Uploading A2J Guided Interviews®

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  1. First, verify that A2J Author® is configured to upload to the proper Web address (URL). You will only need to perform this step once.
    1. Double click on My Computer and browse to the directory where A2J Author® was installed. The default installation directory is C:\Program Files\CALI \A2J Author®
    2. Find the file called “A2JAuthor.ini” and double click on it. The file should open for editing in Notepad.
    3. Verify that “InterviewUploaderURL=” either of the following:
      Version 4.0: http://upload.lawhelpinteractive.org/A2J_Loader.aspx
      Version 3.0: http://upload.lawhelpinteractive.org/A2J_Loader.aspx
      Version 2.0: http://upload.lawhelpinteractive.org/A2J_upload.aspx
    4. If you are running Windows XP, modify the entry for “InterviewUploaderURL=”, save the changes and close Notepad.
    5. If you are running Windows VISTA, you must be an Administrator to make this change, plus take the following additional steps:
      1. Go to Start Menu; locate "Notepad;" right click on Notepad; select "Run As Administrator;" select file-open; navigate to the .ini file above; make the change; save; and, close.
      2. Navigate to C:\Users\(YourName)\AppData\Local \VirtualStore\Program Files\Cali and delete the two .ini files that are there (a2jauthor.ini and a2jviewer.ini)
      3. Re-start A2J Author® and run the registration screens.
  2. Next, you must either attach media files (audio, graphics, and video) to your interview or verify that all media fields are cleared.
    1. To upload media with your interview, you need to first attach all of your audio, graphics, or video clips throughout the interview (see the “Adding Media” chapter.)
    2. If you used an interview off of the server as a template for your interview, your interview may have references to media files that you will not be using. Thus, you must clear all references to media files.

       

      1. To clear all media file references, select the “Clear All Media” button, located under the Upload Tab.
  3. You are now ready to upload and activate A2J Guided Interviews®. The process for uploading and activating A2J Guided Interviews® on LHI is nearly identical to the upload and activation process for a HotDocs® template.

     

     

     

    1. Open A2J Author® and your A2J Guided Interview. (If you have made any modifications to the file after opening it, be sure to save it first before uploading; otherwise, any changes you made will not be uploaded.)
    2. Click on the upload button in A2J Author®.
    3. After you click the Upload button a security warning may pop-up verifying you want to run the Interview Uploader program. Select “Run”. (You may also wish to uncheck the “Always ask before opening this file” checkbox.)
    4. The A2J Author Interview Uploader will identify the file sizes for each file being uploaded and the total size of the upload.

      Note: The A2J Author Interview Uploader is capable of uploading any number of files, each with a file size limit of 100MB. However, the LHI server currently limits interview uploads to a combined file size of 16MB. If you have questions regarding the file size limitation imposed by the LHI server or have an interview that exceeds this limitation, you may e-mail an inquiry to the managers of the server at npado@probono.net.

    5. After you click the Upload Files button in the A2J Author Interview Uploader, a web browser will open up prompting you to fill in values to define the A2J Module Properties.

       

      1. Enter a name for your interview.
      2. IMPORTANT: Enter the Associated Template ID for the HotDocs® template that you uploaded earlier that will work with this A2J Guided Interview. This will be a number value.
      3. Select the state that this Interview will be used in.
      4. Click “Publish Template.”
    6. After you click “Publish Template” a new web page displaying a Temporary module ID (e.g., “Temp_A2J_3647”) will be displayed as shown in Error! Reference source not found.Figure 195 below. IMPORTANT —> Record the Temporary module ID number. The Temporary module ID is needed for activation.
  4. Activation: After you have recorded the Temporary module ID you will be ready to “Activate” the A2J Guided Interview on the national server.

     

     

     

    1. Click on the “test and activate the A2J Authored Module” link on the page displayed above.
    2. The “test and activate” link will prompt you to Log In to LawHelp Interactive.
    3. Log in with your username and password, and navigate to the Manage Content page.
    4. Select the “template” option from the “add item” drop-down menu -- the same link that you would use to activate a HotDocs® template.
    5. Fill in the add template page.

       

       

      1. Template Title: Title of the A2J Guided Interview.
      2. Template Description: Enter a description. This description will populate the LawHelp Interactive screen that launches the interview and will be visible to all users of the interview.
      3. Temporary Template ID: Type in the Temporary module ID that you recorded earlier EXACTLY as it was displayed when you uploaded the interview.
      4. State: Select the state the interview will be used in.
      5. County: Enter the counties that this interview is suited for.
      6. Available to all users?: Select whether the interview should be made available to all users.
      7. Display LiveHelp: If your program uses LiveHelp and you would like to enable LiveHelp for the interview, then check the LiveHelp box.
      8. Survey URL: If you have designed a survey to be used by the end-user in conjunction with the interview, enter the URL for the survey in the designated field.
      9. Select the “Add Topic” button.
      10. Complete the National Subject Matter Index Code and save your changes.
    6. Once you have clicked on the “Save” button all that remains is to click the “activate module” link.
    7. When the “activate module” link is clicked, the URL address for your A2J Guided Interview should be returned.
  5. Test: Paste the URL link provided into a new browser window and test it. Verify that document assembly functions properly at the end of the interview.
  6. Managing the Uploaded Interview: The A2J Guided Interview will be displayed along with your other templates in the Manage Content page on the LHI server. To reveal the link again, simply log-in to the server, go to the Manage Content area, select the interview and select “Show URL”.

Please send an e-mail to A2J-Author@Kentlaw.edu with questions or call the Center for Access to Justice at 312-906-5331.