Install and Setup ACES Application

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Last updated: Oct 16, 2019
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The following instructions are based on windows 2016 server environment. If trying on different server version, please check Microsoft documentation for corresponding steps.

ACES needs 32 bit Fytek dll installed to work properly with PDF related functionalities. Following steps should be performed by application server administrator:

  1. Copy the Fytek PDF Writer from \\ncrws497\e$\wwwroot\CommonApps (pdfrwr.dll)
  2. Open up admin command line. Go to folder containing the pdfrwr.dll and register the Fytek PDF Writer using the following command: c:\windows\SysWoW64\regsvr32.exe pdfrwr.dll

Instructions

  1. Copy the prepared installation package into destination folder. For example: \\ncrws497\e$\tcappsroot\saf-sec-sur\4\aces-sace
  2. Modify the global.asa file to make sure correct database connection string and support email are being used for the environment you are publishing to

  3. Copy all shared files to \wwwfiles\aces\ folder. For example: \\ncrws497\wwwfiles\aces should be shared with everyone through configuring the folder properties.

  4. Create Application Pools for ACES on server.
    1. Remote access into server.
    2. On server, click Server Manager -> Tools -> Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager -> NCRWS497(TC\XXX) -> Application Pools -> Add Application Pool

      Fill in with following information:
      Name: ACES-SACE
      .NET CLR version: No Managed Code
      Managed pipeline mode: Integrated
      Start application pool immediately: checked
    3. Right click newly created ACES-SACE application pool and select Advanced settings, and configure followings:
      Enable 32-Bit Applications: True
      Start Mode : AlwaysRunning
  5. Add ACES application into IIS sites.
    1. On IIS Manager, right click Sites -> TCAPPS2MSSDEV -> saf-sec-sur -> 4 -> aces-sace -> select Convert to Application


    2. Configure following informations
      Alias: aces-sace
      Application pool: ACES-SACE
      Physical path: E:\tcappsroot\saf-sec-sur\4\aces-sace

    3. Double click ASP for aces-sace site to Enable Parent Paths as True

  6. Add ACES-SACE as COM+ Application.

    1. Create a new COM+ ACES Application.
      Server Manager -> Tools -> Component Services -> Computers -> My Computer -> COM+ Applicaitons -> New Application -> Create an empty Application -> Server Application -> ACES-SACE


    2. Install new Components under ACES
      ACES-SACE -> Components -> New Component -> Install new components -> select aces61.dll under E:\tcappsroot\saf-sec-sur\4\aces-sace\acesdll
    3. Config Security properties for ACES Site
      Right click ACES-SACE -> Properties -> Security -> Uncheck Enforce access checks for this application
  7. Test ACES Application through server Url. For example: http://ncrws497:40000/saf-sec-sur/4/aces-sace/