Applying an Opening Suite Pre-Release Update

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Patrick Teas
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How to: Apply an Opening Suite pre-release update.

Environment: Windows, Google Chrome, Comsense Advantage

In this article:

  1. Preparing to Apply the Opening Suite Pre-Release Update
  2. Accessing the Comsense Cloudshare Website
    1. Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge
    2. Internet Explorer
  3. Downloading the Opening Suite Pre-Release Update
  4. Extracting the .Zip File
  5. Opening the Update Wizard
  6. Applying the Opening Suite Pre-Release Update

Preparing to Apply the Opening Suite Pre-Release Update

Before proceeding with this procedure, you must receive the Pre-Release Invitation email. The Pre-Release Invitation email provides a password you require to gain access to the .Zip file, which means without the email you cannot apply the updates. When you choose to apply the updates, all users must be offline. Comsense does not provide access to Program/Catalog Updates while users are online and opens the Program Updates Error dialog box.

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Program Updates dialog box; the message says users 'are logged into the Comsense Opening Suite Program. Everyone must be logged out of the system before you can do program updates.'
Image 1: Program Updates Error Dialog Box

Accessing the Comsense Cloudshare Website

All web browsers provide a warning before accessing the Comsense Cloudshare website. The wording, appearance, and navigation of the warning page have slight variations depending on the web browser you use. The procedures below demonstrate the steps for Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Internet Explorer.

Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge

The procedure and images below show how to access Comsense Cloudshare via Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge.

In your web browser:

  1. Visit: http://cloudshare.comsenseinc.com
  2. Click Advanced
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Chrome web browser, Your connection is not private page; shows the location of the advanced button.
Image 2: Advanced Button
  1. Click Proceed to cloudshare.comsenseinc.com (unsafe)
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Chrome web browser, 'Your connection is not private' page; shows the location of the 'Proceed to cloudshare.comsenseinc.com (unsafe)' link.
Image 3: Proceed to Cloudshare Link

Internet Explorer

The procedure and images below show how to access Comsense Cloudshare via Internet Explorer.

In your web browser:

  1. Visit: http://cloudshare.comsenseinc.com
  2. Click More information
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Internet Explorer web browser, 'This site is not secure' page; shows the location of the More information button.
Image 4: More Information
  1. Click Go on to the webpage (not recommended)
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Internet Explorer web browser, 'This site is not secure' page; shows the location of the 'Go on to the wepbage (not recommended)' link.
Image 5: Proceed to Cloudshare Link

Downloading the Opening Suite Pre-Release Update

In the web browser:

  1. Click Customer
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cloudshare.comsenseinc.com webpage; shows the location of Customer.
Image 6: Customer Page

In the Username field:

  1. Enter Customer

In the Password field:

  1. Enter comsense274
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Chrome web brower, Sign in dialog box.
Image 7: Customer Sign In
  1. Click Sign in
  2. Click #Pre-Release
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cloudshare.comsenseinc.com/Customer webpage; shows the location of #Pre-Release.
Image 8: Pre-Release Page

To download the Opening Suite Pre-Release:

  1. Click the ComsenseUpdates_####.zip file
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cloudshare.comsenseinc.com/Customer/#Pre-Release webpage; shows the location of #Pre-Release update file.
Image 9: Pre-Release Update File

The file will download into your Downloads folder.

Extracting the .Zip File

In your Downloads folder:

  1. Right-click on the .Zip file
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File Explorer window; shows the Pre-Release update file's right-click menu and the location of Extract All...
Image 10: .Zip Right-Click Menu
  1. Click Extract All
    • The Extract Compressed (Zipped) Folders window will open
  2. Click Extract
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Extract Compressed (Zipped) Folders window; shows the location of the Extract button.
Image 11: Extract Compressed (Zipped) Folders Window

In the Password needed window:

  1. Enter the password provided in your Pre-Release Invitation e-mail
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Password Needed dialog box.
Image 12: Password Needed Window
  1. Click OK

The file is now extracted and ready to use for the update.

Opening the Update Wizard

In Comsense Advantage:

  1. Click Tools
  2. Hover over System Administration
  3. Click Program/Catalog Updates
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Comsense Advantage; shows the pathway to Program/Catalog Updates.
Image 13: Program/Catalog Updates Pathway

In the Comsense Updates dialog box:

  1. Click Continue
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Comsense Suite Updater dialog box; shows the location of the Continue.
Image 14: Comsense Suite Updater Dialog Box

Applying the Opening Suite Pre-Release Update

In the Comsense Opening Suite Update Wizard: 

  1. Click Next
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Comsense Opening Suite Update Wizard, Introduct page; shows the location of the Next button.
Image 15: Introduction Page
  1. Select Other Location
  2. Click Browse
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Comsense Opening Suite Update Wizard, Choose Location page; shows 'Other Location' and the location of the Browse button.
Image 16: Choose Location Page
  1. Select the Comsense Update folder from the Downloads folder
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Browse for Folder window; shows the Comsense Updates file selected.
Image 17: Browse for Folder Window
  1. Click OK
  2. Proceed through the wizard to complete the update
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Comments

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    Lincoln Brill

    Great support document! Lincoln

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    Mark Kraus

    Thanks

    Edited by Mark Kraus
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    Tim Vara

    May need to run the Comsense.exe file as administrator for update to run completely.