The following sections describe the basic installation workflow for a manual installation of the Dodeca Excel Add-In for the deployment mechanisms and package types described in this document.
In its simplest form, an XCopy installation of the Dodeca Excel Add-In for
Essbase consists of ensuring that the deployment signing certificate is
trusted at the machine or user context and running the appropriate XCopy
installation package.
The following sections describe the basic installation workflow for a manual installation of the Dodeca Excel Add-In using the Windows Installer (MSI) package.
The following instructions assume that the GenerateCertificate policy is used by the ClickOnce Prep Utility. If an existing certificate is used via the UseExisting policy, please review the Deployment Trust / Certificate Management section before proceeding.
After building the deployment in the ClickOnce Prep Utility and deploying the servlet, execute the following commands as the end-user for whom the Dodeca Excel Add-In will be installed, adjusting the path and name of the deployment signing certificate as necessary:
certutil.exe -f -user -p "password" -importPFX Root "server.8080.dodeca.pfx" certutil.exe -f -user -p "password" -importPFX TrustedPublisher "server.8080.dodeca.pfx"
Note
If the package will be installed for multiple users on a machine, it is advisable to import the certificate in the machine context. See: Local Machine Import for Generated Certificate.
After importing the generated certificate in the machine or user context, proceed with the package installation by either double-clicking the Windows Installer (MSI) package, advertising it to end-users, or launching it via your organization’s software management console of choice.
The following instructions assume that the GenerateCertificate policy is used by the ClickOnce Prep Utility. If an existing certificate is used via the UseExisting policy, please review the Deployment Trust / Certificate Management section before proceeding.
After building the deployment in the ClickOnce Prep Utility and deploying the servlet, execute the following commands as an administrative user, adjusting the path and name of the deployment signing certificate as necessary:
certutil.exe -f -p "password" -importPFX Root "server.8080.dodeca.pfx" certutil.exe -f -p "password" -importPFX TrustedPublisher "server.8080.dodeca.pfx"
After importing the generated certificate in the machine context, proceed with the package installation using the following command as an administrative user or launching it via your organization’s software management console of choice in the
ALLUSERS=1configuration.msiexec.exe /i "DodecaExcelAddInForEssbase.8.1.4.35.msi" ALLUSERS=1