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Overview of SDL LiveContent Installation

This topic shows which steps are involved in the installation of all SDL LiveContent components.

Step 1: Check hardware prerequisites

Before you start installing, check if the hardware you intend to use meets the minimal hardware requirements.

Step 2: Create the database for Content Explorer

Installing the Content Explorer database consists of the following steps:

  1. Ensure that the software prerequisites for Content Explorer database are met
  2. Follow the steps listed in: Configuring Microsoft SQL Server or to create and install the database.
  3. Don't forget to run Database Upgrade Tool, when the application server is installed, to ensure that your database matches the application version. More information can be found here: Database Upgrade Tool (DBUT) overview

Step 3: Install and configure Content Explorer

Installing Content Explorer consists of the following steps:

  1. Ensure that the software prerequisites forContent Explorer application server are met
  2. Install all Third Party Software needed (mentioned in the Install Guide which can be downloaded from here:Downloads )
  3. Prepare everything for Signal Sign-on Authentication (InfoShareSTS or ADFS)
  4. Prepare for the install by extracting the CD and completing inputparameters.xml, more information can be found here: Inputparameters explained
  5. Use InstallTool.exe to install the application server
  6. Configure Content Explorer

Step 4: Enable Content Editor

You need to take this step if you want to edit in a supported browser, Content Editor is installed together with Content Explorer. Next steps will help you to enable it and add a license.

  1. Obtain a license for Content Editor from SDL
  2. To enable Content Editor follow the steps described in: Enable Content Editor
  3. Add the license you obtained from SDL (Adding a license for Content Editor)

Step 5: Install and configure Review and Collaboration

Installing Review and Collaboration consists of the following steps:

  1. Ensure that the software prerequisites for the Review and Collaboration application server are met
  2. Obtain a license for Review and Collaboration from SDL
  3. Install all Third Party Software needed (mentioned in the Install Guide which can be downloaded from here: Downloads )
  4. Install needed relying parties and certificates to make sure Signal Sign-on works (InfoShareSTS or ADFS)
  5. Configure Review and Collaboration

Step 6: Install and configure Content Quality Rules

Installing Content Quality Rules consists of the following steps:

  1. Ensure that the software prerequisites for the Content Quality Rules application server are met
  2. Install all Third Party Software needed (mentioned in the Install Guide)
  3. Install needed relying parties and certificates to make sure Signal Sign-on works ( InfoShareSTS or ADFS )
  4. Configure Content Quality Rules, don't forget to enable ( Enable Content Quality Rules) and specify the Content Quality Rules base url in another configuration file (Specify the Quality Results base URL in the plugin configuration)

Step 7: Configure all components to behave as one

You need to take this step to check all configs needed

  1. Check Content Explorer's Default Settings page in Settings tab: SDL Enrich uri (Content Quality Rules) and SDL LiveContent Reach uri (Review and Collaboration) should be present and have a correct value
  2. Check Review and Collaboration's Global Config page under Manage application: http.cors and lcde.edit.url should be present and have a correct value
  3. Check that you didn't skip step 4 by checking out a topic from the web client of Content Explorer
  4. Check that you didn't skip step 6 by going to the checked out topic from number 3 and check that the button Quality Assitant is present and working