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Drake Software User’s Manual
Update Manager
1. From the Home window, select Tools > Update Manager. The Update Manager
dialog box is displayed (Figure 11-1 on page 288).
2. Click Auto Update Settings (item #2 in Figure 11-1 on page 288). The Automatic
Update Manager dialog box is displayed.
3. Choose one of the following options:
• Select On to turn on automatic updates. If you select this option, specify the
hour, minute, and second each day that you want the program to check for
updates. The Status section alerts you to the last time the program checked
for updates and the last time it downloaded updates.
• Select Off to turn automatic updates off.
4. Exit the Automatic Update Manager dialog box by clicking either Hide (if you
turned automatic updates on) or Exit (if you turned them off).
If you clicked Hide, a message informs you that the Update Manager will be hidden
from view but that automatic updates will continue to operate normally. Click OK to
close the message and return to the Update Manager dialog box. If you clicked Exit,
a message informs you that no update operation was set. Click Yes to return to the
Update Manager dialog box.
Notification
of Updates
When you log in to the program, you can see, in the Notifications section of the
Home window, if program updates are available and ready for download—even if
automatic updates are not activated. This feature can be accessed if all of the following
conditions are met:
• The program detects that the machine is connected to the Internet.
• You have security rights to install patches. (See “Setting Up Preparer Security” on
page 24.)
• You have permission to see the message regarding the updates ready for download.
(You must be an administrator or have the Display program update availability
drop box at Setup > Options > Administrative Options tab set to All w/
Update Rights. See Table 2-12 on page 33 for more information.)
• Your system needs the updates.
If no updates are needed, an “Up to Date” message is displayed in the Notification
section of the Home window. When your system needs updates, you are informed that
updates are available; click the Get Updates button to begin updating. (Figure 11-2)
Figure 11-2: (L) System is up to date; (R) updates are needed.
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