Overview
TMS Dashboard is a free to use tool with the following features:
- Search in TMS products, videos, blog posts & support center
- Download trial versions of a specific product
- View and manage all registered products (install, uninstall and renewals)
- Available as standalone executable and separate web interface (Resources only)
Pre-Requisites
TMS Smart Setup
To ensure the efficient operation of TMS Dashboard, it is required to install TMS Smart Setup. This utility streamlines the installation process by managing dependencies and system requirements for TMS software products. Comprehensive information and detailed installation instructions can be accessed here:
https://doc.tmssoftware.com/smartsetup/
Important notice
Products previously installed with TMS Subscription Manager will need to be uninstalled first before they can be managed through TMS Dashboard or TMS Smart Setup.
Options
Clicking on the Options button will show the options form. The form contains various options to configure TMS Dashboard and the way its interaction with the your Windows environment.
Settings
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Account Configuration: For registered TMS Software users, enter your credentials and click Verify to ensure your details are correct. Upon closing the form, the details will be stored and retrieved when you are using the My Products part of the dashboard plugin.
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Download Directory: Configure the directory to store the downloads for trial products.
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Smart Setup Location: Configure the smart setup location. Select the folder where TMS Smart Setup is installed.
Status
The Status indicates if the Edge Chromium browser, used in the dashboard plugin, is properly initialized.
Resources
The Resources view is designed for quick and easy search of specific product information. Typing in "TMS FNC" in the search box automatically filters the content to show all relevant information.
Clicking on a product, video, blog post or support center topic will create a new window with the full content.
Trial versions of products can be downloaded by clicking the download link at a product item. When the download finishes, the folder will be opened containing the zip file.
Important notice
Installing trial versions require the IDE to be closed prior to starting the installation. Trial versions cannot be installed via the dashboard itself, only downloaded.
My Products (registered users only)
Clicking the My Products button, after entering credentials in the options dialog, shows an overview of all your available products.
The product grid manages the products that are available for installation, products that have updates available, products that are already installed, or those expired. Here's a breakdown:
1) All Products: Displays a list of all products under your account.
2) New Releases: Shows products with new downloads available that are already installed (product updates). A checkbox allows selecting products for update installation.
3) Installable: Displays products ready for installation that are not yet present on your system.
4) Installed: Shows all installed products on your system that can be selected for uninstallation.
5) Expired: Displays expired products with an option to renew them after selection.
6) Output: Shows Install and uninstall progress.
7) Search: Allows searching for products in the grid matching the query. Handy for users with a wide variety of products or bundles like TMS ALL-ACCESS.
8) Refresh: Reloads products from the server to show the latest updates after purchasing new products or available updates.
9) Install/Uninstall button: Installs/uninstalls all selected products in the Product Grid. When a selected product has a dependancy to another product, there's no need to select that product as well. It will be installed automatically
10) Product Grid: The product grid shows all products based on the filter action that has been taken, or all products if the All Products button is clicked. The grid can be sorted alphabetically by product name or by release date.
11) Status: Indicates the product state based on your environment. For example, if the product is installed and there is an update the status will show update available. If the product is expired, it will show the expired status.
Use cases
For users who have recently purchased the TMS FNC Component Studio or TMS ALL-ACCESS license and want to install TMS FNC Maps
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Log in to the TMS Dashboard to view all available products.
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Click Downloads to see all downloadable products and select TMS FNC Maps. TMS FNC Core, a dependency for TMS FNC Maps, will automatically be installed first.
- Click Install to start installing the products. After installation, the products will be placed in the Installed tab.
Important notice
Installation may take some time. Do not close or refresh the dashboard window until the installation process is complete. Once finished, products will move from the Installable view to the Installed view.
Web Interface
The Resources view from the standalone TMS Dashboard is also accessible via a web interface. Navigate to https://www.tmssoftware.com/site/dashboard to search for product information in one view. As a nice bonus, you can also bookmark specific search links by adding a query parameter, for example https://tmssoftware.com/site/dashboard/?q=TMS%20FNC%20Maps
