Updating the Workflow Plugin
Read Prerequisites for Shinydocs Review to determine if there are new prerequisites that should be downloaded and installed
Run Services.msc
Locate and Stop the Shinydocs Workflow service
Download the new Workflow Plugin package
Right-click on the zip file and Unblock
Apply
Extract the contents
Replace the new appsettings.json file with your old appsettings.json file to retain your configurations
Backup a copy of the new appsettings.json file
Navigate to the folder that contains the old Workflow Plugin
Copy the old appsettings.json file and paste it into the new Workflow Plugin folder (replacing the one that is there)
Compare the backup copy of the new appsettings.json file to the old file to make sure any new settings are also brought over to the old file
Navigate to the folder that contains the Workflow Plugin
If you are saving the new Workflow Plugin in a different location than the old one, open the appsettings.json file using a text file editor
Update the
AssemblyPath
value with the path to the new location of the Workflow PluginEnsure the backslashes are escaped by prepending a backslash (for example, C:\\Shinydocs Review\\Workflow Plugin)
Save changes
Run Services.msc
Locate and Restart the Shinydocs Workflow service