Install and deploy AVEVA Production Accounting – Web

When you run Setup.exe, the file installs AVEVA Production Accounting – Web and Industry Console onto your computer. The rewrite_amd64_en-US.msi prerequisite file also installs onto your computer, if not already installed.

To use the AVEVA Production Accounting – Web software, install the AVEVA Production Accounting – Web application on a computer that has IIS installed.

The following procedure describes how to install AVEVA Production Accounting – Web:

1. In the AVEVA Production Accounting – Web installation package, in the AVEVA Production Accounting – Web folder, right-click Setup.exe.

2. Run the file as an Administrator.

   The installation program analyzes the software installed on your computer and installs the prerequisite files, if required, as shown in the following image.

   

3. Select Install.

   The prerequisite files are installed. The Welcome screen appears.

   

4. Select Next.

5. Agree to the terms of the license agreement, and select Next.

   

6. If you are instlling AVEVA Production Accounting – Web for the first time, specify the destination folder.

7. Select Next and perform one of the following actions:

   • Choose the default installation folder C:\Program Files (x86)\AVEVA\AVEVAProductionAccounting.

   • Specify the location where you want to install AVEVA Production Accounting – Web.

   If you already have any previous version of AVEVA Production Accounting – Web installed on your machine, the same folder is automatically selected.

8. Select Next.

   Security Type AVEVA Local is selected by default. Specify the machine name where the license server is installed.

   

   • If you do not want to download AVEVA Help, select the AVEVA Help Enabled dropdown and select NO.

     The installation of AVEVA Help is enabled by default.

9. Select Next.

10. Select Install.

    

    The installation of the application begins.

    

    The Configurator window appears.

11. Configure the following ports for the AVEVA Production Accounting – Web application to enable users to access the portal remotely:

    1. Enter a User Name in the format <domain>\<user name>.

    2. Select Add User.

    3. Configure the port numbers for the Web API (8080) and website (8084).

    4. Set the data folder where Admin user and database details are saved.

    5. Change the port type from "http" to "https" or vice versa, as required. It is recommended to use "https".

    6. Set the server URL in the client by populating the following fields:

       

       • Client IIS Site Name — Name of the web application in IIS.

       • Server IIS Site Name — Name of the Web API in IIS.

       • Configuration Data Path — Folder path where Admin user details and database connection information are stored. Admin user details are saved in the C:\ProgramData\AVEVA\APA\WebApi\Data\UserData sub-folder, while database connection details are found in the C:\ProgramData\AVEVA\APA\WebApi\Data\InitializationFiles sub-folder.

         

    7. Select Configure.

    The user access for AVEVA Production Accounting – Web is configured.

    Important: Create an Admin user as shown in the image. It is mandatory since the configuration option is only available to the Admin. Only one Admin user can be created.

    • You can update the local host as https addresses from the dropdown lists.

12. Select Close.

13. Select Finish.

    

    The installation is complete. The AVEVA Production Accounting – Web IIS website is created on the local machine.

    Note: If the configurator does not launch, open the configurator manually and perform the configuration update procedure.

14. Restart the IIS server to stabilize and save the changes.

    

    The configuration data path of AVEVA Production Accounting – Web is C:\ProgramData\AVEVA\APA\WebApi\Data.

    New and existing users and URL can be configured in the Configurator window after the installation is complete. This configuration creates the necessary folder and files which are essential for the application to run properly.

15. Open the AVEVA Production Accounting – Web website and check your login credentials.

    Once the application opens successfully, check if the following options are available:

    • Configurations — Establishes connection between the AVEVA Production Accounting database and AVEVA Production Accounting – Web. Only available to the Admin user.

    • Reports — Fetches the runtime reports of AVEVA Production Accounting from the database.

    • Diagnostic Reports — Fetches the diagnostic reports of AVEVA Production Accounting from the database.