Configure the App Server

An App Server is configured using the App Manager utility. All the configuration settings for your App Server are stored in the App Server Configuration Database. App Manager interacts with the SQL database only and doesn’t connect to the App Server directly. The App Server reads the configuration values from its Configuration Database at regular intervals to automatically pick up any changes you make.

You can install App Manager on the same PC as your App Server or you can install it on a remote PC, providing you can connect to the App Server Configuration Database from the machine on which you want to run App Manager. Note, however, that if you want to specify or change the App Server Configuration Database used by an App Server, e.g. if the database is moved to a different machine, you must run App Manager on the same machine as the App Server you want to configure in order to do this.

If the Digitise Apps setup didn't create or update the App Server Configuration Database as part of the Digitise Apps installation or upgrade, you will have to create or update the database and configure the connection string within App Manager before you can use App Manager to configure your App Server - see Manually Create the App Server Configuration Database.

The App Manager allows you to:

Configure the App Server Properties and display status information about the App Server. The Server Properties allow you to edit the connection string used to access the App Server Configuration Database, select an SSL Certificate if you want to use the enhanced encryption for data in transit between App Server and your Digitise Apps Clients and change the Port Number used by the App Server.
Manage your developed Digitise apps and restrict access to them by user or device.
Change the connection strings used by an app to access remote data sources so you don’t have to edit and redistribute a new version of the app if the data source moves, or to allow you to swap easily between test and live environments.
Manage devices allowed to access the App Server.
Manage users allowed to access the App Server.
View the Audit Log.

You may need to edit various aspects of the Server’s configuration before using the Digitise apps you develop and you may need to edit the configuration later as you develop new apps or produce updates for existing apps. More information about the options available and about using App Manager can be found in the User Guide section of this online help.

If you want to encrypt data in transit between your Digitise Apps Clients and the App Server, see: Configure the Use of Encryption for Data In Transit.