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Visio Workflow Designer client prerequisites

Required and supported software for the Visio Workflow Designer client application. Visio Workflow Designer requires no licenses at all, neither on the client side nor on the Content Manager Server.

Recommended prerequisites

RWS recommends the following set of Visio Workflow Designer prerequisites:
PrerequisiteRecommendation
Microsoft Visio productMicrosoft Visio 2019 (x86)
Virtual MachineMicrosoft .NET Framework 4.8

Operating system languages

The operating system on which Visio Workflow Designer runs must be in one of the following languages:

  • US English
  • French
  • German
  • Spanish
  • Dutch
  • Japanese
  • Simplified Chinese

Operating system versions and editions

Supported: Visio Workflow Designer runs on any operating system on which the supported version of Microsoft Visio, Microsoft Visio 2019 (32-bit), runs.

Deprecated: No operating systems are deprecated.

As a general rule, ensure that the latest (security) updates are installed on your Microsoft Windows operating system.

Third-party software components

The Workflow Designer client application requires Microsoft Visio 2019 (32-bit), English version.

In addition, Workflow Designer requires:

  • MS XML 6.0
  • Version 4.8 of the Microsoft .NET Framework

You can download the Microsoft .NET Framework from the following location: https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet-framework/net48

User authentication

Tridion Sites provides single sign-on (SSO​) for Visio Workflow Designer users through Tridion Access Management. Visio Workflow Designer and other Content Manager clients come pre-configured to interact with Access Management. For information and instructions on configuring security for this and other Content Manager clients, refer to the security topics located in the Administration section of this publication.