. For "Channel Type", select "3rd Party Pims"
5. Click Next
6. Click Finish
7. Click on the Integrations tab
8. In the Explorer, under Packages, expand the fnt.command_pimC tree and click on the Sample target. Confirm that the new channel is listed along with the other sample channels.

Repeat the above steps to create additional channels. Select a different Channel Type in step 2 to create a different type of channel.

Known Issues

The following known issues are associated with this PIM:

• Because FNT Command manages state in flash server, multiple FNT Command channels cannot be added in the same view.

License Usage

In order for the AppBoard/enPortal administrator to configure the fnt.command_pimC PIM, the AppBoard/enPortal license.properties file must include licensing for at least one fnt.command_pimC server. The administrator can create one additional host ("target") in AppBoard/enPortal for each server license included in the license file.

Each AppBoard/enPortal user maintains one user session with the FNT Command server. The FNT Command application must be licensed to support the number of users that will be accessing the application through AppBoard/enPortal.

Version Support

The following matrix details the supported FNT Command and compatible AppBoard/enPortal versions:

Version Support

Package Name	enPortal Version	FNT Command Supported Versions
fnt.command_pimC	4.6.1+	9.5

To see the current enPortal version, run the portal version command from the [AppBoard_Home]/server/bin directory.

FNT Command Upgrades

Upgrading from an older version of FNT Command

Older versions of FNT Command are not supported by this PIM, so this upgrade path is not supported. It is recommended that you validate the PIM in your FNT Command environment to confirm that it supports the required functionalities.

Upgrading FNT Command to a newer version

Perform the following steps when the FNT Command server is upgraded to a newer version of FNT Command:

1. Check the AppBoard/enPortal PIM online documentation to see if the new FNT Command version is supported by the existing fnt.command_pimC PIM.
   1. To test if the new FNT Command version is supported by the existing PIM that you have installed, perform the following steps:
      1. Click on the Applications tab
      2. Right-click on the row for the old FNT Command server and select "Modify"
      3. Update the protocol, host, and port to reference the server where the new version of FNT Command is running
   2. If the new FNT Command version is not supported by the existing PIM that you have installed, perform the following steps to upgrade the PIM:
      1. Download the new PIM version from the PIM download site
      2. Follow the steps in the Installation section above to install and configure the new PIM version
      3. Re-create all FNT Command channels to reference the new PIM
      4. [Optional] Perform the steps outlined in the Uninstall section below to remove the old PIM from the system

Uninstall

Uninstalling the fnt.command_pimC PIM will break all of the channels in your AppBoard/enPortal system that reference this integration.

Perform the following steps to uninstall the fnt.command_pimC PIM:

1. Click on the Integrations tab
2. In the Explorer, under Packages, locate the fnt.command_pimC integration
3. Right click on the integration name, and select "Delete"
4. Click "Ok" to confirm that you want to delete the integration package