Expere Authoring Tools

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