Install RtReports

During installation, some in-use files may need to be replaced. If so, you might be prompted to select restarting your machine immediately or later. It is recommended to restart immediately.

Note: You must be an administrator on your machine to successfully install RtReports.

Ensure that all pre-installation tasks have been completed before installing RtReports.

You will need to know the name of the PI Server where you will store the report templates in the PI Module Database.

1. Run setup.exe from the RtReports installation folder.

   A window opens indicating the software that you must install prior to the RtReports server installation.

2. Follow the setup wizard for each software component, restarting your computer as required.

3. If you install RtReports with a website that is configured to use a different port than the default (80), you must make sure that the following configuration file entries reflect the correct port number (substitute for each NN below). Both of the configuration files are located in the RtReports installation directory (typically %PIHOME%\RtReports).

   In the OSISoft.RtReports.Editor.exe.config.file

   <appSettings>
   ...
   <add key="PagesPath"value="https://<ServerName>:NN/RtReports/WebPage
   </add>
   <add key="TrendPath"value="https://<ServerName>:NN/RtReports/PrintTren
   </add>
   <add key="RemoteServer"
   value="https://<ServerName>:NN/RtReports/WebServices/Services.asmx"/>
   ...
   </appSettings>

   In the web.config file:

   <appSettings>
   ...
   <add key="RootPath" value="https://ServerName>:NN/RtReports"/>
   ...
   </appSettings>