Use Case: Individual User Without Access to the Internet

This installation method can be used for all Windows installations. This method the only method to use if you do not have access to the internet from the host where you are installing Liquibase Business. 

You follow the same steps as Theme: Using the GUI and the Update Site to Install Liquibase Business on Windows Systems, but you set up the composite repository as the installation repository to use when you install database drivers and SCM plug-ins. 

Installing Liquibase Business

1. Download Installation Files

On a host that has internet access, download the following items from software.datical.com:

• Windows installer (.exe file) - Example: DaticalDB-win-x86_64-5.12.5833.exe

• Composite repository - Example: DaticalDBCompositeRepo-5.12.5833.zip

2. Move Installation Files to the Target Host

Move the files to a directory on the Windows host where you are installing Liquibase Business.

3. Install Liquibase Business Clients

Use the GUI installation process. Run the .exe file you downloaded to perform the manual installation of the Liquibase Business Clients. See Theme: Using the GUI and the Update Site to Install Liquibase Business on Windows Systems for the steps. 

DaticalDB-win-x86_64-5.12.5833.exe

4. Configure the GUI to Use the Composite Repository

Configure the GUI to use the Composite Repository as the installation repository for the remaining components. 

1. Start the Liquibase Business GUI

2. In the GUI window, select Help > Install New Software. You see the Available Software window.

3. To the right of the Work with field, click Add. You see the Add Repository dialog.

   • Name: Enter the name, Liquibase Business Composite Repository 

   • Location: Click Archive, then use the file browser to select the composite repository zip file that you downloaded.  

5. Install Database Drivers and SCM Plug-ins for the Eclipse GUI

1. In the GUI window, select Help > Install New Software. You see the Available Software window.

2. To the right of the Work with field, click the menu to see the list of repositories. 

   • Select composite repository you added, Liquibase Business Composite Repository

3. Select Database Drivers and (optionally) one or more SCM plug-ins, then click Next.

4. Follow the prompts to complete the installation and restart Liquibase Busineess. 

6. Install JDBC Drivers in Liquibase Business for Command Line Operations

For command line operations, typically for automation tools, Datical DB needs to have JDBC database drivers installed in "REPL" directory.

1. Ensure that "hammer" is in your PATH environment variable. Hammer is installed in <Datical_Install_Directory>\repl. For example, C:\Apps\DaticalDB\repl

2. To add this to your PATH environment variable, from command line, you would use: SET PATH=%PATH%;C:\Apps\DaticalDB\repl

3. Make sure you have your Liquibase Business Composite Repo downloaded on the machine where you are installing your drivers. Assume that your composite repo filename is "DaticalDBCompositeRepo-5.12.5833.zip".

4. Use this command to install drivers:
   hammer installDrivers jar:file:/C:/Users/Administrator/Downloads/DaticalDBCompositeRepo-5.12.5833.zip!/

5. Check installed drivers as:
   hammer checkdrivers