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Building Pozi Connect

Requirements

Repositories

Software

  • GitHub Desktop
  • Advanced Installer software
  • Resource Hacker software

Repository Configuration

Set up symlink folder called tasks in PoziConnect repo that points to PoziConnectConfig repo. Example:

mklink /D C:\Users\Simon\GitHub\PoziConnect\tasks C:\Users\Simon\GitHub\PoziConnectConfig

Prepare PoziConnectConfig Repository

  • open GitHub app to commit and sync any outstanding changes in PoziConnectConfig repo
  • check https://github.com/pozi/PoziConnectConfig/commits/master/~Shared and identify general changes made since last release
  • edit M1 Shared - Generate M1.ini > [Generate M1 Spreadsheet] > Destination, increment the M1 version number with new minor version number (if necessary)

Prepare PoziConnect Repository

  • if there’s been an update of the GDAL library, update setenv_python.bat
  • update https://github.com/pozi/PoziDocs/blob/main/pozi-connect/m1s/history.md with dot points about recent changes (identified above)
  • if logo has changed since last release, run PoziConnect\PoziConnect.bat to trigger regeneration of gui_logo_png.py
  • run PoziConnect\build.bat; type in new version number when prompted
  • embed thumbnail logo in PoziConnect.exe
    • open Resource Hacker
    • File > Open > PoziConnect\dist\PoziConnect.exe
    • select Icon
    • Action > Replace Icon > Open file with new icon > PoziConnect\app\PoziConnect\gui\Groundtruth.ico > Replace
    • Save, Close
    • delete PoziConnect\dist\PoziConnect_original.exe
  • if file PoziConnect\dist\output\PoziConnect.log or folder PoziConnect\dist\backup exist, delete them
  • open GitHub app to commit and sync PoziConnect repo
  • delete any outdated/unused GDAL folders from the vendor folder

Build Installer

  • run Advanced Installer
  • File > Open > G:\My Drive\Products\Pozi Connect\Installer\PoziConnect.aip
  • Product Details > Product version > type latest release number (above)
  • when prompted about the Product Code, select ‘Generate new’
  • Home > Build
  • check Output log for location of output msi file

Publish Release

GitHub

  • create new PoziConnect release: https://github.com/pozi/PoziConnect/releases/new
  • Tag version: (eg, v2.9.2)
  • Release title: (eg Release 2.9.2)
  • Description: (example)

(check https://github.com/pozi/PoziConnectConfig/commits/master; identify which councils have had changes since last release)

Description

Example:

Welcome to Pozi Connect v2.x.

Click the .msi link below to download this release.

This October 2017 release contains the following changes since the June 2017 (v2.04) release:

  • populate most suitable property_pfi for multi-property parcels
  • enforce geometry types for output layers
  • update Pozi web links to new format
  • update Exception table generation
  • upgrade GDAL library to release-1800-gdal-2-1-3-mapserver-7-0-6
  • configuration updates for Hepburn, Glen Eira, Hindmarsh, Wangaratta, Moorabool

See a complete history of all of Pozi Connect’s changes here.

Click the .msi link below to download this release.

For installation instructions, visit https://docs.pozi.com/pozi-connect/installation/

Pozi Connect/Server

This is the alternative distribution which, for clients who have this installed, will auto-update from the zip file we upload.

  • create zip from files/folders within PoziConnect\dist\ (ie, no overall top-level folder)
  • rename zip file (eg PoziConnectM1.2.x.x.zip)
  • upload to https://s3.console.aws.amazon.com/s3/buckets/connect.pozi.com/m1/
  • set “Manage public permissions” to “Grant public read access to this object(s)”
  • download manifest-m1-production.json
  • edit with latest date and version number
  • upload back to S3, make public

Notify Users

Blog

  • duplicate previous Pozi Connect release blog post
  • update details
  • publish
  • copy content as HTML to clipboard

    MailChimp

  • log in to https://mailchimp.com
  • create new campaign: https://us3.admin.mailchimp.com/campaigns/#/create-campaign
  • select audience with “PCM1 Mailing List” tag
  • choose Basic template
  • update content
    • insert logo
    • paste HTML from blog post
    • update footer with web link, Twitter link, and remove Facebook
  • send test email, and check inbox
  • send final email