First steps

Function of the pCon.update DataClient

The pCon.update DataClient supports you in updating your system. Depending on the components your version of the DataClient is equipped with, following files can be updated:

•OFML product data

•pCon applications

•documents (e.g. price lists, presentations)

The DataClient performs the following tasks:

•verification, which files shall be updated

•download of required files

•installation

All steps are nearly completely automated, so that the update of your system with the pCon.update becomes a child's play.  Furthermore, the DataClient offers a row of additional functions, which are explained in the following sections.

Registration via pCon.login

pCon.login

To download updates from the Internet, you need a pCon.login user account. If you do not yet have a pCon.login account, please contact the person responsible for pCon at your organization or register here: https://login.pcon-solutions.com/.

You can find more information about pCon.login here: https://login.pcon-solutions.com/help.

Click on the pCon.login icon in the top right corner of the pCon.update DataClient to see whether you are logged in to pCon.login and which user account is being used. You can also log in and out here at any time.

After clicking Log in, you can close your browser window and continue working in pCon.update DataClient.

Configuring the DataClient

In some cases, a special configuration of the DataClient is needed. The configuration possibilities are explained in the paragraph program settings.

Installing updates

You can update your system by successively executing the steps in the DataClient Assistant. You decide which updates are to be installed and view information on the individual updates before installing them. The individual steps are explained in the paragraph installing updates.

Furthermore, pCon.update offers you the possibility to regularly and automatically check for new available updates. If new updates are available, you can opt for only getting notified or for having the new updates automatically installed. These functions are explained in the chapter planning updates.

DataClient update

The DataClient is continuously being developed further. If a new DataClient version is available, you are notified and can have it automatically installed. This procedure is explained under DataClient update.