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Details on the deployment and installation of licensed PLA 3.0 versions.
Advanced setup
Reduce maintenance efforts by setting global properties that can be used by several computers running PLA 3.0. These global properties include license-specific settings such as the available license keys and connection restrictions for the license server and a list of available databases.

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PLA 3.0 supports you in your daily work by providing a set of graphical and textual user interface elements. Learn about the different elements and how to use them efficiently.
Key concepts
Details on documents and templates, the data editors and the Content editor of PLA 3.0.
Data analysis
Data analysis add-ons offer a wide range of capabilities, ranging from analytical methods over comprehensive analysis to statistical process control. PLA 3.0 also provides a set of add-ons that support and supplement data analysis add-ons.
Data import
Use data acquisition and data import add-ons to import external response values and observation data into PLA 3.0 for further processing and evaluation.
Installation
Details on the deployment and installation of licensed PLA 3.0 versions.
- Deployment scenarios
  You can deploy the licensed version of PLA 3.0 in a variety of scenarios, depending on your system environment and licensing option.
- System requirements
  Make sure your system meets the respective requirements.
- Installation
  Install a licensed version of PLA 3.0 in your environment, according to your deployment scenario.
- Initial setup
  For the initial setup, you start PLA 3.0 and connect it to a database. In this database, you activate the add-ons that should be available for use.
- Advanced setup
  Reduce maintenance efforts by setting global properties that can be used by several computers running PLA 3.0. These global properties include license-specific settings such as the available license keys and connection restrictions for the license server and a list of available databases.
  - pla.properties
    The pla.properties file is one of the central PLA 3.0 configuration files.
  - pla-redirect.properties
    Use the pla-redirect.properties file to override the path where the system reads and writes properties files.
- File paths
  To store data and settings, the PLA 3.0 system uses a set of default paths.
Licensing
Details on the licensing solution of PLA 3.0, the available licensing options, and the activation and management of licenses.
Administration
Details on system administration tasks such as setup and maintenance of databases and add-ons, user accounts, access rights, and migration and update procedures.
Regulatory compliance
PLA 3.0 supports you in achieving compliance with regulations such as ISPE GAMP^® 5 and 21 CFR Part 11. It also provides options to validate PLA 3.0 in your environment.
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Glossary
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Advanced setup

Reduce maintenance efforts by setting global properties that can be used by several computers running PLA 3.0. These global properties include license-specific settings such as the available license keys and connection restrictions for the license server and a list of available databases.

Note: User-specific properties such as proxy settings and default paths to folders and documents are stored in the com.stegmannsystems.lims.core.prefs file. The content of this file should not be changed manually.

You configure these properties in the pla.properties file. The location of the file depends on the operating system. For details on the location, see the File paths topic.

By default, each computer running PLA 3.0 uses the pla.properties file located on the respective computer. To set up a central pla.properties file that can be shared by several computers, configure the pla-redirect.properties file such that it points to the central file.

You can edit both property files in any standard text editor, provided you have administrative privileges. Use key=value pairs to configure the settings. You can add a new key=value pair, or modify an existing one according to your requirements. For details on the available keys, see the pla.properties topic.

Important: To prevent users from changing system-wide settings, remove the write permission for the corresponding user group from the pla.properties file.