Upgrading Device Emulator

Device Emulator was previously delivered as an add-on to SDL Tridion. In SDL Tridion 2013, Device Emulator is now called Device Preview and is delivered as part of the suite. When you upgrade to SDL Tridion 2013 or SDL Tridion 2013 SP1 from SDL Tridion 2011 SP1, your existing Devices.xml is left untouched. The Devices.xml delivered with SDL Tridion 2013 and or SDL Tridion 2013 SP1 provides updated default configured devices. To use these devices in conjunction with custom devices you have added, merge the two files.

About this task

The Devices.xml is the configuration file for Device Emulator where you configure the types of devices available for users to edit and preview content in Experience Manager.

Procedure

  1. Open the Devices.xml configuration file, located by default in your SDL Tridion installation %TRIDION_HOME%\web\WebUI\Editors\DeviceEmulator\Configuration directory, in a text editor.
  2. Access the installation media.
  3. Open the Devices.xml configuration file in the Experience Manager\Samples\Configuration\ folder.
  4. Compare the two Devices.xml configuration files.
  5. Where you have duplicate <device> elements, copy and paste those <device> elements in the \Samples configuration file in your existing Devices.xml configuration file.
  6. Save and close Devices.xml.
  7. Copy the files in the Experience Manager\Samples\DeviceIcons folder and paste them into your %TRIDION_HOME%\web\WebUI\Editors\DeviceEmulator\DeviceIcons folder.
  8. Copy the files in the Experience Manager\Samples\DeviceImages folder and paste them into your %TRIDION_HOME%\web\WebUI\Editors\DeviceEmulator\DeviceImages folder.