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titleNote Concerning Full Text Services

Full Text Services must be installed for SQL Server.

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titleNote Concerning SQL Server 2014

With the release of Aptify 5.5.3, Aptify has conducted testing using SQL Server 2014 and no compatibility issues have been identified. Please contact the Aptify Technical Support team if you run into any problems or have questions about using Aptify with this version of SQL Server. 

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titleNote Concerning Support for Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8

With the release of Aptify 5.5.3, Aptify has conducted testing using Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8/8.1 and no compatibility issues have been identified. Please contact the Aptify Technical Support team if you run into any problems or have questions about using Aptify with these versions of Windows. 

 

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Minimum Hardware Requirements - Database Server

Item Requirements
Processor1 x 2.5 GHz 6-core or higher. Intel E5-2640 or higher, or AMD equivalent
Storage

Operating System Drive Configuration:

2 x 15K RPM SAS drives in a RAID 1 mirror

Example: 2 x 300GB drives = 300 GB of usable space for OS


Database Drive Configuration:

Minimum of 5 x 15k RPM SAS drives in a RAID 5 array

Example: 5 x 300GB drives = 1.1 TB of usable space for the database, logs and tempdb.

RAM

16GB at 1333MHz

(A 64-bit OS is required to address this memory requirement)

Network cardGigabit Ethernet, 1000 Mbps

 

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Midpoint Hardware Requirements - Database Server

Item Requirements
Processor1 2 x 2.5 2 GHz 6-core or higher. Intel E5-2640 2660 or higher, or AMD equivalent
Storage

Operating System Drive Configuration:

2 x 15K RPM SAS drives in a RAID 1 mirror

Example: 2 x 300GB drives = 300 GB of usable space for OS

 

Database Drive Configuration:

Minimum of 5 8 x 15k RPM SAS drives in a

Examples:

Medium Transaction Volume:
RAID 5 arrayExample: 5 8 x 300GB drives = 1.1 TB 2TB of usable space for the database, SQL logs and tempdb

High Transaction Volume
RAID 1+0: 8 x 300GB drives = 1.2TB of usable space for the database, SQL logs and tempdb

RAM

16GB 32 GB at 1333MHz1333MHz 

(A 64-bit OS is required to address this memory requirement)

Network cardGigabit Ethernet, 1000 Mbps

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High-end Hardware Requirements - Database Server

 

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This is the base hardware for a high throughput system. For extremely high workloads, additional RAM, more CPUs and more disk spindles in the RAID array will be required. Consult with Aptify’s Infrastructure Specialists for additional information. 

 

 

Item Requirements
Processor

2 x 2.9 GHz 6-core or higher. Intel E5-

2660

2690 or higher, or AMD equivalent

Storage

Operating System Drive Configuration:

2 x 15K RPM SAS drives in a RAID 1 mirror

Example: 2 x 300GB drives = 300 GB of usable space for OS

 

Database Drive Configuration:

Minimum of 8 14 x 15k RPM SAS drives

Examples:

Medium Transaction Volume:
RAID 5: 8 x 300GB drives = 2TB of usable space for the database, SQL logs and tempdb

High Transaction Volume
RAID Example:

RAID 1+0: 8 14 x 300GB drives = 1. 2TB of usable space for the database, SQL logs and tempdb

RAM

32 128 GB at 1333MHz 1600MHz or more 

(A 64-bit OS is required to address this memory requirement)

Network cardGigabit Ethernet, 1000 Mbps

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This is the base hardware for a high throughput system. For extremely high workloads, additional RAM, more CPUs and more disk spindles in the RAID array will be required. Consult with Aptify’s Infrastructure Specialists for additional information. 

 

 

Item Requirements
Processor

2 x 2.9 GHz 6-core or higher. Intel E5-2690 or higher, or AMD equivalent

Storage

Operating System Drive Configuration:

2 x 15K RPM SAS drives in a RAID 1 mirror

Example: 2 x 300GB drives = 300 GB of usable space for OS

 

Database Drive Configuration:

Minimum of 14 x 15k RPM SAS drives

Example:

RAID 1+0: 14 x 300GB drives = 2TB of usable space for the database, SQL logs and tempdb

RAM

128 GB at 1600MHz or more 

(A 64-bit OS is required to address this memory requirement)

Network cardGigabit Ethernet, 1000 Mbps

 

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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titleNote Concerning Non-Aptify Named Databases

If your Aptify database is named something other than APTIFY, additional steps are required prior to installing Aptify 5.5.3. Please contact the Aptify Technical Support team for the more information. 

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When installing a large service pack like Aptify 5.5.3 (and on busy systems in general), Aptify recommends restricting the amount of memory that SQL Server can utilize based on the system's overall available memory. This will ensure the setup program itself has access to the appropriate memory it needs to successfully install. You can find several examples online, including posts like the following, for guidance:

http://sqlserverperformance.wordpress.com/2009/10/29/suggested-max-memory-settings-for-sql-server-20052008/.

If possible, it is also good practice to restart the database server before beginning the install, this ensures all memory is released before beginning. This is particularly true for test installations that may occur on non-production systems with low-end hardware.

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If you are installing this service pack on a database server running Aptify 5.5.2, you must apply updates provided with 5.5.3. Your Aptify application server must meet the following basic requirements before applying the updates provided with Aptify 5.5.3. See Updating the Application Server for Aptify 5.5.3 for details.

This section lists the software and hardware requirements to support an Application Server for executing asynchronous process flow runs and scheduled tasks. An organization can deploy 1 to n application servers, depending on utilization and load.

Software Requirements

  • Operating System: Windows Server 2012 or Windows Server 2008
  • Aptify 5.5.3 Application Server Component
  • Aptify 5.5.3 Windows Desktop client
  • Microsoft .NET Framework v4.5: The Aptify setup program adds this to a computer if it is not already installed.
  • SAP Crystal Reports 32-bit version should be installed if scheduled views that send out reports are configured on the Application Server.

Hardware Requirements

At a minimum, a computer that can run Windows Server 2012 or Windows Server 2008 can also function as an Application Server. However, Aptify recommends that an organization use a computer with at least the following specifications:

  • Intel Dual-Core Xeon or Higher
  • 8 GB RAM

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This section lists the recommended software and hardware requirements for running the Aptify Desktop client in the supported environments.

 

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The Aptify Desktop client will function on hardware that does not meet these requirements, but for best performance, a user’s workstation should meet these requirements. 

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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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titleNote Concerning Non-Aptify Named Databases

If your Aptify database is named something other than APTIFY, additional steps are required prior to installing Aptify 5.5.3. Please contact the Aptify Technical Support team for the more information. 

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Note Concerning SQL Memory Usage

When installing a large service pack like Aptify 5.5.2 or 5.5.3 (and on busy systems in general), Aptify recommends restricting the amount of memory that SQL Server can utilize based on the system's overall available memory. This will ensure the setup program itself has access to the appropriate memory it needs to successfully install. You can find several examples online, including posts like the following, for guidance:

http://sqlserverperformance.wordpress.com/2009/10/29/suggested-max-memory-settings-for-sql-server-20052008/.

If possible, it is also good practice to restart the database server before beginning the install, this ensures all memory is released before beginning. This is particularly true for test installations that may occur on non-production systems with low-end hardware.

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Application Server Requirements

If you are installing this service pack on a database server running Aptify 5.5.2, you must apply updates provided with 5.5.3. Your Aptify application server must meet the following basic requirements before applying the updates provided with Aptify 5.5.3. See Installing Crystal Reports to Support Scheduled Views that Generate Reports for details.

See System Requirements for Application Servers for more information on the software and hardware requirements to support an Application Server for executing asynchronous process flow runs and scheduled tasks. An organization can deploy 1 to n application servers, depending on utilization and load.

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Aptify Desktop Client Requirements

This section lists the recommended software and hardware requirements for running the Aptify Desktop client in the supported environments.

 

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The Aptify Desktop client will function on hardware that does not meet these requirements, but for best performance, a user’s workstation should meet these requirements. 

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Software Requirements

  • Operating System: Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7 (Ultimate or Enterprise Editions) or Windows Vista® (Business or Ultimate Edition – SP1)
  • Aptify 5.5.3 Desktop client
  • 32-bit version of the Crystal Reports 13 viewer (Aptify can provide the installer for this software)
  • Microsoft .NET Framework v3.5 and 4.5: The Aptify setup program adds .NET Framework 3.5 to a desk­top computer if it is not already installed. .NET Framework 4.5 is not installed by Aptify. If not already installed on the computer, you can download the installer here: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30653.
  • 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. OWC 11 is available for download at:

      http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?Fami-      lyId=7287252C-402E-4F72-97A5-E0FD290D4B76&displaylang=en

  • Microsoft® MapPoint for Map Views support in Aptify Windows desktop application.

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Hardware Requirements

Item Requirements
Operating system Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8,Windows 7 Pro with SP1 or Vista Business Edition with SP2
Processor Intel Core2 Duo or higher, or AMD equivalent
Recommended Hard Drive500GB SATA or 512GB SSD
Minimum Hard Drive Space 2 GB
Recommended RAM 8 GB

Minimum Free RAM Required for Application

400 MB

Recommended Video Resolution

1920 x 1080 pixels
CD-ROM Optional
Network card 100 Mbps

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Development Requirements

This section lists the minimum software and hardware requirements for development environments.

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Software Requirements

  • Operating System: Windows 7 (Ultimate or Enterprise Editions), Windows Vista SP1 (Business or Ultimate Edition), or Windows Server 2008, Windows Server R2, Windows 8, Windows Server 2012
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2008 or SQL Server 2012
  • Aptify 5.5.3 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 v3.5 and 4.5: The Aptify setup program adds .NET Framework 3.5 to a desk­top computer if it is not already installed. .NET Framework 4.5 is not installed by Aptify. If not already installed on the computer, you can download the installer here: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30653.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. OWC 11 is available for download at:
    http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?Fami-lyId=7287252C-402E-4F72-97A5-E0FD290D4B76&displaylang=en
  • Microsoft® MapPoint for Map Views support in Aptify Windows desktop application.

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Item Requirements
Operating system Windows 8.1, Windows 8,Windows 7 Pro with SP1 or Vista Business Edition with SP2
Processor Intel Core2 Duo or higher, or AMD equivalent
Recommended Hard Drive500GB SATA or 512GB SSD
Minimum Hard Drive Space 2 GB
Recommended RAM 8 GB

Minimum Free RAM Required for Application

400 MB

Recommended Video Resolution

1920 x 1080 pixels
CD-ROM Optional
Network card 100 Mbps

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This section lists the minimum software and hardware requirements for development environments.

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This section lists third party software packages that are required to develop components for Aptify. This is in addition to the hardware and software requirements described above.

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  • 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 5.5 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). 
  • Aptify also uses Infragistics Web controls in Aptify Web Access.
     

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  • 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 following version of the C1FlexGrid control: 2.6.20073.357.

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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 these third party controls is not necessary.

 

 

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

 

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Aptify recommends that a developer’s computer meet the following minimum hardware specifications:

 

    • Intel Quad-Core Xeon or newer, or AMD equivalent
    • 8 GB RAM
    • 2 x 300GB in RAID 1

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This section lists the software and hardware requirements to support an Aptify e-Business Server for web presence and online transactions.

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When a feature in the list below shows child features, only those features are recommended for installation. When a feature does not list any child features, all of the child features are recommended for installation.

  • Web Server (IIS)
    • Web Server
      • Common HTTP Features
      • Application Development
        • ASP.NET
        • .NET Extensibility
        • ISAPI Extensions
        • ISAPI Filters
      • Security
        • Request Filtering
      • Performance
    • Management Tools
  • Enable HTTP Compression.
  • Aptify 5.5 e-Business Server Component
  • Aptify 5.5 Windows Desktop client
  • Microsoft .NET Framework v4.5: The Aptify 5.5.3 setup program adds this to a computer if it is not already installed.
  • Microsoft .NET Framework v4.0: Required for ASP.NET 4.0.

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At a minimum, a computer that can run Windows Server 2012 or Windows Server 2008 can also function as an e-Business Server. However, Aptify recommends that an organization use a server with at least the following specifications:

  • Intel Quad-Core Xeon or newer, or AMD equivalent
  • 8 GB RAM
  • 2 x 300GB in RAID 1

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Aptify provides a web browser-based interface. Using a standard web browser, a user can connect to Aptify over the Internet and access the same user profile that is available when using the Windows Desktop client.

This section lists the software and hardware requirements to support an Aptify web server.

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  • When configuring the IIS Server, Aptify recommends that you include both the ASP.NET and IIS 6 Management Compatibility (including all sub-options) services, and enable HTTP Compression.
  • To manually confirm that ASP.NET 4.0.30319 is available on the computer, follow these steps:
    1. Open the Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager (from Start > Control Panel > Administrative Tools).
    2. Select the Application Pools List from the console tree.
    3. Right‐click on one of the application pools (for example, the DefaultApp‐Pool) and select the Basic Settings option.
    4. On the Edit Application Pool dialog, confirm that 4.030319 appears in the .NET Framework version drop‐down list.
       

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  • 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. OWC 11 is available for download at:

      http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?Fami-lyId=7287252C-402E-4F72-97A5-E0FD290D4B76&displaylang=en.

  • Microsoft® MapPoint for Map Views support in Aptify Windows desktop application.

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Third-Party Software

This section lists third party software packages that are required to develop components for Aptify. This is in addition to the hardware and software requirements described above.

  • The following software is required to develop any component for Aptify 5.5.3:
    • Microsoft® Visual Studio

  • Additionally, the following products are required to develop new user interface compo­nents for the Aptify desktop application 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 5.5 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 following version of the C1FlexGrid control: 2.6.20073.357.

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

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        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 these third party controls is not necessary.

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

      • The 5.5.3 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.

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

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Hardware Requirements

Aptify recommends that a developer’s computer meet the following minimum hardware specifications:

    • Intel Quad-Core Xeon or newer, or AMD equivalent
    • 8 GB RAM
    • 2 x 300GB in RAID 1

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Aptify Web Interface Requirements

Aptify provides a web browser-based interface. Using a standard web browser, a user can connect to Aptify over the Internet and access the same user profile that is available when using the Windows Desktop client. The software and hardware requirements to support an Aptify web server are described in the System Requirements for the Aptify Web Interface.

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  • Aptify Desktop client installed with 5.5.2 3 components
  • Aptify Desktop client has connected at least once to the Aptify 5.5.2 3 database server