Maintenance Overview

This function within Metaflow allows for the Maintenance of the underlying plugins and features to improve the start up and overall performance of the client by allowing the user to move older redundant plugins away from the main workspace plugins and features folders, this can be used either in Bulk Maintenance or to target a specific set of features and plugins

Bulk Removal

To use this function the user would select Maintenance from the Configuration menu. (Shown in Caption 1).



Caption 1: Configuration Menu


The Maintenance Perspective shows a list of all of the Features installed in the Client to the left hand side of the screen, there are two icons at the top, one to restore features and plugins that were moved previously (Highlighted in Red), and the second is to start the wizard that will remove unwanted plugins and features (Highlighted in green). (Shown in Caption 2).



Caption 2: Maintenance Perspective


Selecting the "Move all old Features and plugins" Icon will open the Wizard and ask if you are sure that you wish to continue Shown in Caption 3).



Caption 3: Maintenance Wizard


Select OK on the Wizard and a list of all of the Features and Plugins on the system will be displayed. (Shown in Caption 4).



Caption 4: Installed Features


Selecting Ok at this point will start the removal of the features and plugins,(Shown in Caption 5) these are not deleted permanently they are moved into folders within the Metaflow instalation directory that may be manually deleted by the user at a later date.(Shown in Caption 6)

NOTE!! The user may delete the folders from the filing system, however once this process is done it will not be possible to restore any features or plugins.




Caption 5: Deletion





Caption 6: Moved items folders Location


Individual Removal

It is possible to work with single Features from the left hand column, as each folder is selected the Old Features display at the bottom of the screen will update to reflect the underlying contents of each feature.(Shown in Caption 7)



Caption 7: Highlighted Feature and Old Feature Folder


The user can now right click on either the Feature in the left hand column or in the Old Features folder at the bottom and this will offer the option to Move Old Features following the same process as the Bulk Deletion.

Feature Restoration

If at any time the user requires to Restore the Features and plugins that have been moved and NOT Deleted they can select the Restore moved Features and plugins (Shown in Caption 2), this will start the restore wizard. (Shown in Caption 8)



Caption 8: Restore Wizard


Completion

Once all Maintenance is finished return to the Plan Perspective in the client to continue to work as normal.