Optional: Integration of the Aligned Elements Automation Tool

If you would like to enable the possibility to run Automation scripts (which can perform some standard preparations of the project) in combination with creating new projects, you would need to install the Aligned Elements Automation tool on the windows server. See https://www.aligned.ch/download-previous-versions-of-aligned-elements for installation media.

After the installation, add the following sections to the web.config:

Add the following section, to the <configuration> <configSections>:

<section name="elementAutomationScripts" type="ElementsSPA.Controllers.AutomationScriptsConfigurationSection" />

Add: <elementAutomationScripts>

<automationScripts>

<add key="1" name="A descriptive name for your script" exePath="C:\Program Files (x86)\Aligned AG\Aligned Elements Automation Tool\Elements.AutomationToolConsole.exe" scriptPathForAutomationTool="c:\Aligned Elements Automation Scripts\your_script.xml" arguments="{project}{server}" company="your company name"/>

</automationScripts>

</elementAutomationScripts>

Prior to: </configuration>

Fill out ‘name’, ‘exePath’, ‘scriptPathForAutomationTool’, and ‘company’ to match your installation.

The field ’arguments’ is reserved for passing command-line arguments (the placeholders {project}{server} are automatically replaced with the current values) to an arbitrary external process and is not required for the Aligned Elements Automation Tool. If an external tool (as opposed to the Aligned Elements Automation Tool) is started, please keep the ‘scriptPathForAutomationTool’ field empty.