Anyone manage add-ins using a script or a centralized tool? Maybe a PowerShell script via Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM)?

ih

Is anyone managing add-in installation or updates through scripts or via some central tool?  I do not refer to add-ins updating themselves, rather a tool to ensure that everyone has add-in xyz version 2.0 installed.  I am considering automatically installing and updating a specific list of add-ins via a PowerShell script deployed via SCCM and wondering if anyone is willing to share their experience, advice, or obstacles they encountered.

ih

I finally got around to working on this.  As described in the Adding Custom Files to a Software Depot section of the deployment guide, the ProgramData folder makes automating these pretty easy as every time JMP launches it looks in those folders.  (Thank you @Bobby_Riggs for pointed me to that folder.) Thus, a PowerShell script just needs to update those folders to install add-ins and set default user preferences.

 

Here is a draft script that installs add-ins, installs the license file, and then sets the location of the license file in user preferences:

 

# Instructions:
# Load add-ins and license files to the location spcified with SourceDir below. 
#
# These files should be in that directory:
#    JMPOSIPITools.jmpaddin
#    JMPScriptingTools v1.16.jmpaddin
#    JMPValidation.jmpaddin
#    JMP.PER
#
# The jmp.per file can be copied from another installation, or created using the license update tool that is installed with JMP.
# Run this script in powershell

#Set location where add-ins and the license file are available, can be a network drive
$SourceDir = "C:\Temp\JMPInstallSource" 

# JMP Install Directory
$InstallDir = "C:\Program Files\SAS\JMPPRO\17"

#Load the License File
$LicenseFile = $InstallDir+"\jmp.per"
Copy-Item $SourceDir"\jmp.per" $LicenseFile -Force

# Create directories if needed
New-Item -Path $Env:ALLUSERSPROFILE"/SAS" -ItemType Directory -Force
New-Item -Path $Env:ALLUSERSPROFILE"/SAS/JMPPRO" -ItemType Directory -Force
New-Item -Path $Env:ALLUSERSPROFILE"/SAS/JMPPRO/17" -ItemType Directory -Force
$AddinDir = $Env:ALLUSERSPROFILE+"/SAS/JMPPRO/addins"
New-Item -Path $AddinDir -ItemType Directory -Force

# Create preferences file that links to the license file
$fn = $Env:ALLUSERSPROFILE+"/SAS/JMPPRO/17/JMP.PFS"
New-Item -Force $fn
Set-Content $fn "Preferences(
	File Location Settings(
		License File Path( $LicenseFile )
	)
);"

#procedure to unzip an add-in and load it in the shared folder
function LoadAddin {
	param(
		$name
	)
	Copy-Item $SourceDir"\"$name".jmpaddin" $Env:temp"\"$name".zip" -Force
	New-Item -Path $AddinDir"\"$name"" -ItemType Directory -Force
	Expand-Archive $Env:temp"\"$name".zip" -DestinationPath $AddinDir"\"$name"" -Force
}

#Load each add-in
LoadAddin("JMPOSIPITOOLS")
LoadAddin("JMPScriptingTools v1.16")
LoadAddin("JMPValidation")

 

Note that in my case I also wanted to set default user preferences for those add-ins, I am doing that with a powershell script that runs at login. If I need to remove an add-in entirely I would do that in this script as well.