QUICK START
Setup
1. Configure properties files
a) populate the environment.properties file with relevant values
b) populate the database.properties file
i ) add in connection information to postgres installation
ii) choose database name/user/password for ground report
2. Database
a) create a Postgres DB that is UTF-8 encoded and has the plpgsql language loaded
i ) create database with previously decided information from Step 1
b) run the databaseInterface script and install the backend db
3. Reporting/Graphing
a) populate the data.properties file
b) upload the data and/or descriptions files
c) select appropriate report/graph options in groundReport.properties
d) run the generateReport script to create reports/graphs
Ground Report Scripts
The interfaces to the ground report are through 2 scripts: one for interfacing with the database; and the other for generating reports and graphs.
The scripts for the ground report are contained within the bin directory:
$GROUNDREPORT_HOME/bin
These scripts consist of:
| Script | Comment |
|---|---|
| databaseInterface | menu based options for creating, installing and running the database |
| generateReport | creates a report as per options specified in the groundReport.properties file |
The scripts are provided in bash, ksh and bat (Windows) formats.