Cinegy Newswire Configuration

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The Cinegy Newswire Service configuration is performed with the Newswire Service Configurator. The configurator can be launched from Start > Cinegy > Cinegy Newswire Configuration.

It has dedicated tabs for configuring newswires, Cinegy Archive Service, Windows service, and logging parameters.

Note	It is required to launch the Cinegy Newswire Service Configurator using the "Run as administrator" command; otherwise, the service will not start.

Windows Service

To run the Cinegy Newswire Service as a Windows service, go to the "Windows service" tab of the configurator to install and launch the service:

The service display name and description are filled in by the system.

The status indication uses the following coloring:

Color indication	Service status
	Service is not installed.
	Service is not started.
	Service start is pending.
	Service is running.

Color indication

Service status

gray

Service is not installed.

red

Service is not started.

yellow

Service start is pending.

green

Service is running.

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Press the "Install" button in the "Installation" field.

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Once the service is installed, it should be started manually by pressing the "Start" button in the "State" field.

In case of failure to install/start the service, an error message with the reason for failure appears:

The service can be uninstalled, stopped, or restarted by pressing the corresponding buttons:

Cinegy Newswire Service can also be monitored as a standard Windows service:

Cinegy Archive Service

The Cinegy Newswire Service connects to the database via the Cinegy Archive Service. Specify all the necessary parameters on the corresponding tab:

CAS Server – the URL of the machine where the Cinegy Archive Service is running;
SQL Server – the name of the SQL server hosting the current Cinegy Archive database;
Database – the Cinegy Archive database name;
Domain – the domain name;
Login – the user’s name;
Password – the logon password.

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Having specified all parameters, press the "Check connection" button to verify the connection.

If the settings are correct, the corresponding message appears; otherwise, the error message will be displayed.

Logging

In this tab, the log files creation parameters are defined:

Error level – select the necessary level of errors (0 – 5).
Trace level – manually choose the debug log level by changing the value (0 – 5)
Log folder – define the location of the log file where the sequence of operations is recorded. Initially, the default log folder defined by the system is indicated in the given field. To change it, press the button and select the folder where the debug log file in the text format will be stored, or simply enter a desired location path via the keyboard.
Log level – define the level for the log file. You can choose between "Full", "Partial", "Custom" levels, or "None" for no logging.
New log level every (hours) – define how often a new log file is created.