Ascend Deployment

Configuring the Ascend Deployment Function

1. Choose File > Settings… from the menu bar.

   In the navigation bar on the left, choose Tools > Ascend Deployment to enter the page shown in Figure 1.

   Figure 1 Ascend Deployment page
   

   Table 1 Parameters and icons

   Parameter/Icon	Description
   	Click this button to add a Deployment function.
   	Click this button to delete a Deployment function.
   	Click this button to specify the selected Deployment as the default Deployment. Click this button again to cancel the default setting.

2. Configure the connection to the remote server.
   Click , enter a server name in the displayed window, and click OK. The Connection, Mappings, and Excluded Paths parameters to be configured are displayed.

   Figure 2 Connection
   

   Table 2 Parameters and icons

   Parameter/Icon	Description
   Type	File transfer protocol type. Currently, only SFTP is supported.
   SSH configuration	SSH remote connection. Click or to select a configured SSH connection. If no SSH connection is available, click and to configure an SSH connection.
   Upload Current Project	Synchronizes the current project to a remote server. After you select this button and click Apply, the current project is automatically synchronized to the remote server. In addition, Automatic Upload is enabled by default.
   Test Connection	Checks whether the connection is successful.

3. (Mandatory) Configure the mapping path.
   Figure 3 Mappings
   

   To configure more mappings, click Add New Mapping.

   Figure 4 Configuration of multiple mappings
   

   Table 3 Parameters and icons

   Parameter/Icon	Description
   	Adds a mapping path.
   	Deletes a mapping path. Select the mapping path that you want to delete and click this button to delete it.
   Local Path	Path of the local project folder. Click the corresponding text box. The path of an opened project folder is automatically identified. You can also manually enter the path in the text box or click the folder icon on the right of the text box to select one. Example values are as follows: Windows: C:\Users\username\MindstudioProjects\MyApp Linux: /home/username/MindstudioProjects/MyApp
   Deployment Path	Path of the local project folder mapped to the remote server. You can manually enter the path in the text box or click the folder icon on the right of the text box to select one.

4. (Optional) Configure excluded paths as required.
   Figure 5 Excluded Paths
   

   Table 4 Parameters and icons

   Parameter/Icon	Description
   	Adds an excluded path. Click this button to select Deployment Path or Local Path, which correspond to the and icons respectively.
   	Deletes an excluded path. Select the excluded path to be deleted and click this button to delete it.
   	Excludes a path on the remote server. You can manually enter a value in the text box or click the folder icon to configure the path. After the configuration takes effect, the upload and download operations cannot be performed on all subdirectories and files in the excluded path.
   	Excludes a local path. You can manually enter a value in the text box or click the folder icon to configure the path. After the configuration takes effect, the upload and download operations cannot be performed on all subdirectories and files in the excluded path. Example values are as follows: Windows: C:\Users\username\MindstudioProjects\MyApp Linux: /home/username/MindstudioProjects/MyApp

5. Click Apply for the Deployment configuration to take effect. Deployment synchronization will be triggered when you use the running and debugging functions.

Using the Ascend Deployment Function