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Viz Ticker User Guide

Version 3.1 | Published May 27, 2020 ©

Installing Ticker Service

Ticker Service is a component responsible for storing and controlling the sequence of ticker messages in Viz Ticker. This component is necessary to run a scrolling carousel in Viz Ticker.

IMPORTANT! Viz Ticker must be installed and run on the Viz Engine used for output for scrolling carousels.

This section contains information on the following topics:

To Install Ticker Service

Note: If Ticker Service is already installed on the machine, you must first remove the old program version before installing the new one.

  • Run the TickerService-<Product Version>.msi installer.

  • Follow the on-screen installation procedure.

To Start Ticker Service as a Service

  1. At a command prompt (as Administrator) go to the installation directory of Ticker Service, see Installation Directories.

    Note: On Windows 10, Ticker Service must be run with administrator privileges. To do so, make sure the command line has administrator privileges (Run as administrator) and start the service as usual.

  2. Install TickerService as a Windows service by running: TickerService.exe --Service

  3. Start the service from the command line: net start VizTicker
    Expected output:
    The VizTicker service is starting.
    The VizTicker service was started successfully.

    Tip: It is also possible to start Ticker Service as a service by using the Microsoft Management Console.

To Start Ticker Service as a Console Application

To actually see the actions of this service, it is possible to launch Ticker Service as a console application.

  • Click Start > All Programs > Vizrt > Viz Ticker > Ticker Service.

    Note: On Windows 10, Ticker Service must be run with administrator privileges. To do so, right-click TickerService.exe and Select Run as administrator. Or, to make Ticker Service run with administrator privileges every time, right-click TickerService.exe and select Properties > Compatibility tab > Run this program as an administrator.

    Tip: It is also possible to start Ticker Service as a console application by using the command line.

Ticker Service Options

By running TickerService.exe with --help as an argument, all Ticker Service Options are listed:

Options

Behavior

--help

Shows the Ticker Service help message that lists all these options.

--log-level arg (=50)

Defines the log level to use, a value between 0 and 100.

--port arg (=6301)

Defines the port to bind the socket interface to.

--ignore-inactive-uh-groups

Ignores inactive UpdateHub groups, groups that have a field called active with value 0 are ignored.

--RegServer

Registers Ticker Service to run as a server in a console.

--UnregServer

Removes the Ticker Service from the registry, only valid when Ticker Service is registered as a server.

--Service

Registers Ticker Service to run as a service.

--elevated

Used internally by Ticker Service on Windows Vista to indicate whether Ticker Service has elevated privileges or not. This parameter should not be set by the user.