Granting Applications Access to Pilot Data Server

1. See how To access the Pilot Data Server Web Interface.

2. Click the Settings link.

3. Select the app_server setting and add the parameter for the machine you installed the Pilot Data Server on (for example, <DataServer>:8177).

4. Click Save.

This grants all applications with a connection to the database access to the Pilot Data Server.

Granting Applications Access to Preview Server

1. See how To access the Pilot Data Server Web Interface.

2. Click the Settings link.

3. Select the preview_server_uri setting and add the parameter for the machine you installed the Preview Server on (for example, http://<hostname>:21098). This machine, with Viz Engine and Preview Server installed, is typically identified as your frame server.

4. Click Save.

This grants all applications with a connection to the database access to the Preview Server.

Granting Applications Access to Update Service

1. See how To access the Pilot Data Server Web Interface.

2. Click the Settings link.

3. Select the script_runner_uri setting, and add the parameter for the machine running the Update Service (e.g. http://<hostname>:1981).

4. Click Save.

This grants all applications with a connection to the database access to Script Runner.

Setting Database Parameters for Crop Service

1. See how To access the Pilot Data Server Web Interface.

2. Click the Settings link.

3. Select the crop_service_uri setting and add the parameter for the machine you installed the Pilot Data Server on: http://< cropservicehostname >: 8178/.

4. Optional: Set the MediaSearch_ItemPerPage = Number of items per page to get from MediaSearch.

5. Optional: Set the croptool_max_image_area to adjust the maximum size of a cropped image that will be served by the Pilot Data Server. If the image size (*) is larger than croptool_max_image_area, then the image is resized, while still respecting the aspect ratio of the crop. The maximum image size applies even if no cropping is done.
   * Image size = image width x height in pixels.

6. Click Save.

Enabling Built-in Object Store Search

The built-in Object Store search is disabled by default. To enable or disable it:

1. See how To access the Pilot Data Server Web Interface.

2. Click the Settings link.

3. Select the disable_built_in_vos_search setting:

   • To use built-in Object Store search, set disable_built_in_vos_search to false.

   • To use RestVOS search, set disable_built_in_vos_search to true.

4. Click Save.

Configuring Order Management

This procedure assumes that you have a Viz One system installed and running the Order Management system, see the Order Management in the Newsroom Integration section in the Viz Pilot User Guide. For more information on how to configure order management on Viz One, see the Tasks and Order Management section in the Viz One Administrator Guide.

1. See how To access the Pilot Data Server Web Interface.

2. Click the Settings link.

3. Select the order_mgt_uri_template setting and add the address of the Viz One machine which is hosting the order management system, for example:
   http://<fully-qualified-domain-name-of-viz-one>:8084/tasks/?user={user}&locale=en_US&theme=light#create;tl=work_order;form=create_wo_activex;asset-type=ITEM;upload=true;external-hooks=viznewsroom;closewin=false;set-attr=REQ_TYPE-{asset_type}.

Configuring Search Providers (Viz One)

1. See how To access the Pilot Data Server Web Interface.

2. Click the Settings link.

3. Click the Search Providers link.

4. Under Asset search providers click the Add button and enter the host’s service document URL:

   • For Viz One 5.4 and later: https://<viz_one>/thirdparty/.

   • For Viz One 5.3: https://<viz_one>/api/.

   Note: Make sure you enter the correct protocol. For example, a Viz One set up on HTTPS requires an HTTPS URL.

5. Add a Short name such as VizOne to help identify the asset’s location, for example in search results.

   Note: If you change the short name, you need to restart the server for the changes to take effect (see To modify the Pilot Data Server database settings).

   The screenshot below shows the Search Provider Short Name as displayed in search results:

   

6. Under Pre-authenticated hosts click the Add button and enter the host’s URL, username and password in order to authenticate your search:

   • URL of the host, for example: https://<viz_one>/.

   • Username and password of the pre-configured user on the Viz One system (configured in the Studio admin web interface).

   • This is required for Viz One (not Object Store).

   WARNING! The username and password used here are available in clear text to anyone who has access to the Settings page. The Viz One user entered here should therefore be given as few rights on the Viz One as possible.

7. Click Save.

Configuring Search Providers (RestVOS)

By default, Viz Pilot 6.0 and later uses the RestVOS search, and a search provider representing the current Pilot Data Server is configured automatically. This requires that the correct value (a public name that points to the current Pilot Data Server) has been stored in the app_server parameter in the database parameters. Changes to this value are picked up during restarts.

The auto-added search provider can be renamed or made active/inactive on the Search Providers page. The URI cannot be changed.

Authentication for Feed Browser

The Pre-authenticated hosts configured in the Pilot Data Server also apply to the Feed Browser when hosted in a Viz Pilot system application (see the Feed Browsing section under Newsroom Integration in the Viz Pilot User Guide).

Accessing Tags Settings

1. See how To access the Pilot Data Server Web Interface.

2. Click the Settings link.

3. Click the Tags tab.
   
   

Tags Settings Functions