How to distribute content to iOS tablets using the Content Package Server.
Before you begin
- Ensure the publication .zip and related pub packageName.library.json file are available.
- Use Mobile Publish Manager or the LiveContent S1000D Publish to LiveContent S1000D Mobile tool to create a publication mobile package if needed.
Procedure
- Log in to the Content Package Server and navigate to the Content_Package_Server_InstallFolder directory.
- In the books directory, create a new folder with the same as the collection name used in the publication mobile package.
You can open the publication packageName.library.json file created by Mobile Publish Manager or the LiveContent S1000D Publish to LiveContent S1000D Mobile tool to check the value of the collection ID element.
- Ensure that the Content Package Server has read-write permissions for the newly created /books/collection_name folder.
- Place the publication .zip in the /books/collection_name folder.
- Edit the library.json file to add entries for the new publication and its collection.
This file is delivered to the
Content Package Server installation directory by the
Content Package Server installer.
You can copy the entries from a publication packageName.library.json file generated by Mobile Publish Manager or the LiveContent S1000D Publish to LiveContent S1000D Mobile.
Important: By default, the sample library.json file delivered by the LiveContent S1000D Mobile installation contains examples of publications to demonstrate the file structure. Because all publications defined in the packageName.library.json file will be delivered to the mobile device, you must delete these examples before synching a device.
- Restart the Content Package Server.
- Verify that the Content Package Server is running.
To do so, enter the following in a browser.
http://server:port/status
Results
Users can now connect to the
Content Package Server, following the instructions in
Synchronizing a LiveContent S1000D Mobile client, which follows.