Orbit Updater configurator
API settings
From the API page enter the appropriate details for the following settings:
| API Row | Description |
|---|---|
| Update | Choose the update strategy from; Don’t update, Update only if installed and a newer version is available or Update if not installed or already installed and a newer version is available |
| Website name | The name of the website (within IIS) to which the Orbit API is installed. Note: This parameter is Case Sensitive. If IIS is running a single website, you can leave as ‘Default Web Site’. |
| Application pool name | The name of the application pool that will run the OrbitAPI within IIS |
| Virtual path | The virtual path of the OrbitAPI. The default setting /OrbitAPI refers to the physical path %SystemDrive%\inetpub\wwwroot\OrbitAPI |
| Base URL | The Base URL of the OrbitAPI. For example, https:// www.tealgreenholidays.co.uk/OrbitAPI Note: Use lowercase text for the server name |
| Database connection string | The database connection string [to the Orbit database, typically named OB_Global |
| Test | A button used for testing the specified database connection string |
| Open API configurator | Click this button to open the configuration tool for the Orbit API. This is not used during the install process (as the API will not yet be present) but can be useful when making changes to an existing installation. |
| Include pre-release versions | Reserved for internal use, may be available as an option in future versions of Orbit. |
| Pre-release version label | Reserved for internal use |
| Repair API | This button can be used to force a re-install of the OrbitAPI. A back up of the existing directory will be made |
Note: Copy the connection string to use later.