WACS: Management Tools

wacsmodelmgr - Wacs model manager
wacsdnlmgr - Wacs download manager
wacsvendmgr - Wacs vendor manager
wacsphotmgr - Wacs photographer manager
wacsdnllist - Wacs download status list

wacsmodelmgr - Wacs model manager

New in 0.7.0 This web application is designed to duplicate the text-based addmodel script and additionally provide a tool for updating model records and identity maps (jobs that previously had to be done directly in SQL). If you have administrator role defined for your account (see configuration) it will appear on the Maintenance menu of the front page and as a link from each model's index page. When used from the model index page, it updates the model's details - used from the Maintenance menu it can add new models and idmaps as well as modifying existing model's records.

When called from the maintenance menu (or directly) it offers you two modes - Model Update or Identity Management - and three ways of finding the model to work on - my model number, by site and by their id on that site or by name. If you choose name, both the main name and aliases in the models schema and the per-site idmap name will be searched and a selection of headshots and details of models with a similar name offered. You are also given the option to create a new model (if in Model Update mode - you can't create an IDmap for a model that doesn't exist!). This will allow you to create a new model or add a new idmap to an existing model. In a future release, it will become possible to edit existing IDmaps as well as model details.

wacsdnlmgr - Wacs download manager

The Wacs Download Manager, wacsdnlmgr allows the resolution of some of the most common problems with download records. It allows the creation of a relationship entry for a second model in a lesbian set, association of a download with a set if it can't be achieved automatically, and the modification of a video file download name in the event of a name clash. In time, other features will probably be added. To invoke the download manager for download record 1234, call wacsdnlmgr with wacsdnlmgr/download1234.html. The wacsmodelpage will automatically link to this page for users with role "admin" in the access control lists. See the security section for more information on how this works.

wacsvendmgr - Wacs vendor manager

The Wacs Vendor Manager, wacsvendmgr is used in the maintenance of the vendor database which is used by some of the model and set display pages to profer a link back to the original site and heavily in the download infrastructure. It can display, update or create new vendor records in the vendor database. When first invoked, it will offer a choice of vendor sites which have been preloaded into the system using the the console tool vendor table population command, vendpop. A number of sample vendor records are distributed in the XML file, vendors.xml which is read by the vendpop command. This is typically done automatically by the easy install command when WACS is installed.

The Add A New Vendor option gives a simplifed form for the basic details; once created the record should be modified to add whatever extra information is also known. Please contribute details for any good quality sites you know of to the authors to be included in a future version.

Please note that the URLs stored in the vendor database include a number of keywords sandwiched by hash (#) symbols which are substituted for by WACS before calling the described page. The current recognised keywords are:

String	Data Source	Description
#NAME#	iname from idmap	The model's name
#KEY#	ikey from idmap	The key for this model (ie model no or reference)
#ALT#	ialtkey from idmap	The alternative key for sites like atkexotics and atkgalleria that use two keys.
#SETKEY#	dsetkey from download	The relevant set's key or reference number.
#SESSIONKEY#	unique number for sessions	some sites use Dynamic DNS to give a unique short-lived URL for set retrieval - this allows that URL to be passed downwards.
#MODELNO#	the WACS model number	designed for site prototyping and other purposes where the site may be self-referencial.
#SETNO#	the WACS set number	designed for site prototyping and other purposes where the site may be self-referencial.

wacsphotmgr - Wacs photographer manager

The Wacs Photographer Manager, wacsphotmgr is used in the maintenance of the photographer database which is used by many of the model and set display pages to profer to work by the same photographer. It can display, update or create new photographer records in the photographer database. When first invoked, it will offer a choice of existing defined photographers, and an option to add a new one.

wacsdnllist - Wacs download status list

This gives an overview of the current state of the download activity over the last two weeks. It's primarily informational although it does link to the download manager to allow modification of the download records.