Saving the configuration files

With the order confirmation you will receive two files and the address for calling up the WebModel in the cloud:

• Address for Cloud access: https://webmodel.viflow.cloud/YOURCUSTOMERNUMBER/
• credentials.json
• upload.js

Copy the credentials.json and upload.js files to the WebModel target directory. The directory should be local to your PC (recommended) and empty (e.g. C:\Desktop\YourName\viflow\WebModel).

Setting for WinSCP

1. Open the WinSCP program as administrator {{1}}.
   When you use the program for the first time, the Login window opens.
   Note: If no login window appears, click on Settings – Settings – Integration in the menu.
2. Click Tools {{2}} – Preferences…{{3}}.
   
3. In the Preferences window, click on Integration and select Add WinSCP to search path {{4}}. 
4. Then exit WinSCP.

Integration of the upload.js file in viflow

1. Start the export process in the viflow menu under File – Export entire process model – WebModel and carry out all the steps until the Complete settings window appears.
2. First select the target directory of the WebModel in which you have inserted the upload.js and credentials.json files (see Saving the configuration files above). To do this, click on the […] {{5}} button.
   
3. At the bottom of this window, click Select batch to execute after creation.
   
4. Click the {{6}} […] button and select the upload.js file located in the WebModel target directory.
   Example: C\Users\YourName\Desktop\viflow\WebModel
   
5. Start the export by clicking on Finish.
6. Now call up the link in the browser that you received in the delivery e-mail:
   https://webmodel.viflow.cloud/YOURCUSTOMER NUMBER/
7. Enter user name and password (see delivery e-mail) and confirm with ENTER.

Manual upload of WebModel files with WinSCP  

Proceed as follows:

1. Start the WinSCP program (download link: see above in this article).

   Enter the user name and password {{1}} (see delivery e-mail) and confirm with ENTER.The program view opens.

2. You will see the root {{2}} directory of the web server on the right and your files or file system on the left.
   Click on the header in the left-hand area {{3}} and select the WebModel directory in the window that opens {{4}}.
   
3. Select all files in the WebModel directory – ATTENTION! With the exception of the appsettings.json file {{5}} – and drag them into the root directory {{6}} on the right-hand side.
   The upload of the files begins.
4. A message {{7}} may appear before the upload, which you must confirm with OK.
   
5. The WebModel has been manually uploaded to the server and can now be accessed with the address https://webmodel.viflow.cloud/YOURCUSTOMERNUMBER/ {{8}}. 
   The access data (www access) {{9}} can be found in the delivery e-mail.

Updating the WebModel manually

1. To remove the files from the server, the app_offline.htm file must be inserted there.
   To do this, click on New –File {{10}} on the right-hand side (root directory) (or alternatively from the context menu) and name the new file app_offline.htm {{11}} and confirm with OK.
   
2. Now select all files in the root directory – ATTENTION! With the exception of the appsettings.json and app_offline.htm {{12}} files – and delete them with DEL.
   
3. Now delete the app_offline.htm file from the root directory.

   To upload an updated/new WebModel, proceed as described above under Manual upload.