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Traditional SoftExpert Suite installation

Overview

This topic covers the traditional installation process overview.

See below the diagram that exemplifies the steps that will be covered in this documentation:

Traditional SoftExpert Suite installation steps diagram

▪Pre-required activities: This step covers all activities that must be performed and completed prior to the SE Suite installation, as they include preparation activities for the environment in which SoftExpert Suite will be installed, as well as the installation of third-party software required by SoftExpert Suite.

▪Installation activities: This step covers the preparation activities of the installation packages and the installation itself. In the package preparation step, the installer package, which must be unpacked, and the installation package, must be saved in an unzipped folder of the installer. After preparing the packages, it will be possible to execute the SoftExpert Suite installation. When executing the installer, it will allow installing, updating, and removing SoftExpert Suite. When you select the installation option, the installation tool will check whether the environment meets the pre-defined installation requirements. in case any errors occur, it is possible to view the error screen by double-clicking on the step that presents the error. After that, the installer will ask for the necessary information to configure IIS. The installer will extract the files and install the complementary tools. During the installation, the system will ask for the data to add the database(s). At the end of the installation, the services will be restarted and it will be necessary to configure SoftExpert Suite.

▪Additional procedures: This step contains the activities that are executed after installing SoftExpert Suite. Among them, find the post-installation activities that include the SoftExpert Suite initial configuration and activation. Find also in this step the configurations of some SoftExpert Suite functions, such as the directory service configuration on an external server. The workstation configuration activities must be performed in the browsers that will access SoftExpert Suite, such as unblocking SoftExpert Suite domain pop-ups and the configurations in the browsers to use single sign-on.