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System requirements

Operating system

The primedocs client can be installed on the following operating systems:

• Windows 8.1 or higher (both 32-bit and 64-bit).

• Windows Server 2012 or higher (both 32-bit and 64-bit)

• Citrix XenApp/TS or Windows terminal server (version compatible from Windows 8.1 32-bit and 64-bit)

Supported Microsoft Office versions

primedocs supports all Microsoft Office versions from Office 2013, both in 32-bit as well as 64-bit. primedocs supports the earlier versions of Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office for Windows until their end of life, i.e. until the end of the "extended support period" from Microsoft to the respective products.

.NET Framework

The primedocs Client requires at least the .NET Framework 4.8.

CPU and memory

It is recommended to use at least a CPU with 1.6 GHz and 2 cores.

At least 4 GB RAM should be used as working memory. Since primedocs integrates with the Office products and it is therefore likely that Microsoft Word, Outlook or Teams will also be running alongside primedocs, it is recommended to plan for at least 8 GB of RAM.

Hard disk storage

The software requires about 200 MB of hard disk space. The primedocs client also stores log files for error handling and settings and additionally creates a local cache for offline use. The size of the cache depends on the number and size of the templates.

Display resolution

The primedocs client requires a screen resolution of at least 1024 * 768.

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Client authentication

"Software as a Service" option:

In the "Software as a Service" option, server-side components are used which forward the login requests to your Azure Active Directory. With this option, the two parameters ClientId and ClientSecret must be specified during installation.

OnPremises default option: (see OnPremises options)

In the default option, server-side components are used, which forward the login requests to your Active Directory. With this option, the two parameters ClientId and ClientSecret must be specified during installation.

OnPremises-"WithoutIdS" option: (see OnPremises options)

The "WithoutIdS" option requires that the primedocs Client and server are in the same domain or in a domain authorized via a position of trust.

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The primedocs MSI package contains the primedocs client and the Microsoft Office add-ins.

primedocs-specific parameters

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• APPLICATIONFOLDER: Installation directory (C:\Program Files (x86)\primedocs is default)

• INSTALLDESKTOPSHORTCUT: 1 / 0 for Yes or No

• AUTOSTART: 1 / 0 for Yes or No

• SERVICEENDPOINTURL: Service endpoint (can be overwritten via registry)

• ADDLOCAL: Features

  • WordAddInFeature: Word add-in for "classic" templates and snippets pane - if used, the CommonAddInWordFeature must also be installed!

  • OutlookAddInFeature: Outlook add-in

  • This list contains all Common Add-Ins (Modern add-in for PowerPoint/Excel/Word)

    • CommonAddInWordFeature: Word add-in for new template types - if used, the WordAddInFeature must also be installed!

    • CommonAddInPowerPointFeature: PowerPoint add-in

    • CommonAddInExcelFeature: Excel add-in

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NOTE
When using placeholders like %username% or %appdata% they must be masked correctly when calling CMD, otherwise the value will be converted directly when called.

Example in a separate file (double % masks the parameters):

• Code Block
  language powershell
  msiexec /qb /i [...] CACHEFOLDER="D:\%%username%%\primedocs\" [...]

Example for a direct call in the CMD (with delayed environment variable expansion):

• Code Block
  language powershell
  cmd /v /c msiexec /qb /i [...] CACHEFOLDER="D:\%username%\primedocs\" [...]

"Per-Machine" and "Per-User" installation

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The default installer is a "Dual-Purpose-Package" and can install primedocs both for all users on the machine ("Per-Machine") or only for the logged-in user ("Per-User"). In the default case, primedocs is installed for all users. The installation variant can be selected via the MSIEXEC parameter MSIINSTALLPERUSER=1 or via the MSI interface.

Configuration values via the registry

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Certain primedocs configuration parameters are also searched in the registry – this is especially useful when using group policies.

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Afterwards the client should log in automatically.

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Public Code Signing Certificate

All main components (the .msi file, the .exe and .dll files for execution and integration in Microsoft Office) are signed with the PrimeSoft Code Signing Certificate.

You can download the public key here:

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Installation scenarios

The default settings of the primedocs installer aim at a “normal” installation on a system that can be started by one or more Windows users. Thereby, both the cache and the settings are stored in %AppData%.

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