Installing applications

When installing applications, the DataClient also checks automatically which applications in which versions are already available on your system. It only suggests those updates to be installed which are useful for your system.

Is is for example possible that both a complete installation and an update for the last version of a certain application are available on the server. If the last version of the application is already installed on your system, the update is suggested for installation. If your system still contains an older version of the application or if the application is not yet installed at all, the complete installation is proposed.

Interactive installation

The DataClient offers interactive installation to request information from users during the installation of applications. For example, when installing for the first time, users are asked in which directory the application should be installed.

The installation package is downloaded as usually and verified. The DataClient program interface is hidden during the installation, instead the program interface of the installation program is displayed. You are guided through the installation step by step. Upon completion of the installation program, the DataClient interface is displayed.  

Please note that the automatic installation does not support interactive installations. If the automatic installation is enabled and if an interactive installation is required, you will receive a notification and the automatic installation is being suspended until the interactive installation has been executed.

Usually, the interactive installation is used during the initial installation.

Standard installation

In many cases, application updates can be directly executed by the DataClient without calling up the external installation program. In this case, you do not need to additionally execute the external installation program. Furthermore, this allows to update applications by using the automatic installation.

Usually, the standard installation is used for updating applications already installed.