Updating the LYNX application.properties File

If your SIS is moving to a different server, you will need to update the LYNX app application.properties file on your application server. To do this, complete each step below.

Note

The following instructions do not apply to API versions of LYNX that do not use a locally hosted Java app.

Stop the LYNX app from running

On a Windows server:

  • Open the Windows Services app
  • Right-click on your LYNX app service 
    • Typically, this is named LYNX-APP, LYNX-APP-PROD, or LYNX-APP-TEST
  • From the menu, select Stop
    Stop the LYNX APP service from running by right-clicking on the LYNX app row and selecting Stop.Image: Stop the LYNX APP service from running by right-clicking on the LYNX app row and selecting Stop.

For Linux instructions, see the ‘Test Execution of Background Scripts’ section in LYNX-APP Installation for Linux.

Locate the application.properties file 

The default install location for the LYNX application.properties file (on Windows) is: 

  • ~LYNX-APP-TEST\Config 
    AND
  • ~LYNX-APP-PROD\Config

Update the db-url value in the "SIS DATABASE" section of the file to reflect your new SIS server location

Remember to save your changes.
 
To see an example of the Microsoft SQL Server database connection string, see the Update Configuration section of LYNX-APP Installation for Windows


The db-url value in the SIS DATABASE section of the application.properties file.Image: The db-url value in the SIS DATABASE section of the application.properties file.

Start the LYNX app

  • Open the Windows Services app
  • Right-click on your LYNX app service
  • From the menu, select Start

See the Update Configuration section of LYNX-APP Installation for Windows for more detail about the application.properties file.