Curator Tool Installation

The Curator Tool is a client application used by a genebank's staff to access the GG database; it is not used by the general public. Installing the Curator Tool involves several steps that must be followed closely.

NPGS Staff: When you submit a Remedy ticket to the OCIO-Client Experience Center (CEC) to install the Curator Tool, include the following text in the ticket: "When installing the Curator Tool (CT), it is critical that its Installation Guide directions are followed. Please pay particular attention to the warning note on page 4. A critical step requires both the IT person and the CT user to work in tandem! The CT user must be available for logging into the CT during the installation process. The current CT installation .exe file and Installation Guide are online at the Curator Tool Installation page - https://grin-global.org/download_ct.html."

What's New?

Version 1.23.8.17
The Curator Tool (CT) v. 1.23.8.17 was released on December 17, 2024. The main change in this version is the Curator Tool installer replaced the Crystal Reports v13.0.22 rendering engine and with the Crystal Reports v13.0.34 rendering engine. (This update was required to meet current security requirements.)

Perhaps of more interest to the CT user, this build includes many new report files that were designed using Microsoft’s SQL Server Reporting Services. (These report files use the .rdlc extension.) The reports support bar coding and use a consistent, more recognizable naming convention.

CT Installation Guide for more details.
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