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Plant Applications Products Documentation

Getting Started Guide
- Plant Applications Installation Overview
- Preparing to Install Plant Applications
- Installing Plant Applications
- Installing the Report (Web) Server
  - Report Server Installation Overview
  - Install the Plant Applications Report Server
    You can install the Plant Applications Report Server, after completing the prerequisites.
  - Set Up the Plant Applications Report Server
  - Secure Socket Layer and Certificate Requirements
    The Plant Applications Report Server requires a valid IIS server certificate to work in SSL mode. When you install and access the Report Server across different machines, the certificate should be validated across machines and preferably signed by a Certificate Authority (CA) known to these machines.
  - Create or Modify UAA Users to Access Web Reports
  - Set Up IIS for Remote Use
    When the Plant Applications Report Server has been installed on a different machine from the Plant Applications Web Client, you must configure Plant Applications Report Server applications (PAReporting, Apps, and ProficyDashBoard) to use different X-Frame-Options.
  - Set Up FTP for Report Server
    To use Plant Applications Report Engines, you must enable your machine with the FTP permissions. Following are the steps to configure Microsoft IIS FTP permissions.
  - Set Up the Plant Applications Excel Add-In
  - Setting up IIS Web Services
  - Changing the SharePoint Port Number
    SharePoint Services 3.0 uses port 80 by default, which is the port used by the Plant Applications Web server.
  - Local Client Application Support
    You can install local copies of the Plant Applications Administrator, Plant Applications Client, and Workflow Client and directed them to an installed server to access the Unified Manufacturing Database (UMDB), a historian, and Web Server reports.
  - Troubleshooting Web Reporting Issues
- Post-installation Tasks
- Plant Applications Client Interfaces
- Test and Production Environments
- Upgrading from Version 7.0 SP5 and Later
- Appendix: Cluster Installation and Configuration

Troubleshooting Web Reporting Issues

Issue: Remote Certificate is Invalid

The following error message is displayed on web reporting URL instead of Proficy Authentication (UAA) page.

The remote certificate is invalid according to the validation procedure.

The error message is displayed when you install Plant Applications Web Server using the Proficy Authentication (UAA) type with self-signed certificates. The root CA self-signed certificate installed with UAA is not validated when reporting URL is loaded, as it is not available in your machine.

To resolve this issue, it is recommended to install enterprise SSL certificates signed by CA. Refer to Secure Socket Layer and Certificate Requirements to install certificates signed by CA or, follow the steps below to proceed using self-signed certificates.

Navigate to Operations Hub or UAA URL https://<sitename>/iqp.
Click Not secure and select Certificate is not valid.
Certificate window page appears.
Select the Certification Path tab and select <.…..Root CA.…..>.
Select View Certificate.
Select the Details tab and select Copy to File....
Welcome to the Certificate Export Wizard page appears.
Select Next.
Select Base-64 encoded X.509 (.CER) and select Next.
Select Browse and navigate to the location you want to save the file.
Enter the file name in the File name field.
Select Next and select Finish to save the file.
Right-click on the saved file and select Install Certificate.
Certificate Import Wizard page appears.
- Select Local Machine in the Store Location and select Next.
- Select Place all certificates in the following store and select Browse to locate certificate store.
- Select Trusted Root Certification Authorities and select OK.
- Select Next and select Finish.