Aimco Brakes AcraDyne Torque Cart Manual

							- 9 -ToolsTrac 
Insta llat ion:  Step  1:  Installing AIMCO ToolsTrac Software 
Note: Make sure the USB  CAN-dong le is not co nnected to the computer  during ins tallation. You  may  plug i t 
back in after installa tion of Too lsTrac is comp lete.  
1. Insert the  media MemoryStick/ CD labeled “ToolsTrac” ( Media is Provided)
2.Double click the file “ ToolsTrac.msi”
3. Depending on the status of the PC, you may need to cl ick “Accept” on one or mor e “License
Agreement” windows to install ToolsTrac dependenci es.
4. Follow the installation wizard by clicking “Next” in all subsequent windows.
5.Click the “Finish” button to complete installa tion.
NOTE: When  re-installing ToolsTrac or installing another version you must go to St art 
Co ntr ol  
Panel
Add / Remove Prog rams Select ToolsTrac and perform an uninstall before inst allation of new 
version.  
Local Database Installation: 
If there is a SQL Server 2005 Instance and it is already installed in the Sytem Please go to next 
step.  
Step  2: Installing S QL Se rve r 20 08 Express 
1. Download SQL Express 2008 from: http://www.microsoft.com/sqlserver/2008/en/us/express.aspx
And save it to your hard disk.
Note: for Windows XP, Double click the fil
e “SQLEXPRWT_x86_ENU.exe”
2. Select “New  Installation”
3. Check the “I accept the License ter ms”
4. Click “Next” Button
5. Setup will run.
6.In the Feature Selection window click “Next”
7. In the Instance Configuration window click “Next”
8.In the Server Configuration window select “N T AUTHORITY\NETWORK Se rvice”  and
click “Next”
9. In the Database Window under Configuration
a. For Authentication Mode, Select “Mixed Mode”
b.Enter “sql_admin”  for Password, without quotes, and Confirm Password.
10.Follow the wizard by clicking “Next” in all other w indows.
11. Wait for the installation to complete
12.You will receive a message stating “SQL Server R2 installation Completed successfully”. 
						

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lsTrac  Insta llation   (cont.)Step  3: Creat ing Too lsTrac databa se and databa se us er 
1. Open start->Programs->SQL Server 2008 R2->SQL Server Management Studio.
2. Make sure “Windows Authentication” is selected for au thentication.
3.Click “Conn ect ”
4. File->Open->File- > “C:\Program Files\Aimco\ToolsTrac\Database
Scripts\ ToolsTrac_seed_data_en_MX” for Spanish database and “C: \Program
Files\Aimco\ToolsTrac\Database Scripts\ToolsT rac_seed_data_en_US” for English database.
5. Press “! Execute” or “Query ->Execute”  in the menu.
ToolsTrac is now ready to be used. J ust double click the Icon “ToolsTrac” on the desktop and use it.  Note: 
         If you have Changed the SQL Server Instance Name in Step 2.7 then you need to follow the steps 
below. 
1. Locate the ToolsTrac.exe.config fil
e. 
It is in the ToolsTrac Intall Directory ( C:\Program
Files \Aimco \T oolsTrac ) 2.
Right click on the file, select open with and selec t 
Wo rdP ad. If neither shows up under the  menu, select the “Choose program…” option and selec
t WordPad
. Or if you prefer, you may use your
own choice of editor, one that is meant for HTML/XML is recommended if 
possibl e
3. You will see a section Labeled 
4. You will see a section under connectionStrings that looks similar to thi s example :  
Replace “
Data Sourc
e= ./SQLEXPRESS” 
 with “ Data Sourc
e= ./Instance Name” Instance Name is the 
Instance name you entered in  step 2.7.  
   5. Save and close the file.
Centralized Database Installation 
For
 the Server: 
1. Installation of SQL Server Express is not recommended. It is recommended to install the full
version of SQL Server on the server machine in-order to make maximum use of your  setup .
2. ToolsTrac requires Microsoft SQL Server Professional or Enterprise, unless it is a  local      
						

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installation only, which allows for Microsoft SQL Server Exp
ress. For the Client: 
1. Navigate the Start Menu to My Computer
2. Go to C:\Program Files\ Aimco \ToolsTrac
3. Locate the ToolsTrac.exe.config fil e.
4. Right click on the file, select open with and select  WordPad. If neither shows up under the menu,
select the “Choose program…” option and selec t WordPad
. Or if you prefer, you may use your
own choice of editor, one that is meant for HTML/XML is recommended if 
possibl e 
5. You will see a section Labeled 
6. You will see a section under connectionStrings that looks similar to thi s example :
7.Change SERVERNAME to your central server’ s name or IP address. If the server has a named
instance, change INSTANCE to the servers instance name, otherwise leave out the \INST ANCE
part.
8. Change T OOLSTRAC in “Initial Catalog=TOOLSTRAC” to the name o f the database in t he
SQL server.
9. Change USERNAME to the login username of the SQL server, and PASSWORD to the login
password.
10.Examples are listed belo w:    
						

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lsTrac  Insta llation   (cont.)If …  
•The  server’s  name on the  network is  “TTS erv”
•Ru nning a default i nstallation of SQL  Serve r Pr o
•The  userna me is  “to olstrac”  and the  password  is “serv er”
• The  database  is loaded and was not  renamed from T OOLSTR AC 
T he  configuration line should l ook similar to this: 
If …  
•The  server’s  name on the  network is  “TTS erv”
•The  SQL i nstance na me is  “ S HOP1 ”
•The  userna me is  “to olstrac”  and the  password  is “serv er”
• The  database  is loaded and was  rena me d to NORTHTRAC 
T he  configuration line should l ook similar to this: 
   
   
						

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13  - ToolsTrac  Op
erating  P roce dures:  Log
ging  In 1. Obtain your login password from your administrator.
2. Open ToolsTrac by double clicking the icon on the desktop.
3. Type your username in the  User Name field.
4. Type your password in the  Password field .
5. Press the  Ok button or pre ss  En ter on your keyboard.
Note: If you have not registered ToolsTrac, just click Ok to login.
Note: If your trial period has expired, or if you wish to register ToolsTrac cl ick  the Regis ter
button, call AIMCO Customer Service and provide the code given in the ToolsTrac Registration
window
. When you are provided with the Serial from customer service, type it in the boxes under
Serial .
 This Serial number will only work on the system for which the code has be en given.Se
curity  Leve ls 
There are four different security levels for ToolsTrac 
a. View - May only view records and print reports ; May  not run torque verification
b. Advanced User - May only view records and print reports ; Ma y run torque
verification
c. Power User  - May add, edit, and delete records and print repo rts. ; May run torque
verification
d. Administrator - An Administrator has full permission to perform any action a llowed 
						

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14  - in ToolsTrac ; Change users/accounts ; Advanced settings: change alerts, configure 
lookups  
To
ols Trac  Operati ng  Procedures   (cont .) Chan
ging  Passwor ds To change current  user’s password: 
1. After logging in
2. Click on System Administration  from the top pull-down menu.
3. Click on Change Password in the pull-down menu.
4. Type the current password in the  Old Password fi eld .
5. Type your new password in the New Password  field.
6. Confirm your new password by typing your new password a gain in the  Confirm Password
field.
7. Click Save to finish changing your new password.
To  chan ge a User ’s Pas sword (must  be Administrator): 
1. Click on System Administration  from the top pull-down menu.
2. Click on Users  in the pull -down menu.
3.Select the user from the table which you’d like to change the password  for.
4. Click the Edi t button on the bottom of the window.
5. Type the new password in the New Password  fi eld .
6. Confirm the new password by typing the new password again in the Confirm Password
field. 
						

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15  -7. Click Update  to change the passwo rd. To
ols Trac  Operati ng  Procedures   (cont .) Addi
ng  /  E diting  User  A ccounts 
New User: 
1. Click on System Administration  from the top pull-down menu.
2. Click on Users  in the pull -down menu.
3. Click the  Add button.
4. Make sure to enter a Username, Password, Confirm the password, Fir st Name and Last
Name
. All other fields are optional.
5. Click A dd button to finish adding the new user.
Editing a User Account:  1
.Click 
on System Administration from the top pull-down menu.
2.Click  on Users in  the pull-down menu.
3.Select the user from the table which  you’d like to change.
4.Click t he Ed it button  on the bottom  of the window.
5.Change the information that you wish  to upda te.
6.Click Update to save changes. 
						

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lsTrac  Inve ntory  /  Informati on  Management: 
A dd ing  /  E diting  /  Remo ving  Inventory  and  In formati on Manufacturers: 
1.Click on Co nfigure from the main screen’s top pull -down menu.
2. Click on Manufactur er 
in the pull-down menu.
Adding a Manufacturer: 
a)Click the  Add button on the bottom of the window.
b)Enter the manufacturer’s  information. (Note: Only the manufacturer’s na me is required)
c)Click Add  to save the manufacturer.
d)(The window will stay open in-case you need to change the information j ust entered. You
may press  update to save any chang es)
Editing a Manufacturer: 
a)Select the Manufacturer from the list that you wish to change.
b)Click the  Edi t button on the bottom of the window.
c)Change the information that you wish to update.
d)Click  Update  to save chang es.
Deleting a Manufacturer: 
a)Select the Manufacturer from the list that you wish to delete.
b)Click the Delete button on the bottom of the window.
c)A popup will appear, verifying that you wish to delete the record. 
						

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17  -d)If you are sure you wish to delete the record, click the  Yes button. Too
lsTrac  Inventory  /  Informat ion  M anageme nt (c ont. )
Viewing and Editing Contacts: 
e)Select the Manufacturer from the list that you wish to view contacts for.
f) Click the  View Contacts  
button on the bottom of the window.
g) A new window will 
appear listing the contacts for that manufacturer.
h)You may Add, Edit and Delete Contacts just as you would manufacturers.
Suppliers:   Procedures are the same as that of Manufa
ctu
rer s. Just Selec t Sup plier from the  Configure me nu on the 
main screen inste ad.  
Tip
:  You may also choose to only view detailed information by clicking the  View  buttons for any 
of these 
menus. This will protect your asset information from being changed accidently.   
No te:  Users who have a security le vel of View  will only have access to the  View button s. 
Device Models: 
1. Click on Co nfigure from the top pull-down menu.
2. Click on Model  in the pull-down menu. 
						

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lsTrac  Inventory  /  Informat ion  M anageme nt (c ont. )Adding a New  Model: 
a)Click the  Add button on the bottom of the window.
b)Enter the model information. The Manufacturer Name, Model Number, Device Category,
Device Type, Device Design, Pulse/Continuous, Torque Unit, Torque High, Torque Low, and
Frequency Filter are all required fields.
Note: Torque high and low reflects usable range of the tool not test specification limi ts
.
c)Click Add  to save the model.
d)(The window will stay open in-case you need to change the information j ust entered. You
may press  update to save any chang es)
Editing a Model: 
a)Select the Manufacturer from the drop down list.
b)Select the Model you wish to change.
c)Click the  Edi t button on the bottom of the window.
d)Change the information that you wish to update.
e)Click  Update  to save chang es.
Deleting a Model: 
a)Select the Manufacturer from the drop down list.
b)Select the Model you wish to delet e.
c)Click the Delete button on the bottom of the window.
d)A popup will appear, verifying that you wish to delete the record.
e)If you are sure you wish to delete the record, click the  Yes button. Tip
:  You may also choose to only view this by clicking the 
View  button from the main Model 
Menu. This will protect your device information from being changed accidently.  
No te
:  Users who have a security le vel of View  will only have access to the  View button.