Installation

Requirements

As powerJobs Processor is an extension to the Vault JobProcessor, the Vault system requirements defined by Autodesk leads.

Operating System: 64-bit only

• Microsoft Windows 7 SP1

• Microsoft Windows 10

Autodesk Vault Client: 2022 / 2021 / 2020

• Vault Professional

• Vault Workgroup

Autodesk DWGTrueView: 2022 / 2021 / 2020 (optional)

• In order to create PDF or other formats out of AutoCAD DWG.

• Supported versions:

  Vault Version	DWG TrueView 2020	DWG TrueView 2021	DWG TrueView 2022
  2020
  2021
  2022

  … Not tested but supported
  … Tested and supported

Autodesk Inventor: 2022 / 2021 / 2020 (optional)

• In order to create PDF or other formats out of Inventor DWG, IDW and the like.

• Supported versions:

  Vault Version	Inventor 2020	Inventor 2021	Inventor 2022
  2020
  2021
  2022

  … Not tested but supported
  … Tested and supported

Windows PowerShell: PowerShell 4.0 or higher

coolOrange powerVault: powerVault is installed automatically

Recommendation

We recommend to install the Vault JobProcessor and powerJobs Processor on a dedicated workstation.
As CAD- and potentially even other Applications shall run on such machine, a dedicated Job Processor environment is more appropriate from a hardware prospective.
Additional software licenses must activated on this environment, depending on the used Applications.

Setup

The powerJobs Processor setup is delivered as an executable and accepts the standard windows installer arguments documented here.
To accept the products EULA when starting the setup in silent mode pass the ACCEPT_EULA=1 argument.

Windows permissions

In order to execute, edit settings and synchronize the jobs properly, the current windows user needs the following rights on:

Path	Required Rights
C:\ProgramData\coolOrange\powerJobs\Jobs\	List folder / read data, write data and Read extended attributes
C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\[Vault Version]\Extensions\powerJobs Processor\PowerJobs Processor.vcet.config	Write

After the Setup

After installing powerJobs Processor in silent mode, Inventor must be started once, to make sure there are no problems with its installations and it is registered correctly with the operating system.

Install Locations

powerJobs Processor is installed in the following locations on your system:

• powerJobs Processor executable and all related files are placed in C:\Program Files\coolOrange\powerJobs Processor

• powerShell modules and libraries are placed in C:\Program Files\coolOrange\Modules\powerJobs

• Vault Client- and Job Processor extensions are placed in C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\[Vault Version]\Extensions\powerJobs Processor

• Job definition files (e.g. scripts and modules) are placed in C:\ProgramData\coolOrange\powerJobs

Following shared libraries are installed in GAC:

• coolOrange.logging.dll

• coolOrange.VaultServices_[Vault Version].dll

• powerJobs.Common.dll

Following shortcuts are added in the start menu:

• powerJobs Processor - Starts the JobProcessor with extended UI

• powerJobs Processor Configuration - Opens the location for the configuration files

• powerJobs Processor ISE - Opens the IDE and opens a sample job

• powerJobs Processor Information - Opens the About dialog with product related information

• powerJobs Processor License Information - Opens the License Information dialog to activate the product

• powerJobs Processor Logs - Opens the log file location

Environment Variables

powerJobs Processor sets three environment variables when it’s installed. They contain the paths to the jobs and modules folder and the job handler extension’s directory

The three environment variables are:

• POWERJOBS_JOBSDIR

• POWERJOBS_MODULESDIR

• POWERJOBS_PROCESSORDIR

Updates

To install a newer version of powerJobs Processor just execute the setup file of the new version. This will automatically update the files in the existing installation.

Uninstall

In case you want to remove powerJobs Processor from your computer you can:

• Execute the setup file again. This will give you the option to repair or remove powerJobs Processor. Click on “Remove” to uninstall the program.

• Go to “Control Panel - Programs and Features”, find “coolOrange powerJobs Processor for Vault” and run “Uninstall”.