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Device Files

Device files come from the device manufacturers and are used to provide data to devices, such as firmware updates and range definitions. When a device file is uploaded to the RALS™ SYSTEM, a device file record is created.

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Institution Access
Adding
Editing
Cloning
Deactivating or Deleting
Fields

Institution Access

Device files are a system-wide resource without any institution identity.

Adding

Device files can be added for device types that:

Editing

Device file records cannot be edited, but the file itself can be overwritten. To overwrite a device file, add it to the RALS™ SYSTEM again with the same name as the existing file.

Cloning

Device files cannot be cloned.

Deactivating or Deleting

Device files can be deleted. Deleted device files cannot be reactivated in the RALS™ SYSTEM, but it can be re-added as new a device file.

If a device file has schedules outside your institution access, the device file cannot be deleted. If a device file has schedules within your institution access, the schedules will be deleted in addition to the device file itself.

See Schedules for more information.

Fields

The following fields are defined for a device file:

Field Notes
General
Key Unique identifier
Device Type Type of device associated with the device files; only displays devices that support device files through the RALS™ SYSTEM
Device File Type Type of device file; displays both the device type and file type
Added Time Date and time when the device file was added to the RALS™ SYSTEM; populated after the file is uploaded to the RALS™ SYSTEM; if multiple time zone support is enabled, this is relative to your time zone preference
Version Version associated with the device file; populated after the file is uploaded to the RALS™ SYSTEM
File Name Name of the device file
File Size Size of the device file; populated after the file is uploaded to the RALS™ SYSTEM
Schedules
Schedules Multiple schedules can be created for each device file; you can only see schedules within your institution access so a device file may appear to have no schedules if they are all outside the your institution access; see Schedules for more information