FMPA Install checklist

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Hi everyone,

I want to build a checklist of things to do & check for when installing FMPA. Stuff that may go into an assisted install file or not (not everything is covered there).

Please share what you think I should add to the list.
I’m thinking about a dev workstation, but let’s just assume items apply to both user & dev unless they are prefixed with [Dev] or [User].

  • [Dev] Max out ‘recently opened file’ list
  • Remove ‘new version’ notifications
  • Use advanced tools
  • Remove ‘add newly defined fields to current layout’
  • Remove ‘Save layout changes automatically’ (Those who like the FM5 default behavior can keep that.)
  • Set memory to 512 MB
  • Check ‘Allow Solutions to Install Files’
  • [User] make sure the production server is listed as a permitted host if the connection is not protected.
  • [Dev] Redefine favorites (hosts/files)
  • Remove ‘Display new scripts in Scripts menu’
  • [Windows] Set syntax coloring prefs
  • [Dev] alter the default fields or delete them
  • Install plugins as required
  • fonts
  • …
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  • don’t forget fonts, we always check and add what’s needed, espacially on fresh installs
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  • [dev] alter the default fields or delete them
  • adjust the default button bar (icons at the top) - often, when just moving a window, one clicks by accident not on the window titlebar but on the ‘new record’ icon (for example)
  • [dev] create a dummy script that contains script headers (remarks). No problem with a clipboard manager…
  • adjust privileges (if needed, ie for url, etc)
  • [security] set the flag to not allow using a file for adding in a relation without entering the password (for older versions, is default in the current version)
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btw. Memory settings… are there any benchmarks available that show differences?

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Use the search function for bits and pieces in the soup:

https://the.fmsoup.org/t/memory-cache-assignment-experience-for-fmp-client/380

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Thank You! There are no numbers… I believe that HOnza did some testing, but can’t find that.

Since it is off-topic, I will post results in the other thread - if I find some (in our testing, there was no difference)

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A post was split to a new topic: What do you think?