User Input

Overview

The following information is collected by the installer prior to performing the installation:

• Whether to install the Tutorial Database and Sample Reports
• Whether to install the Sample Usage Reports
• Whether to install the optional Language Packs
• Location of the Yellowfin Licence File
• App Server Port
• Whether to install a Windows Service (only when the graphical installer is run on a Windows system)
• Connection Parameters for the Yellowfin Database
• Installation Directory

In the graphical and command-line installations, these values are entered by the user. Default values may be specified in the custom properties file or on the command-line, which will be displayed in the graphical installation. In the silent installation, there is no user input, so the values specified in the custom properties file and on the command-line are used.

Custom Properties File

The custom properties file (custom.properties) is included in the installer. All options that affect the installation behaviour can be set in this file. See Adding Files to the Installer for more information.

Properties

The following properties are used to populate default user options, or provide the installation options used in silent installation.

Property	Value
option.installpath	The directory to install into *
option.winservice	true/false Install a Windows Service to Start/Stop Yellowfin
option.licencefile	Location of the Yellowfin Licence File *
option.serverport	App Server Port Default = 80
option.db.dbtype	The Database Type to install into. Valid values are: CacheDB, DB2, HSQLDB, Ingres, MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, Progress, SQLServer, SybaseASE, SybaseASA
option.db.createdb	true/false Create a new Database for Yellowfin
option.db.createuser	true/false Create a new Database User for Yellowfin
option.db.sqlauthtype	sqlserver/windows The Authentication Type to use when connecting to SQL Server. Only used if option.db.dbtype=SQLServer Default = sqlserver
option.db.sqldomain	The Authentication Domain to use when connecting to SQL Server. Only used if option.db.sqlauthtype=sqlserver
option.db.sqlinstance	The Named Instance to use when connecting to SQL Server. Only used if option.db.dbtype=SQLServer
option.db.progressdriver	Location of the Progress JDBC driver file * Only used if option.db.dbtype=Progress
option.db.hostname	Database Server Hostname Default = localhost
option.db.port	Database Connection Port Default depends on Database Type
option.db.dbname	Database Name Default = Yellowfin
option.db.username	Database Username Default = YellowfinUser
option.db.userpassword	Database User Password Default = password
option.db.dbausername	Database DBA Username Used when creating a new database or user
option.db.dbapassword	Database DBA User Password
option.pack.tutorial	true/false Install the Tutorial Database and Sample Reports Default = true
option.pack.usage	true/false Install a Data Source Connection to the Yellowfin Configuration Database, and Sample Usage Reports. Default = false
option.pack.lang.es	true/false Install the Spanish Language Pack Default = false
option.pack.lang.fr	true/false Install the French Language Pack Default = false
option.pack.lang.ja	true/false Install the Japanese Language Pack Default = false
option.pack.lang.pt	true/false Install the Portuguese (Brazil) Language Pack Default = false
option.pack.lang.zh	true/false Install the Chinese Language Pack Default = false

* file paths are relative to the target system being installed into

By specifying HSQLDB as the database type (option.db.dbtype=HSQLDB) you are selecting to install into the HSQL embedded database. This will create a self-contained database in the Yellowfin installation, and all other database options are ignored (option.db.*).

An additional option is used to set the installer interface language:

Currently supported languages are en - English, ja - Japanese, and fr - French. If you do not specify this option, the gui installer will prompt you to select a language before launching:

The command-line installer will use English as the interface language if none is selected.

Example

The following is an example section from custom.properties showing the pre-selection of user options:

lang=en
option.serverport=8080
option.db.createdb=true
option.db.createuser=true
option.db.dbtype=SQLServer
option.db.sqlauthtype=sqlserver
option.db.hostname=localhost
option.db.port=1433
option.db.dbname=yellowfindb
option.db.username=yfuser
option.db.userpassword=yfpassword
option.db.dbausername=sa
option.db.dbapassword=
option.pack.tutorial=true
option.pack.usage=true
option.pack.lang.ja=true 
option.pack.lang.es=true