CIMPLICITY Plug-in Registration Use Cases

The following use cases provide detailed information on the different registration methods. You can use these uses cases as a reference to decide on the registration method.

First time Install: CIMPLICITY, Common components like Configuration Hub, and Proficy Authentication (Version 2024 or higher)

Scenario Tasks to Perform
Common components installed before CIMPLICITY. Perform install time registration during the CIMPLICITY installation.
Note: If you skip providing Configuration Hub and Proficy Authentication details during the installation, then perform central registration after installing CIMPLICITY.
Common components installed after CIMPLICITY installation. Perform central registration after installing CIMPLICITY.

CIMPLICITY Upgrade from Version 2023 to 2024 or higher version

Important: To upgrade your previous versions of CIMPLICITY, you must uninstall the previous version first and then install the latest CIMPLICITY, that is 2024 or later. If you have registered a CIMPLICITY plug-in in Configuration Hub, you must first unregister the plug-in and then uninstall the existing version of CIMPLICITY. For more information on how to unregister a plug-in from Configuration Hub, refer to the Unregister CIMPLICITY Plug-in from Configuration Hub section in the CIMPLICITY 2023 online documentation.
Scenario Tasks to Perform
Common components already upgraded to version 2024 or higher. Perform install time registration during the CIMPLICITY upgrade, that is while installing CIMPLICITY 2024, after uninstalling the previous version of CIMPLICITY.
Note: If you skip providing Configuration Hub and Proficy Authentication details during the upgrade, then perform central registration method after the installing the latest CIMPLICITY.
Common components are installed later with version 2024 or higher. Perform central registration after installing CIMPLICITY.
Common components installed but not upgraded to version 2024 or higher.
Important: Upgrade common components to version 2024 or higher.

CIMPLICITY Unregistration

Scenario Tasks to Perform
CIMPLICITY registered with version 2024 common components or higher. Unregister CIMPLICITY centrally from Configuration Hub. Unregister CIMPLICITY plugin.
CIMPLICITY of version 2023 (registered conventionally) to common components of version 2024 or higher. Unregister CIMPLICITY conventionally. Kindly refer to the CIMPLICITY Plug-in Registration with Configuration Hub section in the CIMPLICITY 2023 online documentation

Pre-2024 CIMPLICITY Registration

Scenario Tasks to Perform
Older version of CIMPLICITY registration and unregistration with common components of version 2024 or higher. Follow the conventional process for registration and unregistration. Kindly refer to the CIMPLICITY Plug-in Registration with Configuration Hub section in the CIMPLICITY 2023 online documentation.

Migration of Common Components (Version 2024 or later) Post-Registration

Scenario Tasks to Perform
If you migrate to a new Proficy Authentication server.
  1. Unregister CIMPLICITY plugin.
  2. Unregister Configuration Hub with the old Proficy Authentication server and register with the new Proficy Authentication server.
  3. Configure the CIMPLICITY node to use the new Proficy Authentication server.
  4. Register the CIMPLICITY plugin using the Configuration Hub Administration option.
If you migrate to a new Configuration Hub server.
  1. Unregister CIMPLICITY plugin from the old Configuration Hub server.
  2. Register the new Configuration Hub server with the existing Proficy Authentication server.
  3. Register the CIMPLICITY plugin using the Configuration Hub Administration option.
If you migrate both the new Configuration Hub server and the Proficy Authentication server.
  1. Unregister CIMPLICITY plugin from the old Configuration Hub server.
  2. Register the new Configuration Hub server with the new Proficy Authentication server.
  3. Configure the CIMPLICITY node to use the new Proficy Authentication server.
  4. Register the CIMPLICITY plugin using the new Configuration Hub Administration option.