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  • JDK 1.7 only starting with v2.6.0 (master branch as of 9/1/2014).
    • Download Location: http://java.sun.com  Download Location: http://java.sun.com     Increasingly 1.7 is being hidden, the last known good link is here: JAVA 1.7 If that doesn't work, use the query "java jdk 1.7 download" in a search engine.
    • Environment Variable: JAVA_HOME

      Tip
      titleJava Environment Variable
      JAVA_HOME=/path/to/your/java (ie: /usr/local/java or C:\java\jdk)


      (optional)
      PATH= append the bin subdirectory to the path statement
  • Tomcat 6.X (Tomcat 7 is not supported as of 20132014/0104)
    • Instructions for installing and configuring Tomcat for the SSP-Platform (uPortal 4.0).  Last known good link to download Tomcat is here: Tomcat 6.

      Warning
      titleTomcat Configuration

      It is important to complete sections: Environment Variables, Shared Libraries, Shared Sessions, Java Heap

    • The following are the key parts of the document linked above if you have already installed tomcat.

      • Edit CATALINA_BASE/conf/catalina.properties to include the shared library folders in the tomcat directory. You may need to create these folders depending on your system permissions, as well as include an absolute path instead of ${catalina.base} if the environment variables are not set correctly.

        Code Block
        shared.loader=${catalina.base}/shared/classes,${catalina.base}/shared/lib/*.jar
        Warning
        titleSymptoms of not including this change

        localhost.<date>.log file will throw java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: javax.portlet.PortletMode exception as you start tomcat.

      • Edit CATALINA_BASE/conf/server.xml to allow the portlets to share user session data.

        Code Block
        <Connector port="8080" protocol="HTTP/1.1"
            connectionTimeout="20000" redirectPort="8443" emptySessionPath="true"/>
        Warning
        titleSymptoms of not including this change

        If you go to localhost:8080/ssp-platform and login successfully, upon loading the SSP Portlet does not appear.

      • Edit CATALINA_BASE/bin/setenv.[sh|bat]

        Warning
        Increase the heap in <tomcat>/bin/setenv.sh (*nix) or <tomcat>/bin/setenv.bat (Windows). Smaller sizing is probably feasible, but the examples below match what our SSP CI envs run with. For production systems, start with a max heap of roughly half available physical memory and increase from there if necessary.
        The uPortal instructions above recommend using JAVA_OPTS for heap sizing. This can lead to problems on memory constrained systems because JAVA_OPTS will be used when trying to stop Tomcat with its own scripts. You don't typically need a large heap at all for that operation. So CATALINA_OPTS is a better choice for sizing the heap in setenv scripts, because that var will only be used for Tomcat's http-serving runtime.

        setenv.sh:

        CATALINA_OPTS=-Xms2G -Xmx2G -XX:PermSize=256m -XX:MaxPermSize=256m

        setenv.bat (uPortal instructions linked to above are missing the 'set'):

        set CATALINA_OPTS=-Xms2G -Xmx2G -XX:PermSize=256m -XX:MaxPermSize=256m

         

         

        Warning
        titleSymptoms of not including this change

        PermGen space errors reported in catalina.out as tomcat attempts to start.



  • Maven 3.0.3 or later
    • Download LoationLocation: http://maven.apache.org
    • Environment Variable: MAVEN_HOME

      Tip
      titleMaven 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    Last known good link: Ant Binaries

    • Environment Variable: ANT_HOME

      Tip
      titleAnt 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 Tools (current version 2.0.0.0 beta 3
    • Download Location: http://www.sencha.com/products/sdk-tools/download/Environment    Note: Sencha CMD may not work well, particularly on Linux. If so use this query "SenchaSDKTools-2.0.0-beta3" in a search engine and pick the appropriate version from an alternate download source.
    • Environment Variable not required, but helpful in adding to path
    • Windows x64 users will also need to install a 32-bit Java SDK/JRE for the sencha build command to work properly (one of the jars in sencha looks for the 32-bit runtime and won't play nicely with the 64-bit SDK/JRE.)
    • See  SSP Sencha Build Tool Usage for additional installation steps on 64-bit OSs

       

      Tip
      titleSencha SDK Tools

      PATH= append the Sencha SDK Tools installation directory (not the bin)

  • RDBMS (support for PostgreSQL and Microsoft SQL Server)
    • PostgreSQL 9.1 or later
      • Download Location: http://www.postgresql.org
        • On Unix:
        • 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 or , 2008 R2, 2012, 2014
      • 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

       

      Code Block
      titleSQL Server Configurations
      USE [ssp]
      GO
      IF NOT EXISTS 
      (SELECT name FROM sys.filegroups WHERE is_default=1 AND name = 
      N'PRIMARY') ALTER DATABASE [ssp] MODIFY FILEGROUP [PRIMARY] DEFAULT
      GO
      IF NOT EXISTS (SELECT name  FROM sys.database_principals WHERE name = 'ssp')
      BEGIN
      CREATE USER [ssp] FOR LOGIN [ssp]
      EXEC sp_addrolemember N'db_datawriter', N'ssp'
      EXEC sp_addrolemember N'db_datareader', N'ssp'
      END
      GO
      CREATE USER [sspadmin] FOR LOGIN [sspadmin]
      GO
      EXEC sp_addrolemember N'db_owner', N'sspadmin'
      GO
      
      Code Block
      For MSSQL 2008 or later:
      
      ALTER DATABASE ssp
       SET ALLOW_SNAPSHOT_ISOLATION ON
      ALTER DATABASE ssp
       SET READ_COMMITTED_SNAPSHOT ON

      Also note that for SQLServer the "operational" SSP database user ('ssp' in the example above) must be allowed to execute stored procedures. In most deployments this does not require special configuration, but in the event your security policies are such that that user must be explicitly granted execute permissions on specific stored procs, here are the statements which you would likely need to run. (Use 'dbo' for <schema> unless you know the value should be something else (db_schema from $SSP_CONFIGDIR/ssp-config.properties); use 'ssp' for <ssp-operational-user> unless you've chosen a different name for that account (db_username from $SSP_CONFIGDIR/ssp-config.properties).):

      No Format
      GRANT EXEC on <schema>.REFRESH_MV_DIRECTORY_PERSON to <ssp-operational-user>;
      GRANT EXEC on <schema>.REFRESH_MV_DIRECTORY_PERSON_BLUE to <ssp-operational-user>;
      GRANT EXEC on <schema>.update_directory_person_from_view_where_school_id to <ssp-operational-user>;
      GRANT EXEC on <schema>.update_directory_person_from_view_where_person_id to <ssp-operational-user>;
Info
titleRDBMS Platform Flexibility

Currently SSP supports use of PosgreSQL 9.x and Microsoft SQL Server 2008, or 2008 R2. Starting with 2.5.2, SSP has begun to include patches for SQLServer 2012 compatibility and at least one real-world 2.5.2 6 deployment is running against SQL Server 20122014, although the SSP project team does not officially test against that SQL Server version.

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Note
titlePrerequisite Installations

All software prerequisites should be installed into the local environment.  Make note of the locations to set the environment variables.

 

  • Create a home project directory for the source project files
    • Unix/Linux/Mac example: /usr/local/ssp    or  /home/ssp   or /opt/ssp
    • Windows example: C:\ssp   

    Make the directory only readable by the user that is running Tomcat
  • Create a directory for the SSP and SSP-Platform config files
    • Unix/Linux/Mac example: /usr/local/ssp/ssp-localconfig     or    /home/ssp/ssp-config   or    /opt/ssp/ssp-config
    • Windows example: C:\ssp\ssp-localconfig    

  • Make the directory readable by the user that is running Tomcat 

  • Set an Environment Variable for the local configuration file location

    Tip
    SSP_CONFIGDIR=/path/to/your/local-configuration (ie: /usr/local/ssp/ssp-localconfig or C:\ssp\ssp-localconfig)

2. Clone the SSP Open Source Project repository from GitHub

The SSP-Open-Source-Project repository in GitHub contains the tool suite for SSP.  Installation begins with cloning the repository.  Two methods exist for obtaining the source files.

Git (requires git installation)
The git application can clone the repository to a local repository
    • From the directory created in step 1 above, use a command like the following to clone
Code Block
titleClone Source Files
C:\\ssp>git clone git@github.com:Jasig/SSP.git

3. Modify SSP Configuration Files

  • Context.xml
    • A context.xml file is copied into the conf directory of Tomcat once the SSP application starts.  It can be edited prior to deployment or the file can be edited after the deployment.
    • File Location: src/main/webapp/META-INF/context.xml
    • Configuration Values: SSP configdir parameter
Code Block
titlecontext.xml
    <Parameter name="SSP_CONFIGDIR" value="C:/ssp/ssp-local" /> 

 

  • ssp-config.properties
    The ssp-config.properties file must be modifed for database connectivity and email settingsIf this is a server environment typically the project lives in: /opt/ssp/  (*nix) or C:\ssp (Windows). For most development installs, it's preferable to unzip Tomcat and not install through the source OS package manager. It's easier to configure, clear logs, and start/stop/restart that way. A /etc/init.d/ssp startup script or modification of setenv/startup.sh/bat script is also required before Tomcat starts to add the SSP_CONFIGDIR variable.

2. Clone the SSP Open Source Project repository from GitHub

The SSP-Open-Source-Project repository in GitHub contains the tool suite for SSP.  Installation begins with cloning the repository.  Two methods exist for obtaining the source files.

Git (requires git installation)
The git application can clone the repository to a local repository
    • From the home project directory created in step 1 above, use a command like the following to clone. A folder SSP will be created.
Code Block
titleClone Source Files
C:\\ssp>git clone git@github.com:Jasig/SSP.git

3. Modify SSP Configuration Files

  • Context.xml
    • A context.xml file is copied into the conf directory of Tomcat once the SSP application starts.  It can be edited prior to deployment or the file can be edited after the deployment.
    • File Location: src/main/config/external to /usr/local/etc/ssp or C:\ssp (depending on the environmentAction: copy webapp/META-INF/context.xml
    • Configuration Values: SSP configdir parameter
Code Block
titlecontext.xml
    <Parameter name="SSP_CONFIGDIR" value="C:/ssp/ssp-config/ssp-config.properties" /> 

 

  • ssp-config.properties
    • The ssp-config.properties file must be modifed for database connectivity and email settings
    • File Location: src/main/config/external
    • Action: copy the  ssp-config.properties file to the local configuration directory SSP_CONFIGDIR. (ie: C:\ssp\ssp-local)config or \home\ssp\ssp-config)

    • NOTE: There are more configuration values then present here. It's always a good idea to take the default config file copy to SSP_CONFIGDIR and make changes there
    • Configuration Values:

Comma seperated list of subdirectories under student documents
ValueDescriptionNote
system_idUnique identifier of the SSP instance For server installs this is useful in identifying log files. DEV1 or other unique name is the idea.
db_usernameValues for connecting to the SSP database The username setup in the RDBMS section above. Usually "ssp".
db_passwordValues for connecting to the SSP database db_admin_The password setup in the RDBMS section above for the ssp user.
db_admin_usernameValues for connecting to the SSP database The db_admin username you setup in the RDBMS section above. Usually "sspadmin".
db_admin_passwordValues for connecting to the SSP database The password setup in the RDBMS section above for sspadmin.
db_username_liquibaseValue to allow for MS SQL Server domain accounts
${db_username_liquibase} and ${db_username} should be set the same value unless you're on SqlServer, using the JTDS driver, and SSP connects to the database as domain users. If that applies to you, keep ${db_username} set to the unqualified account name, but change ${db_username_liquibase} to the fully-qualified domain account name as shown here. Include the brackets and double back-slashes.

db_username_liquibase=[DOMAIN\\username]

default is ${db_username}

Examples should be in the default ssp-config.properties file.

db_schemaDb schema for the SSP database

Examples:

Postgres: public

SQLServer: dbo

db_nameValue for the SSP database The database name configured above in the RDBMS section. Normally "ssp".
db_urljdbc connection syntax

For Microsoft SQL Server, either specify a port (the default is 1433) or ensure that the SQL Server Browser service is running because the SQL Server JDBC driver defaults to port 1434 which is the SQL Server Server Browser service default port. Depending on the server configuration, either may work, or you may want to explicitly specify the port and instance name, if applicable.

SQL Server db_url w DOMAIN USER AUTHN may look like this; substitute machine name, instance and domain names w/o <>'s
db_url=jdbc:jtds:sqlserver://<machine_name>:1433/${db_name};instance=<instance_name>;domain=<domain_name>
db_driver_classjdbc database connectivity syntax db_dialectHibernate dialectUse of one of the org.class=org.postgresql.Driver or net.sourceforge.jtds.jdbc.Driver or com.microsoft.sqlserver.jdbc.SQLServerDriver
db_dialectHibernate dialect

Use of one of the org.jasig.ssp.util.hibernate.ExtendedSQLServer*Dialects is strongly encouraged if running against SQLSever. The default ssp-config.properties has an example.)

Usually org.jasig.ssp.util.hibernate.ExtendedSQLServer2008Dialect for SQL Server

and

org.hibernate.dialect.PostgreSQLDialect for Postgres.

db_conns_max_activeValues for the database connection poolThe default value will need to be increased for dev/test/alpha and production servers
db_conns_max_idleValues for the database connection poolThe default value will need to be increased for dev/test/alpha and production servers
db_conns_max_waitValues for the database connection pool 
db_conns_validation_queryValues for the database connection pool 
db_liquibase_enabledEnables the liquibase script for database table management Should be set to true
db_liquibase_changelogLocation for the liquibase change log db_Normally you use this: org/jasig/ssp/database/masterChangeLog.xml but if you want to load "test" data you can run this: org/jasig/ssp/database/masterChangeLog-apiTest.xml after starting once with that changelog you can shutdown Tomcat and change it back if desired.
db_liquibase_set_mssql_snapshot_isolationParameter for configuring a MSSQL database

***IMPORTANT The default value is 'true'.  Set this value to 'false for MSSQL.  The liquibase changeset 000014.xml will be ignored.  The sql above configures the database correctly.***

You will get a seemingly unrecoverable error if run in later MSSQL versions!.

db_liquibase_strip_journal_comment_markupParameter to enable a script to convert HTML Journal Entries to plain text 
db_liquibase_strip_tuition_paid_is_yTrue value will delete the existing values forced into the database in v1.2.0, False will leave the existing values aloneThis only applies to implementers who installed v1.2.0 or earlier AND populated the external_registration_status_by_term.tuition_paid field with external data
db_liquibase_manage_external_database_by_default
True value will allow SSP to manage the tables and views

If you want to take total control of SSP's external views and tables, change that property to false in your SSP_CONFIGDIR/ssp-config.properties ***before first startup

.

***! And once you've started up, there's really no point in ever changing that value afterwards. (If you turn it off, then decide you want SSP to manage external views and tables after all, you'll need to update config set value = 'true' where name = 'manage_integration_database' and then restart.)

This is an implementation decision that should not be taken lightly as clients would have to manage the external_data views themselves when upgrading if any external_data changes are made. For that reason there are no institutions currently using this and for all demo/dev/test environments leave this to false.

db_liquibase_convert_external_term_timestamps
True value in external_term.start_date and external_term.end_date will be interpreted in ${db_time_zone_legacy} and re-written in
${db_time_zone_legacy}.

True usually makes sense for both upgrades and fresh installs. Would only set to false if for some reason these fields have already been converted to ${db_time_zone) via some external process.
db_batchsize 
The number of records to process for database transactions.The default value is 300.  Use of the parameter can increase performance of queries writing large sums of data into the database.  This is primarily used in the Caseload Re-assignment tool.
student_documents_base_dir
Base Directory for storing student documents
It is important to not end in path separator like / or \student_documents_volumes. This can be a network mount, but the folder must be found in Tomcat or by Tomcat such that it can store files and serve them statically. Typically this involves setting up a folder and symbolically linking to a network storage medium. (The same thing is done with student photos).
student_documents_volumes
Comma separated list of subdirectories under student documents

The first file loaded after server start goes into vol1, second into vol2, etc.  This facilitates the 'file sharding' effort to distribute files among multiple volumes to decrease any sort of maintenance of these files.
It is important to not end in path separator like / or \.
student_documents_file_types
Comma separated list of allowable file types that will be used to validate student document files

The initial types are pdf,gif,jpg,jpeg,doc,docx,xls,png

It is important to not include the period/dot in the definition.  Only the type abbreviation is required.

student_documents_max_sizeMaximum size of an individual file, in bytesThe default value is 5000000
cacheLifeSpanInMillis 
This property will dictate how long lived a cache will be only . Only external courses uses a cache
default is 86400000 = 1 day
db_time_zone_legacyParameter to set the timezone for data migration

Used for migrating persistent timestamps. Prior to work on SSP-1002, SSP-1035, and SSP-1076, timestamps were stored in the JVM default timezone.  After that the application assumes they are stored in ${db_time_zone}. In order to correctly migrate existing data, though, the app needs to know the original timezone. This is almost always going to be the current JVM default timezone, hence the default value here, which is a special value instructing the app to lookup and inject that timezone into this config property. In the rare event you need to change that value, you can do so here. This would likely only be necessary if, for whatever reason you change the JVM default *after* the migrations run, which would result in a Liquibase checksum error. To avoid that, just set the relevant timezone here when and if you make that change.


Default is CURRENT_JVM_DEFAULT

Note: In the past there has been problems with DST on the East Coast make sure the JVM is set to New York time.

db_time_zoneTimezone ID for the JVM

JVM-recognized TimeZone ID for the zone in which persistent date/time values should be interpreted. Should rarely if ever need to be overridden. If overridden, should always be set to a TimeZone that does not observe Daylight Savings Time unless trying to cope with legacy data that was stored in a DST-aware TimeZone. Once set, should never be changed else date/time values in the database will be interpreted incorrectly. (SSP does not store timezone data on persistent date/time values and implements no logic for  detecting and/or handling changes to this configuration option.)

Default is and normal value is UTC

highly_trusted_ipsThe list of IP addresses that are allowed to access the APIsThis is used in conjunction with high_trusted_ips_enabled in the System Configuration options in SSP -> Admin view.
smtp_usernameValue for email relay 
smtp_passwordValue for email relay 
smtp_hostValue for email relay For development purposes many use localhost
smtp_portValue for email relay Default is 25
smtp_protocolProtocol for emailDefault is smtp
  • logback.xml
    • The logback.xml controls the log location and level
    • File Location: src/main/config/external to /usr/local/etc/ssp or C:\ssp (depending on the environment
    • Action: copy the  logback.xml file to the local configuration directory SSP_CONFIGIDR (ie: C:\ssp\ssp-config or /home/ssp/ssp-localconfig)

    • Configuration Values: property file

    Code Block
    titlelogback.xml
    <property file="C:/ssp/ssp-localconfig/ssp-configlogback.propertiesxml"

     

    • Additional configuration options
      • Adjust the log levels for each log appender as necessary
      • Enable the smtpAppender (disabled by default)
      • Further details regarding managing the logback.xml are included in XML comments within the file

4.  Build SSP

Use the following command to build the SSP-Open-Source-Project and install it in the local Maven repository:

Code Block
titleMaven Install Command
C:\ssp\SSP-master>mvn install
Code Block
titleMaven Install Command Skipping Tests
C:\ssp\SSP-rel-1-1-0> mvn -Dmaven.test.skip=true install
Code Block
titleSkips the Sencha Javascript Minification
C:\ssp\SSP-rel-1-1-0> mvn -PSKIP_SENCHA clean install

 

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The following configurations are required to build and deploy SSP-Platform.

1. Clone the SSP-Platform repository from GitHub

The SSP-Platform repository in GitHub contains the tool suite for SSP.  Installation begins with cloning the repository.  Two methods exist for obtaining the source files.

Git (requires git installation
The git application can clone the repository to a local repository
    • From the directory created in step 1 above, use a command like the following to clone
Code Block
titleClone Source Files
C:\\SSP-Platform>git clone -b ssp-master git@github.com:Jasig/uPortal.git

2. Modify SSP-Platform Configuration Files

  • build.properties
    • The build.properties.sample file is copied or renamed in the current directory.  The parameter defines the location of Tomcat.
    • File Location: (uPortal-ssp-1-0-0)
    • Configuration Values: server.home parameter
Code Block
titlecontext.xml
server.home=D:/apps/tomcat6

 

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JDBC driver for SSP-Platform if not using PostgreSQL

Warning

The pom.xml should only be changed with extreme care.  This is only required for Microsoft SQL Server installations not using the default JTDS jdbc driver packaged with SSP-Platform.  The parameter defines the location of the driver in the local repository.

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Configuration Values: parameters

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Code Block
titleJDBC driver identified in the pom.xml
        <!-- The JDBC Driver used by SSP -->
        <jdbc.groupId> </jdbc.groupId>
        <jdbc.artifactId> </jdbc.artifactId>
        <jdbc.version> </jdbc.version>

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  • 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:

ValueDescription
environment.build.hibernate.connection.driver_classjdbc driver file
environment.build.hibernate.connection.urljdbc connection syntax
environment.build.hibernate.connection.usernamejdbc connection database username
environment.build.hibernate.connection.passwordjdbc connection database password
environment.build.hibernate.dialectjdbc connection dialect

3.  Build SSP-Platform

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

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    • Common loggers used in past development have been:
      • Code Block
        titleCommon loggers
        <logger name="org.jasig.ssp.service.external.impl.ExternalPersonServiceImpl" level="debug" />
        
        
         <!-- Turns on ExternalPersonSync task logging which by default runs at 1a.m. and does magic of updating person records from records -->
        <logger name="org.jasig.ssp.service.external.impl.ExternalPersonSyncTaskImpl" level="trace" />     
         
        <!-- Turns off Coach Sync logging which can be mundane -->
        <logger name="timing.org.jasig.ssp.service.impl.PersonServiceImpl" level="error" />  
                         
        <logger name="org.jasig.ssp.service.impl.MapStatusReportCalcTaskImpl" level="debug" />
         
        <!-- Turns off some Email errors which can be annoying if there is no SMTP server spun up-->
        <logger name="org.jasig.ssp.service.impl.MessageServiceImpl" level="error" />                

         

         

         

4.  Build SSP

Use the following command to build the SSP-Open-Source-Project and install it in the local Maven repository (use quotes "-Dmaven.test.skip=true" for Windows):

Code Block
titleMaven Install Command
C:\ssp\SSP\mvn clean -e -U -Dmaven.test.skip=true install
Code Block
titleSkips the Sencha Javascript Minification
C:\ssp\SSP\mvn -PSKIP_SENCHA -Dmaven.test.skip=true clean -e -U install

 

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Anchor
SSP-Platform Build
SSP-Platform Build
Configure and Deploy SSP-Platform

The following configurations are required to build and deploy SSP-Platform.

1. Clone the SSP-Platform repository from GitHub

The SSP-Platform repository in GitHub contains the tool suite for SSP.  Installation begins with cloning the repository.  Two methods exist for obtaining the source files.

Git (requires git installation
The git application can clone the repository to a local repository
    • From the directory created in step 1 above, use a command like the following to clone. You will have a directory called uPortal when done.
Code Block
titleClone Source Files
C:\ssp\git clone -b ssp-master git@github.com:Jasig/SSP-Platform.git

2. Modify SSP-Platform Configuration Files

  • build.properties
    • The build.properties.sample file is copied or renamed in the SSP-Platform directory.  The server.home parameter defines the location of Tomcat (TOMCAT_HOME) and must be configured.
    • File Location: (uPortal/  or SSP-Platform/)
    • Configuration Values: server.home parameter
Code Block
titlecontext.xml
server.home=C:/ssp/tomcat

 

  • pom.xml (ONLY for non-JTDS jdbc driver installations on Microsoft SQL Server.  SSP-Platform now supports JTDS driver in the package)
    • JDBC driver for SSP-Platform if not using PostgreSQL

      Warning

      The pom.xml should only be changed with extreme care.  This is only required for Microsoft SQL Server installations not using the default JTDS jdbc driver packaged with SSP-Platform.  The parameter defines the location of the driver in the local repository.

    • File Location: (uPortal/ or SSP-Platform/)
    • Configuration Values: parameters

    • Action: modify the exist parameters defined for SQL Server

      Code Block
      titleJDBC driver identified in the pom.xml
              <!-- The JDBC Driver used by SSP -->
              <jdbc.groupId> </jdbc.groupId>
              <jdbc.artifactId> </jdbc.artifactId>
              <jdbc.version> </jdbc.version>
  • ssp-platform-config.properties
    • The ssp-platform-config.properties file must be modifed for database connectivity and email settings
      • Original File Location: <SSP_PLATFORM_DIR>/uportal-war/src/main/resources/properties/ssp-platform-config.default.properties
      • Edit the file and save in the SSP_CONFIGDIR make sure to remove the "default" so it's named: "ssp-platform-config.properties"
    • Run-Time File Location: <SSP_CONFIGDIR>/ssp-platform-config.properties

       

    • Configuration Values:  NOTE: There are more values in the file than listed here. It's always a good idea to copy the file to SSP_CONFIGDIR, rename and then make modifications as necessary there.

      ValueDescription
      environment.build.hibernate.connection.driver_class

      jdbc driver file (See ssp-config.properties, this uses the same value)

      For best results with SQL Server, the JTDS driver included with the Platform installation is recommended.

      environment.build.hibernate.connection.url

      jdbc connection syntax (See ssp-config.properties, this uses the same value)

      For best results with SQL Server, the JTDS driver included with the Platform installation is recommended.

      environment.build.hibernate.connection.usernamejdbc connection database username (See ssp-config.properties, this uses the same value)
      environment.build.hibernate.connection.passwordjdbc connection database password (See ssp-config.properties, this uses the same value)
      environment.build.hibernate.dialect

      jdbc connection dialect (See ssp-config.properties, this uses the same value)

      For best results with SQL Server, the JTDS driver included with the Platform installation is recommended.

      environment.build.uportal.serverHostname and port for your SSP deployment. (Default: localhost:8080)
      environment.build.uportal.protocolHTTP/S protocol at which end users access your SSP deployment. (Default: http) (All production should be https!)
      environment.build.uportal.email.fromAddressAddress 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 $SSP_CONFIGDIR/ssp-config.properties
      (database specific attributes)(default values)
      environment.build.raweventsdb.connection.driver_class${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.size1
      environment.build.portaldb.min.idle1
      environment.build.portaldb.max.active50
      environment.build.portaldb.max.idle50
      environment.build.portaldb.max.wait2000
      environment.build.portaldb.abandon.when.percentage.full70
      environment.build.portaldb.remove.abandonedTRUE
      environment.build.portaldb.remove.abandoned.timeout300
      environment.build.portaldb.jdbc.interceptorsConnectionState(useEquals=true);ResetAbandonedTimer
      environment.build.portaldb.test.while.idleTRUE
      environment.build.portaldb.test.on.borrowTRUE
      environment.build.raweventsdb.initial.size1
      environment.build.raweventsdb.min.idle1
      environment.build.raweventsdb.max.active50
      environment.build.raweventsdb.max.idle50
      environment.build.raweventsdb.max.wait2000
      environment.build.raweventsdb.abandon.when.percentage.full70
      environment.build.raweventsdb.remove.abandonedTRUE
      environment.build.raweventsdb.remove.abandoned.timeout300
      environment.build.raweventsdb.jdbc.interceptorsConnectionState(useEquals=true);ResetAbandonedTimer
      environment.build.raweventsdb.test.while.idleTRUE
      environment.build.raweventsdb.test.on.borrowTRUE
      environment.build.aggreventsdb.initial.size1
      environment.build.aggreventsdb.min.idle1
      environment.build.aggreventsdb.max.active50
      environment.build.aggreventsdb.max.idle50
      environment.build.aggreventsdb.max.wait2000
      environment.build.aggreventsdb.abandon.when.percentage.full70
      environment.build.aggreventsdb.remove.abandonedTRUE
      environment.build.aggreventsdb.remove.abandoned.timeout300
      environment.build.aggreventsdb.jdbc.interceptorsConnectionState(useEquals=true);ResetAbandonedTimer
      environment.build.aggreventsdb.test.while.idleTRUE
      environment.build.aggreventsdb.test.on.borrowTRUE

3.  Build SSP-Platform

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

Code Block
*** When running a database initialization ant target (initportal, initdb), you need to specify SSP_CONFIGDIR if it isn't already specified as an env var! ***

E.g on *nix.... $> SSP_CONFIGDIR=/opt/ssp/sspconfig ant -Dmaven.test.skip=true clean <target> 
   or 
export SSP_CONFIGDIR=/opt/ssp/sspconfig ; ant -Dmaven.test.skip=true clean <target> 

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Most Common Commands

- Initialize the SSP-Platform database, then runs deploy-ear. (Basically initdb + deploy-ear) *Destructive!* Appropriate for first-time deployments only.

  $> ant -Dmaven.test.skip=true clean <target>initportal

- To Build Mostand Commondeploy Commandsthe entire SSP- Re/InitializePlatform portal and the SSP-Platform database,war thento runTomcat the(most equivalentcommonly of deploy-ear. Destructive! Appropriate for first-time deployments.used since initportal is only used once):

  $> SSP_CONFIGDIR=/opt/ssp/sspconfig ant -Dmaven.test.skip=true clean initportal

- Build and deploy entire clean deploy-ear


Other commonly used ant targets:

testdb: Tests the database settings and connectivity

initdb: Drop SSP-Platform portal, including SSP:

  $> SSP_CONFIGDIR=/opt/ssp/sspconfig ant -Dmaven.test.skip=true clean deploy-ear


Other commonly used ant targets:

testdb: Tests the database settings and connectivity

initdb: Drop SSP-Platform tables in the db & recreate them with configured seed data (src/main/data, not including the "quickstart" folder).

deploy-war: Build & deploy _just the SSP-Platform war_ (i.e. not SSP or other portlets, etc.).

deployPortletApp: Deploy one (already-built) portlet war file to Tomcat (example ant deploPortletApp -DportletApp=../SSP-Open-Source-Project/target/ssp.war)
  • Additional step for Microsoft SQL Server to update column types
Warning
titleFor Microsoft SQL Server ONLY

Follow steps 2 & 3 from the following page to update appropriate database tables for SSP-PLATFORM

 

  • Restart Tomcat

 

4. Test Deployment

 

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To install the SSP Demo Data

 

1. Update SSP & SSP-Platform Source

  • Update ssp to either the 'master' branch or the 'rel-1-2-patches' branch depending on your needs for the environment
  • Update ssp-platform to either the 'ssp-master' or the 'ssp-rel-1-1-patches' branch

2. Edit the config file

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edit the line that reads;

Code Block
db_liquibase_changelog=classpath:org/jasig/ssp/database/masterChangeLog.xml

to

Code Block
db_liquibase_changelog=classpath:org/jasig/ssp/database/masterChangeLog-demo.xml

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 tables in the db & recreate them with configured seed data (src/main/data, not including the "quickstart" folder). *Destructive if database isn't empty/new!*

deploy-war: Build & deploy _just the SSP-Platform war_ (i.e. not SSP or other portlets, etc.).

deployPortletApp: Deploy one (already-built) portlet war file to Tomcat
  
   $> ant -Dmaven.test.skip=true deployPortletApp -DportletApp=../SSP/target/ssp.war
 
  • Additional step for Microsoft SQL Server to update column types
Warning
titleFor Microsoft SQL Server ONLY

Follow steps 2 & 3 from the following page to update appropriate database tables for SSP-PLATFORM

 

  • Restart Tomcat     (../tomcat/bin/shutdown.sh ...  ../tomcat/bin/startup.sh  OR /etc/init.d/ssp/restart   OR  windows service tomcat restart)

 

4. Test Deployment

 

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ssp-demo-data
ssp-demo-data
SSP Demo Data Installation

To install the SSP Demo Data

 

1. Update SSP & SSP-Platform Source

  • Demo data was introduced starting with SSP v1.2.0 and SSP-Platfrom v1.1.0. You'll need to be running those or later versions.

2. Edit the config file

  • open 'ssp-config.properties' in your SSP_CONFIGDIR directory 
  • edit the line that reads;

    Code Block
    db_liquibase_changelog=classpath:org/jasig/ssp/database/masterChangeLog.xml

    to

    Code Block
    db_liquibase_changelog=classpath:org/jasig/ssp/database/masterChangeLog-apiTest.xml
    
    
    Warning
    titleDemo Data

    The "masterChangeLog-demo.xml" is old and not supported post SSP 2.2.0. Use the above masterChangeLog-apiTest.xml (which is also older but more up to date) or the ssp-training data at https://github.com/Jasig/ssp-training for the most up to date demo, training, and CI data.

    If you must use masterChangeLog-demo data see this:

    • Before re-building and restarting Tomact, if you're on SSP v2.0.1 or later you'll likely need to drop some database constraints in order for the demo data to load. See 

      https://issues.jasig.org/browse/SSP-1877. There is also an open PR that patches the demo data itself as an alternative to manipulating db constraints


    • Rebuild SSP and Deploy Portlet as below.


    • Navigate to the SSP-Platform source directory and run the following command to import the uPortal user files so you can login

      Code Block
      ant -Dmaven.test.skip=true -Ddir=uportal-war/src/main/data/ssp_demo_entities data-import
    • You should see a long list of various usernames loaded in with this step

    To test this, login as one of the coaches listed on the SSP Demo Data Documentation page and ensure that you can see students and their associated data listed for the coach you login as.

  • Save this change. It will be picked up on the next Tomcat restart. 


  • 3. Build and Deploy SSP
  • Navigate to the SSP source directory and Run the following command to build SSP

    Code Block
    C:\ssp\master>SSP mvn clean -Dmaven.test.skip=true -e -U install
  • Navigate to your SSP-Platform source directory and run the following command to deploy SSP

    Code Block
    ant deployPortletApp -DportletApp=(Your SSP source directory)/target/ssp.war
  • Stop/Start (or restart) tomcat
  • If you watch the catalina.out log file you should see liquibase acquire the changeset and run the changeset for adding demo data. 

4. Import uPortal Userfiles

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Code Block
ant -Dmaven.test.skip=true -Ddir=uportal-war/src/main/data/ssp_demo_entities data-import

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  • , localhost.log, and/or stderr.log/stdout.log  log file(s) depending on the Tomact instance, you should see liquibase acquire the changeset and run the changeset for adding the demo data. 


   To test this, login as  admin, admin or coach1, password0 and ensure that you can see students and their associated data listed for the coach you login as.

    

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Running the API Integration Tests

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