# Presentation: 086049

## FFI Getting StartedGeneral Overview

## FFI - Getting Started

-  Installation

-  Relationship between FFI programs
-  Database Administration
-  Protocol Manager
-  FFI
-  GIS Module

-  Brief overview of FFI programs

-  Recommended file structure

-  Initial software configuration

**FFI - Getting Started**

## FFI - Getting Started

**FFI - Getting Started**

-  Installation
-  Install .Net framework 2.0
-  Install SQL Server Express
-  Install FFI
-  GIS module
-  Install ArcGIS 9.2 with SP2
-  Install Spatial Analyst 9.2 with SP2
-  Install FFI GIS module

## FFI - Getting Started

**Relationship between FFI programs**

- Database Administration

- FFI

- Protocol Manager

- GIS module

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## FFI - Getting Started

**Software configuration – some assembly required**
- Database Administration
-  Create new Protocol Manager database
-  Create new FFI database
-  Protocol Manager
-  Import Protocol Manger database file (.pmd)
-  Create new protocols / methods if necessary
-  FFI
-  Import Protocol Manager database file (.pmd)
-  Setup projects / macroplots / sample events
-  Assign protocols to sample events
-  PDA / Data Entry / Query / Analysis / GIS 	module

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## FFI - Getting Started

-  Create databases
-  Protocol Manger
-  FFI
-  Backup / Restore / Delete databases
-  Add / Delete users and roles
-  Patch databases
-  Update previous versions to current version

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**Database Administration**

## FFI - Getting Started

-  Database Administration – Server options

**FFI - Getting Started**

## FFI - Getting Started

-  Database Administration – Database options

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## FFI - Getting Started

-  View Protocol and Method metadata
-  Methods in each Protocol
-  Fields in each method
-  Properties for each field
-  Manage Protocols and Methods
-  Create new protocols
-  Create new methods
-  Create new projects (groups of protocols)
-  Export .pmd files for input into FFI

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**Protocol Manager**

## FFI - Getting Started

-  Protocol Manager – Programs and Projects

**FFI - Getting Started**

## FFI - Getting Started

-  Protocol Manager – Protocols

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## FFI - Getting Started

-  Protocol Manager – Methods

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## FFI - Getting Started

**FFI**
-  Project Management
-  PDA Coordination
-  Data Entry and Edit
-  Query
-  Reports and Analysis
-  Species Management
-  Toolbox
-  External Data Analysis
-  Protocol Management

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## FFI - Getting Started

-  FFI – Project Management

**FFI - Getting Started**

## FFI - Getting Started

-  FFI – PDA Coordination

**FFI - Getting Started**

## FFI - Getting Started

-  FFI – Data Entry and Edit

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## FFI - Getting Started

-  FFI – Query

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## FFI - Getting Started

-  FFI – Reports and Analysis

**FFI - Getting Started**

## FFI - Getting Started

-  FFI – Species Management

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## FFI - Getting Started

-  FFI – Toolbox

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## FFI - Getting Started

-  FFI – GIS module

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## FFI - Getting Started

-  Recommended file structure

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## On-line Support

_**FFI on FRAMES**_
- General information, training announcements, 	software, 	manuals, etc.
- http://frames.nbii.gov/ffi

_**Google Discussion Group**_
- http://groups.google.com/group/ffiemu

- For general technical support contact:
- Duncan Lutes
- (406) 329-4761
- dlutes@fs.fed.us

**On-line Support**