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• Maven 3.0.3 or later
  
  • Download Loation: http://maven.apache.org

  • Environment Variable: MAVEN_HOME

    Tip
    title Maven Environment Variables
    MAVEN_HOME= /path/to/your/maven (ie: /usr/local/maven or C:\tools\maven) M2_HOME= /path/to/your/maven (ie: /usr/local/maven or C:\tools\maven) (optional) PATH= append the bin subdirectory to the path statement

• Ant 1.8.2 (use this exact version)
  

  • Download Location: http://ant.apache.org

  • Environment Variable: ANT_HOME

    Tip
    title Ant Environment Variable
    ANT_HOME= /path/to/your/ant (ie: /usr/local/ant or C:\tools\ant) (optional) PATH= append the bin subdirectory to the path statement

• Sencha SDK
  

  • Download Location: http://www.sencha.com/products/sdk-tools/download

    Tip
    PATH= append the root to the path statement

    
    

  • See  SSP Sencha Build Tool Usage for additional installation steps on 64-bit OSs
    
    

• RDBMS (support for PostgreSQL and Microsoft SQL Server)
  
  • PostgreSQL 9.1 or later
    
    • Download Location: http://www.postgresql.org
      
      • On Unix:
        
        • PostgreSQL is available in the package manager of most linux distributions.
          
          • Install it according to the distribution's instructions
        • Ubuntu - https://help.ubuntu.com/11.10/serverguide/C/postgresql.html
      • On Mac:
        
        • PostgreSQL is available via the homebrew package manager or as a download on the postgresql.org site.
      • On Windows:
        
        • PostgreSQL is available as a download on the postgresql.org site.
    • Configure PostgreSQL
      
      • Server Connection
        
        • Launch the PG Admin application
        • In the Object Browser, navigate to and right click on Server Groups -> Servers -> PostgreSQL 9.1 (localhost:5432)
        • Click Connect and the enter the administrator password
      • Login Roles
        
        • In the Object Browser, right click on Login Roles and click New Login Role
          

          • In the Properties tab, enter a Role name of "sspadmin" without the quotes

          • In the Definition tab, enter a Password of "sspadmin" without the quotes

        • In the Object Browser, right click on Login Roles and click New Login Role

          
          

          • In the Properties tab, enter a Role name of "ssp" without the quotes

          • In the Definition tab, enter a Password of "ssp" without the quotes

        • Confirm the new Login Roles exist in the Object Browser
      • Database
        
        • In the Object Browser, right click on Databases and click New Database
          
          • Enter "ssp" without the quotes as the database name
          • Enter "sspadmin" without the quotes as the database owner
        • Confirm the new database exists in the Object Browser
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 and 2012
    
    • Server Connection
      
      • Launch the SQL Server Management Studio application
      • Enter your database connection info including administrator account credentials, and click Connect
    • Login Roles
      
      • Navigate to Security->Logins, and right click on New Login
        
        • Login name of "sspadmin" without the quotes
        • Select SQL Server authentication and enter a Password of "sspadmin" without the quote
        • Uncheck Enforce password policy
      • Right click on Logins again, and New Login Role
        
        • Login name of "ssp" without the quotes
        • Select SQL Server authentication and enter a Password of "ssp" without the quote
        • Uncheck Enforce password policy
      • Confirm the new users exist
    • Database
      
      • Navigate to and right click on Databases and click New Database
        
        • Enter "ssp" without the quotes as the database name
      • Confirm the new database exists
      • Run the following SQL to assign user permissions and configure the required database settings

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• • ssp-platform-config.properties
    
    • The ssp-platform-config.properties file must be modifed for database connectivity and email settings
      • Original File Location: ./uportal-war/src/main/resources/properties/ssp-platform-config.default.properties
      • Edit the file and save in the SSP_CONFIGDIR
    • Run-Time File Location: <SSP_CONFIGDIR>/ssp-platform-config.properties

    • Configuration Values:

    Value	Description
    environment.build.hibernate.connection.driver_class	jdbc driver file For best results with SQL Server, the JTDS driver included with the Platform installation is recommended.
    environment.build.hibernate.connection.url	jdbc connection syntax For best results with SQL Server, the JTDS driver included with the Platform installation is recommended.
    environment.build.hibernate.connection.username	jdbc connection database username
    environment.build.hibernate.connection.password	jdbc connection database password
    environment.build.hibernate.dialect	jdbc connection dialect For best results with SQL Server, the JTDS driver included with the Platform installation is recommended.
    environment.build.uportal.server	Hostname and port for your SSP deployment. (Default: localhost:8080)
    environment.build.uportal.protocol	HTTP/S protocol at which end users access your SSP deployment. (Default: http)
    environment.build.uportal.email.fromAddress	Address from which Platform email will originate. Rarely used. (Default: ssp@university.edu)
    environment.build.sso.*	Several properties which configure inbound LTI and legacy SSO. See documentation specific to those features: SSP LTI Provider and SSP Signed URL SSO. Note that to enable these features environment.build.sso.local.sharedSecret must be set to the same non-empty value as ssp_platform_sso_ticket_service_shared_secret in $SSP_CONFIGDIR/ssp-config.properties

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• • (database specific attributes)	(default values)
    environment.build.raweventsdb.connection.driver_class	${environment.build.hibernate.connection.driver_class}
    environment.build.raweventsdb.connection.url	${environment.build.hibernate.connection.url}
    environment.build.raweventsdb.connection.username	${environment.build.hibernate.connection.username}
    environment.build.raweventsdb.connection.password	${environment.build.hibernate.connection.password}
    environment.build.aggreventsdb.connection.driver_class	${environment.build.hibernate.connection.driver_class}
    environment.build.aggreventsdb.connection.url	${environment.build.hibernate.connection.url}
    environment.build.aggreventsdb.connection.username	${environment.build.hibernate.connection.username}
    environment.build.aggreventsdb.connection.password	${environment.build.hibernate.connection.password}
    environment.build.portaldb.initial.size	1
    environment.build.portaldb.min.idle	1
    environment.build.portaldb.max.active	50
    environment.build.portaldb.max.idle	50
    environment.build.portaldb.max.wait	2000
    environment.build.portaldb.abandon.when.percentage.full	70
    environment.build.portaldb.remove.abandoned	TRUE
    environment.build.portaldb.remove.abandoned.timeout	300
    environment.build.portaldb.jdbc.interceptors	ConnectionState(useEquals=true);ResetAbandonedTimer
    environment.build.portaldb.test.while.idle	TRUE
    environment.build.portaldb.test.on.borrow	TRUE
    environment.build.raweventsdb.initial.size	1
    environment.build.raweventsdb.min.idle	1
    environment.build.raweventsdb.max.active	50
    environment.build.raweventsdb.max.idle	50
    environment.build.raweventsdb.max.wait	2000
    environment.build.raweventsdb.abandon.when.percentage.full	70
    environment.build.raweventsdb.remove.abandoned	TRUE
    environment.build.raweventsdb.remove.abandoned.timeout	300
    environment.build.raweventsdb.jdbc.interceptors	ConnectionState(useEquals=true);ResetAbandonedTimer
    environment.build.raweventsdb.test.while.idle	TRUE
    environment.build.raweventsdb.test.on.borrow	TRUE
    environment.build.aggreventsdb.initial.size	1
    environment.build.aggreventsdb.min.idle	1
    environment.build.aggreventsdb.max.active	50
    environment.build.aggreventsdb.max.idle	50
    environment.build.aggreventsdb.max.wait	2000
    environment.build.aggreventsdb.abandon.when.percentage.full	70
    environment.build.aggreventsdb.remove.abandoned	TRUE
    environment.build.aggreventsdb.remove.abandoned.timeout	300
    environment.build.aggreventsdb.jdbc.interceptors	ConnectionState(useEquals=true);ResetAbandonedTimer
    environment.build.aggreventsdb.test.while.idle	TRUE
    environment.build.aggreventsdb.test.on.borrow	TRUE

4. Build SSP-Platform

• Use the following command to build, deploy, and initialize the SSP-Platform project:

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