ABBYY TechnologySummit2016

ABBYY NAHQ, 2016

Scott Chau

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FlexiCapture 11 Install 101/Best Practices

• Standalone Installations

• Distributed

• Upgrades, oh my!

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Standalone Installation

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Installation Steps - Standalone

• Download files from http://www.abbyydownloads.com/fc11

• Extract Files and run Autorun.exe if needed

• Select “1. Standalone Installation”

• Chose UI language and agree to EULA

• Customer Information

• Choose Setup Type

• Installation Location

• Activate License

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Standalone - Download

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Standalone - Extraction

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Standalone - Installation Type

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Standalone - Setup

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Standalone - Stations

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Standalone - License

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Standalone Installation -Common Problems

• Windows Update

• 3rd Party software

• User Profiles issue

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Standalone Installation -What is needed from Support

• %temp% log files

– AbbyyMsiLog.txt

– ABBYY FlexiCapture 11.log

• Windows Event logs

– System

– Application

– Security

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Distributed Installation

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Installation Steps - Components

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Installation Steps - Distributed

• Download files from http://www.abbyydownloads.com/fc11

• Read Admin Guide

• Select “2. Distributed Installation”

– External Components

– Servers

– Workstation

• Activate License

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Distributed - Download

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Distributed - Extraction

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Distributed – External Components

• .NET Framework 4.0 & 3.5 SP1

• IIS

• SQL or Oracle DB

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Distributed – Server

• Select “2 Install Servers”

• Select the components

• Application Server

– IIS must be installed

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Distributed – Server

• Create DB

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Distributed - License

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Distributed – Stations

• Select “3 Install Workstations”

• Select the components

• Protection Sever Location

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Distributed – Configuration

• Processing Server

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Distributed Installation - Common Problems

• Admin Rights

– Run as Administrator

• User Account Control

• DB creation problem

• Sharing Application Server (IIS)

• License location

• User Profiles issue, Windows Update, & 3rd Party software

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Distributed Installation - Common Problems

• DB creation problem

– Compatibility mode in IE

– DB creation failure

• Run as Administrator

• Credentials of Application Pool

• SQL and Windows Authentication

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Distributed Installation - Common Problems

• DB creation problem

– Compatibility mode in IE

– DB creation failure

• Run as Administrator

• SQL and Windows Authentication

• Credentials of Application Pool

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Distributed Installation - Common Problems

• DB creation problem

– Sharing Application Server (IIS)

• Bindings

• Different Ports

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Distributed Installation - Common Problems

• DB creation problem

– Sharing Application Server (IIS)

• Bindings

• Different Ports

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Distributed Installation - Common Problems

• DB creation problem

– Sharing Application Server (IIS)

• Bindings

• Different Ports

http://knowledgebase.abbyy.com/article/1873

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Distributed Installation - Common Problems

• License Server location

– LicensingSettings.xml

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Distributed Installation -What is needed from Support

• %temp% log files

– AbbyyMsiLog.txt

– ABBYY FlexiCapture 11.log

• Windows Event logs

– System

– Application

– Security

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Upgrades

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Upgrades

• Uninstall – Reinstall

• Patch Upgrade

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Upgrades – Uninstall/Re-Install

• Uninstall / Re-Install

– Standalone

• C:\Program Files (x86)\ABBYY FlexiCapture 11

• C:\ProgramData\ABBYY\FlexiCapture\11.0

– Distributed

• C:\Program Files (x86)\ABBYY FlexiCapture 11 Servers

• C:\Program Files (x86)\ABBYY FlexiCapture 11 Stations

• C:\inetpub\wwwroot\FlexiCapture11

• C:\ProgramData\ABBYY\FlexiCapture\11.0

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Upgrades – Patch

• Patches

– Version 11.0.4.2054 or newer

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Upgrades

• Upgrading Database

• Upgrading Project

– **Backward Compatible, NOT Forward**

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Questions

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