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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

Set Up the Plant Applications Report Server

Before you begin

Install the Plant Applications Report (Web) Server.
In the Services screen, verify that the Plant Applications Report Engine services are logging in under the domain user you specified when installing the Report Server. Check the Log On As column for each service.
If the Proficy Server Remote Data Service resides on the Plant Applications server, verify that the service logs in under the domain user. If the Proficy Server Remote Data Service resides on another server, such as the Plant Applications Web server, use a Windows user account or a local administrator account with Log on as a Service rights instead of Local System.
Verify that the domain user has Log on as a Service rights.

Procedure

Start Excel under the same login account used by the Plant Applications Report Engine services and configure Excel. To get more information on configuring Excel, see Set Up the Plant Applications Excel Add-In.
Under the Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager, verify that Anonymous Authentication is enabled for the PAReportingFTP site and Rules are added for allowing Anonymous Users to read and write for the three virtual FTP directories (Templates, Reports, and PAReporting). For more details, see Set Up FTP for Report Server.
Verify that you can use FTP, and log in as anonymous.
Right-click the ..\inetpub\wwwroot folder in Windows Explorer, select Properties, and then open the Security tab. Grant full control under Permissions to all users including Users.
In Local Users and Groups (access from Computer Management, or search for “Local Users” from the Windows Start menu), add the following users to the Administrators group:
- IIS_IUSRS (Internet Guest Account)