User Guide
About the Product
Datgel Processor Affinity Manager allows older style Windows programs that do not support, or were not designed to take advantage, of multi-core processing to utilise all the cores on a computer, providing better performance for your application and overall system. This is particularly useful where you:
- Are using Windows Terminal Server and Remote Desktop to provide a program to several users from the one terminal server; or
- Open several instances of a program to work with your projects and documents.
The Processor Affinity Manager program can be associated with any program and will start the program to use a different processor core each time the program is started. By distributing the processes across all the cores of the processor, the Processor Affinity Manager allows multiple instances of the program to utilise the computer's resources more effectively.
You need to complete the installation procedure (see Installation and Licensing) and activate (see Datgel Product Licensing System User Guide) before you can use the Processor Affinity Manager.
Support
12 months support and maintenance is included with the license purchase. For technical support please email support@datgel.com or call +61 2 8202 8600.
System Requirements
Hardware
Your computer must have at least one multi-core processor.
Supported Operating Systems
- Windows Server 2003 (x86, x64 or Itanium)
- Windows Server 2008 (x86, x64 or Itanium)
- Windows XP (x86 or x64)
- Windows Vista (x86 or x64)
- Windows 7 (x86 or x64)
Required Windows Components
- Windows Installer 3.1
- .NET 3.5 Framework SP1
Conventions and typography used in this guide
Information
Tip
Warning
Note
| Example | Description |
|---|---|
> | Used to indicate a series of menu commands, e.g. Select File > Open. |
| | Used to indicate a gINT Application Group, Application, Table Group or Table , e.g. DATA DESIGN | Project Database. |
Bold Text | Items you must select, command buttons, or items in a list, e.g. Navigate to UTILITIES | Convert Projects (4th tab). |
Italics Emphasis | Use to emphasize the importance of a point such as parameters, e.g. Data Entry – Check Omit Must Save prompt when save is required. |
CAPITALS | Names of keys on the keyboard, for example, SHIFT, CTRL, or ALT. |
KEY+KEY | Key combinations, for example CTRL+P, or ALT+F4. |
Code Snippet | Indicates a code snippet within a paragraph. |
Code sample | Indicates a sample program codes inserted in user guide e.g. public override string ToString () |
File name or path | Used for formatting file name and paths e.g. abc lib.glb or V:\10 gINT\Datgel Install Files. |
Table_Name | Database table name, e.g. POINT_TABLE. |
Field_Name | Database field name; e.g. PointID. |
Command line | Command line, presented exactly as it must be entered e.g. cdir. |
Field Colours
Each of the fields in the project tables have been coloured to improve the data entry process as indicated the following table.
Field Colour | Field Name and Explanation |
|---|---|
Yellow | gINT Key Field – mandatory data entry |
Pastel Purple | AGS Data – data associated with the AGS Data Interchange Format |
Pastel Green | Calculated Field – data is written to this field by Datgel's code |
Brown - Green | Data Enter and Calculated field |
Pastel Beige | Data Entry Field – data should be entered into this field, or data in this field influences the calculation |
Pastel Red | Legacy Data Field – historic data entered here, is typically from an old database |
Pastel Blue | Output Option – used to control how data displays on a report |
Pastel Orange | Remark or Metadata Field – additional data associated with the primary information |
Grey | Read-only |