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April 2020: Client Tools 2.5.3 release notes

Changes

This release contains changes pertaining to how the software is deployed on the system. At the end of 2017, we moved to an RPM-based software distribution by introducing the IFI CLAIMS Direct repository. This release further aligns the installation with distribution standards. The following enhancements are included in v.2.5.3:

1. An unprivileged service account is created and controls processes and configuration files.
   The new user alexandria will be created on installation or upgrade whose home directory will be /var/lib/alexandria. 
2. Configuration files are located in the standard system configuration directory.
   All tools included in the Client::Tools package require a valid alexandria.xml file for database and index settings. This file is now located in the standard system configuration directory /etc. In addition, configuration files pertaining to systemd and init.d control are located in the directory /etc/alexandria. 
3. Log files are located in standard system logging directory ( /var/log/alexandria ). 
   By default, this will be /var/log/alexandria/alexandria.log. 
4. Data warehouse updating and SOLR indexing daemons are controlled through systemd and init.d. 
   For CentOS 8 and RHEL 7, the service files apgupd.service and aidxd.service will be installed in the systemd service file directory to enable, disable, start and stop the services. For Amazon (amz1), the service files apgupd.init and aidxd.init will be installed in /etc/rc.d/init.d to enable standard chkconfig  and service start, stop, restart and status commands.

Upgrade Paths

• Upgrading Alexandria-Client-Tools from versions earlier than 2.1.1 (non-repository versions):
  Please contact support@ificlaims.com.

• Upgrading Alexandria-Client-Tools from version 2.1.1 and above (repository-controlled versions):

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  yum update perl-Alexandria-Library yum update perl-Alexandria-Client-Tools

  Note
  Please note there are two new configuration files /etc/alexandria/apgupd.conf  and /etc/alexandria/aidxd.conf which require editing for appropriate user name and password to interact with the CLAIMS Direct primary update server. See Client Tools documentation for details.

January 2020: On-site citation and family functionality

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