3.2. Install

Installation, start and uninstall

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1 Installation, start, uninstall

RW: n.a. everything is managed at the server level once the account has been established.
Plug-ins are required to make use of certain features (e.g.  Write-N-Cite, RefGrab-It)
Bscp: yes, ok only download from the Internet, decompress, install: easy. BK: only download from the Internet, decompress, install: easy. Automatically check for updates
LM: yes, ok

can choose default directories and change afterwards from within; find uninstall utility in a subdirectory

Pr:  yes, ok

can choose default directories and change afterwards from within; 2 via external file _uninst.exe

En:  yes, ok
online check for updates

after installation can change default directories (Folder locations) from within the user's Preferences; 2: use MS un-installer

RM:  yes, ok

(use MS un-installer)

Papyrus:  yes, ok 

- can choose application folder location during installation, and can change folders afterwards from OS ; other directory paths [e.g.: files to import, documents to process] are remembered from session to session); - Uninstall by deleting application folder; program makes no changes to system folders


2 Password
   1. access to database
   2. specific tasks
   3. specific files
   4. specific fields

RW: 1, 2, 3
start by password/code at the group level + a) normal user login; b) Administratator rights; c) by communicating either the specific or a general URL, access can be given to anybody without password to RefShare folders to search, print, download, format bibliographies, and to post comments etc.
Bscp: no for standalone version; yes for Biblioweb: three levels: read, write, administration, for concurrent users BK: none LM: 1, 2 three levels : read only, edit, all functions, 3 access to specific folders in the network version

the use of userid and password is optional; userid and password are case sensitive

Pr: none En: none RM: none; when opening a database can choose: 1 Read/Write Share (required to post a database on the web and make it available for editing)
2 Read-Only Share
3 Read/Write Exclusive (required to perform global editing functions and changing RT and field configuration: this way the database cannot be available via www)

network will require password to be accessed: rights for the RM network version are connected to that password

Papyrus: 2
i.e.: 2 levels of access codes for 3 kinds of tasks: a) adding b) editing c) changing database settings
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