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Mandatory input parameters in inputparameters.xml

This section lists and describes the main input parameters contained in the inputparameters.xml file, the ones you need to set for any installation. Some of these input parameters are mandatory: you need to set them in order for the installation to work correctly.

osuser
The username of the designated operating system user. This user must be a local administrator and have the correct regional settings.
ospassword
The password of the designated operating system user. Set the password so that it never expires.
connectstring
The connection string for the Content Manager database (InfoShareCM). See the default suggestion or the documentation under "Sample database connection strings." For Oracle, 'Provider=OraOLEDB.Oracle.1;Data Source=MyOracleDB;User Id=myUsername;Password=myPassword;' should be used.
ishamconnectstring
The connection string for the Access Management database (InfoShareAM).
ishbffconnectstring
The connection string for the Backend-for-Frontend database (InfoShareBFF).
ishidconnectstring
The connection string for the Tridion Docs Identity Provider database (InfoShareID).
ishmetricsconnectstring
The connection string for the Tridion Docs Metrics database (InfoShareMetrics).
apppath
The root directory for the Content Manager installation. By default, this is set to C:\InfoShare.
baseurl
The first part of the URL that your InfoShare users will need to browse to use it, https://ish.example.com for example.
ps_java_home
The full path to an OpenJDK JAVA_HOME folder. This allows you to specify your path and, if needed, switch between compatible versions. Refer to the documentation for the version tested against.
serviceusername
Specify an existing InfoShare internal user profile Username to use for services like TranslationBuilder. Authentication happens over AuthenticationContext or using the deprecated WS-Trust authentication.
servicepassword
Specify an existing InfoShare internal user profile Password to use for services like TranslationBuilder. Authentication happens over AuthenticationContext or deprecated WS-Trust authentication.
serviceaccountclientid
Specify the InfoShare user profile Username to use for services like TranslationOrganizer. When the install tool for Access Management (ISHAM) is run, the value specified here is used, and thus becomes the service account client ID for requesting an access token from Access Management.
serviceaccountclientsecret
Specify any secret of your choice (it could be a GUID, for example) to use for services like TranslationOrganizer. When the install tool for Access Management (ISHAM) is run, the value specified here is used, and thus becomes the service account secret for requesting an access token from Access Management.
metricsserviceclientid
Specify the client identifier that the background task service should use to communicate with the Metrics API. When the install tool for Access Management (ISHAM) is run, the value specified here is used, and thus becomes the Metrics service client ID for requesting an access token from Access Management.
metricsserviceclientsecret
Specify any secret of your choice (it could be a GUID, for example) to use for communicating with the Metrics API. When the install tool for Access Management (ISHAM) is run, the value specified here is used, and thus becomes the Metrics service client secret for requesting an access token from Access Management.