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Customize the Panel

The panel configuration depends on the backend system and the connector. Here, the configuration of the PLOSSYS 4 panel is described. The other panels are configured accordingly.

The PLOSSYS 4 panel configuration contained in delivery contains some standard parameters but is normally not sufficient for replacing an existent P2P or PAD installation for example.

The default configuration of the PLOSSYS 4 panel is contained in the following files:

/opt/seal/seal-operator-p4/lib/defaultConfig

  • panel.json contains the parameters for the panel and the job assignment:

    PLOSSYS 4 panel

  • settings.json contains the defaults displayed in the Server Settings:

    PLOSSYS 4 server settings

Use Customized Configuration Files

In order to prevent your settings from being overwritten when updating, SEAL Systems recommends copying the default configuration files to a customer directory, for example, $SEAL_CUSTOMDIR/OperatorConfig, and changing the configuration settings for the paths in the configuration of the panel. Additionally, using a file name containing the customer name is recommended.

  1. Copy the default configuration files to a customer directory with a customized name:

    cp /opt/seal/seal-operator-p4/lib/panel.json <customer_dir>/panel-<customer_name>.json
cp /opt/seal/seal-operator-p4/lib/settings.json <customer_dir>/settings-<customer_name>.json

  2. Export the complete configuration of SEAL Operator from Consul to a YAML file in order to ensure that the current configuration settings are used.

    operator config export <filename>.yml --insecure

  3. In the env section, specify the following keys for the operator-p4 service:

    ACTION_EXECUTOR: Backend system, here P4

    DEFAULT_P4_PANEL: Path to the JSON scheme file containing the configuration of the panel

    DEFAULT_P4_SCHEMA: Path to the JSON scheme file containing the configuration of the PLOSSYS netdome connector

    PLOSSYS_URL: URL of the PLOSSYS netdome system to which SEAL Operator has to connect

    env:
  service:
  ...
    operator-p4:
      tag:
        any:
          ACTION_EXECUTOR: P4
          DEFAULT_P4_PANEL: '<customer_dir>/panel-<customer_name>.json'
          DEFAULT_P4_SCHEMA: '<customer_dir>/settings-<customer_name>.json'
          PLOSSYS_URL: 'https://<plossys_4_server_name>:3011'
  ...

    Literature - keys

    For further information about the available keys, refer to the description of the Keys.

  4. Save the <filename>.yml file and re-import it to Consul.

    operator config import <filename>.yml --insecure

Change the Customized Configuration Files

The two panel configuration files have similar structures. For a correct configuration, both files have to be changed accordingly.

Caution - JSON structure

Pay attention to keep the JSON structure in the panel configuration files! For further information, refer to the JSON Schema.

Hint - JSON syntax check

With online validation tools such as https://jsonlint.com/, you can check the syntax of your JSON file. However, the validation tools are not able to check if the semantic is correct.

Use Version ID and Package Number

The panel configuration files are customer-specific. For this, using a version ID and a package number makes sense. For specifying these, use the version and the package keys:

{
  "name": "PLOSSYS 4",
  "type": "print",
  "pid": "f75bf1b0-6920-41cb-9fc8-a88191710f41",
  "version": "$Id: $",
  "package": "$Package: $",
  ...
}

Change the Parameters

The PLOSSYS netdome (p4) connector uses internal parameters as header parameters for PLOSSYS netdome and maps some often used parameters, for example, Duplex is mapped to PLS_DUPLEX. For a list of the mappings, refer to the SEAL Print Client JSON Schema.

Here, you finde some examples of common changes:

Add a Text Field

Add an Option Field

Add a Radio Button

Add a Number Field

Add a Checkbox

Change the Default of a Field

Configure a Field as Mandatory

Change the Order of the Fields

Group Fields

Configure Dependency between Fields

Enable B/W Color Mode additonally to Color and Gray

Restart the Services

After changing the configuration files, restart the following services:

  • seal-operator-p4

  • seal-operator-server

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