GGP Installations - Network Workstation Configuration

❓ What Is This Page For?

This article explains how to set up GGP network clients quickly and easily, after you’ve installed GGP on a shared network directory and configured a default client workstation.

💡 GGP is designed for a corporate network environment. Once the shared setup and default client are ready, new workstations can be configured in a few simple steps.

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🧰 Pre-Requisites

Before configuring client PCs:

• ✅ GGP must be installed on a network server

• ✅ One workstation must be fully set up as the Default Client

🔗 Refer to: Setting Up a Default Client in GGP for instructions.

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🖥️ How to Set Up a PC as a GGP Client

To configure a workstation:

1. Start the GGP Applications Launcher

2. Log in as an administrator

3. Click [Users] to open User Control

4. Select Tools > Create/Update GGP User/Wkstn
   (or click the corresponding toolbar button)

After running this, a report will be displayed showing completed steps.

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🔄 What This Process Does

🖥️ PC-Specific Configuration

• 📄 Copies GGP.INI to the workstation

• 🛠️ Updates Windows Registry with Borland Database Engine settings (if needed)

👤 User-Specific Configuration

• 📁 Creates Home, Export, DXFExport, and LocalMapDb directories (as per GGP.INI)

• 📄 Copies Standard View script

• 🖼️ Copies Standard Graphics overlay

• 🗂️ Creates overlay table in user’s Home directory

⚠️ Overwriting Warnings: If files or settings already exist, you’ll be prompted to overwrite them. Overwriting an overlay table deletes existing overlay entries.

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🗂️ Local vs. Network Home Directories

• Local HomeDir (e.g. C:\GGPWIN):
  Run Create/Update GGP User/Wkstn on each PC.

• Network HomeDir (UNC Path):
  Run once for each user, from a single PC:

  1. Log into Windows as the user

  2. Start User Control

  3. Run Create/Update GGP User/Wkstn

  4. Repeat for all users

  Then visit each PC to:

  • Set up GGP.INI

  • Update Borland settings (if needed)

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✅ Testing a Workstation Installation

🔓 Start & Login

1. Launch GGP Applications

2. Enter username/password

3. GGP Applications Launcher will appear

🗺️ Test Standard View

1. Click [GGP]

2. Go to: File > New Script > Standard View

   Map should appear

3. File > Close

📍 Test Street Gazetteer (if installed)

1. File > New Script > OS Street Gazetteer

2. Enter a known street address, click [Search]

3. Check Display Overlay and In Foreground

4. Click **[View Map]` → map viewport should appear

5. Search > Report → Report Generator should show OSGAZETT fields

6. Close everything

🏡 Test Address Point (if installed)

1. File > New Script > Address Point

2. Enter address in Thorofare field

3. Click [Search], then **[View Map]`

   Map viewport should display

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📝 Summary

Once a default client is configured and GGP is installed on a shared network directory, setting up additional workstations is straightforward using the Create/Update GGP User/Wkstn tool. Testing your installation ensures overlays, gazetteers, and address point data function correctly.