Laptop Setup
For info on how to set up a new collector, see Setting up a New Data Collector
Instructions
(as of 2026-02)(as of 2025-01)
Digital Health portion
- Instructions: refer them to "CCMDB laptop" in their knowledgebase Support Documents library, Configuration Specification category. Contact Brandon Deamel for backup info if there is a problem.
- configuration set: named "WRK_ICFG_REG_CCMDB Laptops"
- the laptop needs to be in the OU "Standard/applications/CCMDB laptops"
- some of the things managed by this:
- give RW rights to public desktop
- give access to and to set trusted directories etc.
- rights to make RW to the following directories in root of C:\ (I think)
- access to Category:Hospital EPR
Additional things Digital needs to set up
- and the appropriate printer from Printers - ask to set up local printer as per Printer, for all users
- need to ask Digital Health to make them since default rights don't allow making directories on C:\
- C:\ccmdb_data
- C:\ccmdb_data\ccmdb_batches
- C:\ccmdb_program
Portion with collector logged in
Collector or someone in OU DAT_REGION_ICU_DATA_COLLECTION needs to be logged in for this.
- run Regional Server\maintenance\Desktop_install.bat
- CCDMB
- if it doesn't install CCMDB.accdb - follow Copying down a clean version of CCMDB.accdb
- which automates copying ccmdb_data.mdb from Regional Server\data\master to c:\ccmdb_data
- if it doesn't install CCMDB.accdb - follow Copying down a clean version of CCMDB.accdb
- ccmdb_data
- restore the collector's data - ideally this will have been backed up and restored from the old laptop
- if not, do a CCMDB data.mdb restore from Regional Server
- if this is a brand new laptop that doesn't replace an old one, copy the newest version from Regional Server\data\master and rename it to get rid of the version portion of the name
- restore the collector's data - ideally this will have been backed up and restored from the old laptop
- CCDMB
- News and Backup
- ideally the file was recovered from the old laptop and restored
- if the file wasn't recovered, see News_and_backup#Setting_up_the_file_on_a_laptop
- ideally the file was recovered from the old laptop and restored
Testing
- printer
- test news and backup
- if problem confirm/change location settings
- right-click edit the icon, make sure line starting with set ml= has the correct location in it
- if problem confirm/change location settings
- CCMDB
- wiki link
- confirm autoupdates are enabled in Firefox
Net New laptops
If the laptop is net new (ie not a replacement) the following pages might be relevant: