This topic lists the minimum software and hardware requirements for an Aptify development environment.

• Hardware Requirements
• Software Requirements
• Third-Party Software Requirements

Hardware Requirements

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

• Processor: Single 3.0 GHz single-core or Single 1.8 GHz dual-core (32 or 64-bit processor)
• RAM: 2 GB RAM
• Hard Drive: 200 GB – IDE or SATA

Software Requirements

The following is a list of software requirements for an Aptify development environment, broken down by release:

• Aptify 5.5.4
• Aptify 5.5.3
• Aptify 5.5.2
• Aptify 5.5.1
• Aptify 5.5

Aptify 5.5.4

• 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 5.5.4 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 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.
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  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 (available for Aptify desktop client only) 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.

    When using the Aptify desktop client, Aptify recommends using the 32-bit version of Office if your organization wants to display Outlook items on your Aptify dashboard. Note that this is not an issue when using the Aptify web interface.

    
    

Aptify 5.5.3

• Operating System: Windows 7 (Ultimate or Enterprise Editions), Windows Vista SP1 (Business or Ultimate Insert 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 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 client.

Aptify 5.5.2

• 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 Server components and the Windows desktop application
• Microsoft .NET Framework v3.5 SP1: The Aptify setup program adds this to a computer if it is not already installed.
• 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 client.

Aptify 5.5.1

• Operating System: Windows XP Professional (SP2 or later), Windows Server 2003 (SP2), Windows Vista SP1 (Business Edition or Ultimate Edition) or Windows 2008
• SQL Server 2008
• Aptify 5.5 Server components and the Windows desktop application
• Microsoft .NET Framework v3.5 SP1: SQL Server 2008 installs this.
  
  
• Microsoft Office 2003 or later
  • 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). If you are running Office 2007, you need to download and install OWC 11 separately to enable pivot table support. OWC 11 is available for download at: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=22276.
    
    
  • Microsoft® MapPoint 2006 or 2009 (to create and load Map views)

Aptify 5.5

• Operating System: Windows XP Professional (SP2 or later), Windows Server 2003 (SP2), Windows Vista SP1 (Business Edition or Ultimate Edition) or Windows 2008
• SQL Server 2008
• Aptify 5.5 Server components and the Windows desktop application
• Microsoft .NET Framework v3.5 SP1: SQL Server 2008 installs this.
  
  
• Microsoft Office 2003 or later
  • 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). If you are running Office 2007, you need to download and install OWC 11 separately to enable pivot table support. OWC 11 is available for download at: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=22276.
    
    
  • Microsoft MapPoint 2006 or 2009 (to create and load Map views)

Third-Party Software Requirements

This section lists third-party software packages that are required to develop components for Aptify, broken down by release. This is in addition to the hardware and software requirements described in this topic.

• Aptify 5.5.4
• Aptify 5.5.3
• Aptify 5.5.2
• Aptify 5.5.1
• Aptify 5.5

Aptify 5.5.4

• The following software is required to develop any component for Aptify:
  • Microsoft Visual Studio 2008
    
    
• Additionally, the following products are required to develop new user interface components 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 uiIses 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.
      
      
• ComponentOne Studio for WinForms
  
  • 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 leverage the C1SpellChecker control for the text field spell check functionality. Aptify uses the following version of the C1SpellChecker control: 2.0.20073.5.
    
    
• ComponentArt Web.UI Version 2007.1 for ASP.NET 2.0

  • Aptify developed the web menu control in Aptify 5.0 E-Business and Web Access using this tool. You need a license for it if you intend to modify the web menu control in Aptify Web Access.

    Note that if you are developing user interfaces using the Aptify 5.5 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 interface in Aptify 5.5. 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:
• Business Objects® Crystal Reports®
  • Aptify 5.5 uses Crystal Reports 2008 with backwards compatibility to Crystal Reports 9)
    
    

• Alternatively, you can use the version of Crystal Reports included with Visual Studio.

  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.

  
  

Aptify 5.5.3

• The following software is required to develop any component for Aptify: 
  
  • 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.

      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.

      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.

      
      

Aptify 5.5.2

• The following software is required to develop any component for Aptify: 
  
  • Microsoft® Visual Studio 2008
    
    
• Additionally, the following products are required to develop new user interface compo­nents 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 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.
       
  • ComponentOne® Studio® for WinForms
    • 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. 

    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 Aptify Desktop client includes a Crystal Reports viewer for Crystal Reports 2008 (aka Crystal Reports 12). The Aptify web interface leverages a newer version of the Crystal Reports viewer (Crystal Reports 13 – Crystal Reports for Visual Studio 2010) 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 2008 viewer.

      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.

      
      

Aptify 5.5.1

• The following software is required to develop any component for Aptify: 
  
  • Microsoft® Visual Studio 2008
    
    
• Additionally, the following products are required to develop new user interface compo­nents 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 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.
       
  • ComponentOne® Studio® for WinForms
    • 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. 

    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 Aptify Desktop client includes a Crystal Reports viewer for Crystal Reports 2008 (aka Crystal Reports 12). The Aptify web interface leverages a newer version of the Crystal Reports viewer (Crystal Reports 13 – Crystal Reports for Visual Studio 2010) 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 2008 viewer.

      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.

      
      

Aptify 5.5

• The following software is required to develop any component for Aptify 5.5: 
  
  • Microsoft® Visual Studio 2008
    
    
• Additionally, the following products are required to develop new user interface compo­nents 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 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.
       
  • ComponentOne® Studio® for WinForms
    • 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. 

    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 Aptify Desktop client includes a Crystal Reports viewer for Crystal Reports 2008 (aka Crystal Reports 12). The Aptify web interface leverages a newer version of the Crystal Reports viewer (Crystal Reports 13 – Crystal Reports for Visual Studio 2010) 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 2008 viewer.

      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.