The following sections list the minimum hardware and software requirements to install and run the Expere Authoring Tools: the Requirements and Content Editor and I-32 Design Tool. The Expere Authoring Tools are installed with an embedded Document Engine to provide the necessary document generation functionality for non-production outputs.
Note: If the DocViewer application is used with the authoring tools, see the DocViewer requirements as part of the overall Expere Engine and Content (Tools) requirements.
The Expere Authoring Tools environment requires a Microsoft SQL Server database management system. For optimal performance, it is suggested that content be stored and loaded from a database. In an authoring tool configuration, only Microsoft SQL Server is supported and it can be installed on Windows 64-bit operating system.
Client Requirements
| Disk Space |
256 GB or more |
| RAM Memory |
8 GB, recommend 16GB |
| Processor |
i5 quad-core or later 64-bit |
| OS |
Windows 7 or later |
| .NET Framework |
4.5 or later |
| Visual Studio 2013 Shell (Isolated) |
Latest 2013 released version |
| MS SQL Client Tools |
For loading to the Authoring Web Server or an MS SQL based Expere runtime |
| 64-bit Oracle Data Access Components (ODAC) |
For loading to an Oracle based Expere runtime |
| Requirements Administration Tool |
Latest released version |
| Requirements Editor |
Latest released version |
| Data Dictionary Viewer |
Latest released version |
| I-32 Forms Design 6.0 |
Latest released version |
| Capstan |
Latest released version |
Build Server Requirements
| Disk Space |
128 GB or more |
| RAM |
16 GB or more |
| Processor |
i5 Quad-core or later |
| 64-bit OS |
Windows Server 2008 R2 or later |
| .NET Framework |
4.5 or later |
| Powershell or Apache ANT |
Appropriate version for your platform For scripted batch processing |
| Build Document Previews |
Latest released version |
| Customer Facing Outlines |
Latest released version |
| Data Dictionary Builder |
Latest released version |
| Command Line Expere Administration Tool |
Latest released version |
Authoring Server Requirements
| Disk Space |
128 GB or more |
| RAM |
4 GB or more |
| Processor |
i3 dual-core or later |
| 64-bit OS |
Windows Server 2008 R2 or later |
| .NET Framework |
4.5 or later |
| SQL Server |
2008 R2 or higher, all editions: Express, Standard and Enterprise |
| Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) |
7 or higher |
| Server Tools Web Services |
WebServer folder copied from the Expere Server Tools installation folder |
