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This topic contains the hardware and software requirements for running the Aptify 7.0 server components and the Windows Desktop client. It includes the following sections: 

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1. Log into SQL Server 2017 with Administrator privileges.
2. Right-click the Aptify database and select the 'New Query' option.

3. To confirm that the 'CLR Strict Security' is enabled, run the given query.

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   select name,value from sys.configurations where name = 'clr strict security'.

   1. If the value = 1, your 'CLR Strict Security' is enabled.

   2. If the value = 0, your 'CLR Strict Security' is disabled.

4. Enable ‘show advance options’ to proceed further.To confirm the value of ‘show advance options’ run the given query.

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   select name,value from sys.configurations where name = 'show advanced options'

   1. If the value = 1, your 'show advance options' is enabled.

   2. If the value = 0, your 'show advance options ' is disabled.

      • Enable ‘show advance options’ by executing given procedure.

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        EXEC sp_configure 'show advanced options', 1 RECONFIGURE

        
        

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5. To disable the 'CLR Strict Security' (value = 0) include the given query and execute it.

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   EXEC sp_configure 'clr strict security', 0 RECONFIGURE USE APTIFY ALTER DATABASE CURRENT SET TRUSTWORTHY ON; ALTER DATABASE CURRENT SET TRUSTWORTHY OFF;

   
   

6. Execute the below query to make sure that the 'CLR Strict Security' is disabled (value = 0).

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   select name,value from sys.configurations where name = 'clr strict security'.

   

   
   

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• Operating System: Windows 10
• Microsoft SQL Server 2012 2014 or later
• Aptify 7.0 Server components and the Windows Desktop client
• 32-bit version of the Crystal Reports 13 viewer (Aptify can provide the installer for this software)
• Microsoft .NET Framework v4.8: NET Framework 4.8 is not installed by Aptify. If not already installed on the computer, you can download the installer here: https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet-framework
• Microsoft DHTML Editing Control: This control is required to use HTML fields in the Aptify desktop client. You can download the control here: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=8956.
• Microsoft Office 2007 or later: 
  
  • This includes Office 365 if you are using it in conjunction with the desktop version of Microsoft Office (2007, 2010, or 2013) or if you have Office Professional Plus with Office 365.
  • Microsoft Office is only required if an organization intends to use any of Aptify’s Microsoft Office integration features, such as the Export to Excel wizard, the Microsoft Word Mail Merge wizard, Pivot Table views, and Outlook integration. 
  • Note that Aptify’s Pivot Table view type requires the Office Web Components that are included with Office 2003 (OWC 11). You need to download and install OWC 11 separately to enable pivot table sup­port. 
• Microsoft Report Viewer 2012 to support viewing of Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) reports

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• The following software is required to develop any component for Aptify 7.0: 
  
  • Microsoft Visual Studio
• Additionally, the following products are required to develop new user interface components for the Aptify Desktop client that utilize the Aptify framework: 
  • Infragistics NetAdvantage 2008 Volume 1:
    • You need a license for these Infragistics control if you are creating new Aptify forms within Visual Studio since several Aptify bound controls inherit from Infragistics controls (and when you use the components in Visual Stu­dio, licensing is required for the underlying third-party controls).
    • While newer versions of the Infragistics tools may be available, Aptify 7.0 and later uses NetAdvantage® 2008 Volume 1. In order to obtain this software, you may need to purchase the latest version and then contact Infragistics to obtain the 2008 Volume 1 version (and an appropriate installation key for that version). 
    • Note that this requirement only applies to developing new functionality for the Aptify desktop application.
       
  • ComponentOne Studio® for WinForms:
    • Note that this requirement only applies to developing new functionality for the Aptify desktop application.
    • You need a license for this developer tool if you intend to add an Entity List View control to a form you are developing within Visual Studio (since the Entity List View control uses the ComponentOne C1FlexGrid control) or if you are inheriting from one of the Aptify wizard assembly that uses the C1FlexGrid control. Aptify uses the 2.6.30073.357 version of the C1FlexGrid control.

    • Aptify also leverages the C1SpellChecker control for the text field spell check functionality. Aptify uses the 2.0.20073.5 version of the C1SpellChecker con­trol.

      Note
      title Note
      If you are developing user interfaces using the Aptify Visual Designer environment, you do not need these third-party applications. The Visual Designer allows you to modify existing form templates in the system and is the most common way of altering the user interfaces in Aptify. Since when using the Visual Designer, you are interacting with Aptify controls within Aptify’s design time environment (and not within the Visual Studio environment), a license to the third-party controls is not necessary.

      
      

  • The following software is required to write Crystal Reports:
    • SAP Crystal Reports.

    • The 7.0 Aptify Desktop client and Aptify web interface use the Crystal Reports 13 (Crystal Reports for Visual Studio 2010) viewer to display reports. Upgrading Crystal Reports versions for a Crystal Reports writer should not have an impact on Aptify. The reports viewed through Aptify should continue to use the Crystal Reports viewer leveraged by the Aptify interfaces. Existing reports should continue to function as they do today. New reports should still be compatible with the Crystal Reports 13 viewer.
      
      

      Note
      title note
      Aptify distributes the run time libraries from Crystal Reports so that end users can run reports directly from the Aptify Windows Desktop client. However, report writers need a license for the full version of Crystal Reports to create and edit reports.

      
      

  • The following software is required for Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) Reports:

    • The 7.0 Aptify Desktop client and Aptify Web interface use the Microsoft Report Viewer 2012 to display reports. This software is installed by the Aptify 7.0 install program.

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Aptify recommends optimizing the memory that SQL Server utilizes so the setup can be successful. See _Note_Concerning_SQL Memory Usage below for more details.

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• Operating System: Windows 10
• Microsoft SQL Server 2012 2014 or later
• Aptify 7.0 Server components and the Windows Desktop client
• 32-bit version of the Crystal Reports 13 viewer (Aptify can provide the installer for this software)
• Microsoft .NET Framework v4.8: NET Framework 4.8 is not installed by Aptify. If not already installed on the computer, you can download the installer here: https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet-framework
• Microsoft DHTML Editing Control: This control is required to use HTML fields in the Aptify desktop client. You can download the control here: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=8956.
• Microsoft Office 2007 or later: 
  
  • This includes Office 365 if you are using it in conjunction with the desktop version of Microsoft Office (2007, 2010, or 2013) or if you have Office Professional Plus with Office 365.
  • Microsoft Office is only required if an organization intends to use any of Aptify’s Microsoft Office integration features, such as the Export to Excel wizard, the Microsoft Word Mail Merge wizard, Pivot Table views, and Outlook integration. 
  • Note that Aptify’s Pivot Table view type requires the Office Web Components that are included with Office 2003 (OWC 11). You need to download and install OWC 11 separately to enable pivot table sup­port. 
    
    
• Microsoft Report Viewer 2012 to support viewing of Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) reports

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• The following software is required to develop any component for Aptify 7.0: 
  
  • Microsoft Visual Studio
• Additionally, the following products are required to develop new user interface components for the Aptify Desktop client that utilize the Aptify framework: 
  • Infragistics NetAdvantage 2008 Volume 1:
    • You need a license for these Infragistics control if you are creating new Aptify forms within Visual Studio since several Aptify bound controls inherit from Infragistics controls (and when you use the components in Visual Stu­dio, licensing is required for the underlying third-party controls).
    • While newer versions of the Infragistics tools may be available, Aptify 7.0 and later uses NetAdvantage® 2008 Volume 1. In order to obtain this software, you may need to purchase the latest version and then contact Infragistics to obtain the 2008 Volume 1 version (and an appropriate installation key for that version). 
    • Note that this requirement only applies to developing new functionality for the Aptify desktop application.
       
  • ComponentOne Studio® for WinForms:
    • Note that this requirement only applies to developing new functionality for the Aptify desktop application.
    • You need a license for this developer tool if you intend to add an Entity List View control to a form you are developing within Visual Studio (since the Entity List View control uses the ComponentOne C1FlexGrid control) or if you are inheriting from one of the Aptify wizard assembly that uses the C1FlexGrid control. Aptify uses the 2.6.30073.357 version of the C1FlexGrid control.

    • Aptify also leverages the C1SpellChecker control for the text field spell check functionality. Aptify uses the 2.0.20073.5 version of the C1SpellChecker con­trol.

      Note
      title Note
      If you are developing user interfaces using the Aptify Visual Designer environment, you do not need these third-party applications. The Visual Designer allows you to modify existing form templates in the system and is the most common way of altering the user interfaces in Aptify. Since when using the Visual Designer, you are interacting with Aptify controls within Aptify’s design time environment (and not within the Visual Studio environment), a license to the third-party controls is not necessary.

      
      

  • The following software is required to write Crystal Reports:
    • SAP Crystal Reports.

    • The 7.0 Aptify Desktop client and Aptify web interface use the Crystal Reports 13 (Crystal Reports for Visual Studio 2010) viewer to display reports. Upgrading Crystal Reports versions for a Crystal Reports writer should not have an impact on Aptify. The reports viewed through Aptify should continue to use the Crystal Reports viewer leveraged by the Aptify interfaces. Existing reports should continue to function as they do today. New reports should still be compatible with the Crystal Reports 13 viewer.
      
      

      Note
      title note
      Aptify distributes the run time libraries from Crystal Reports so that end users can run reports directly from the Aptify Windows Desktop client. However, report writers need a license for the full version of Crystal Reports to create and edit reports.

      
      

  • The following software is required for Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) Reports:

    • The 7.0 Aptify Desktop client and Aptify Web interface use the Microsoft Report Viewer 2012 to display reports. This software is installed by the Aptify 7.0 install program.

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