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

SDL recommends the following set of Visio Workflow Designer prerequisites:
Prerequisite
Operating systemMicrosoft Windows 10 (x86 or x64)
Virtual machineMicrosoft .NET Framework 4.6.2

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:

OS VersionService packArchitecture
Windows 8.1n/ax86
Windows 8.1n/ax64
Windows 10n/ax86
Windows 10n/ax64
Windows Server 2012 R2 with Updaten/ax64
Windows Server 2016n/ax64
Deprecated:
OS VersionService packArchitecture
Windows 7SP1x86
Windows 7SP1x64

You can download Service Pack 1 for Windows 2008 R2 from the following location: http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=5842

You can download Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 from the following location: http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=5842

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

Third-party software components

The Workflow Designer client application requires one of the following products:

  • Microsoft Visio 2016 (32-bit), English version
  • Microsoft Visio 2013 (32-bit), English version
  • Microsoft Visio 2010 SP2 (32-bit), English version (deprecated)

If you set up multiple Workflow Designer clients to connect to the same Content Manager, note that all those clients must use the same version of Visio. That is, you cannot connect to a Content Manager instance from a client using Visio 2013, and at the same time connect to that same Content Manager instance from a client using Visio 2010 SP2.

You can download Service Pack 2 for Microsoft Visio 2010 from the following location: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=39648

In addition, Workflow Designer requires:

  • MS XML 6.0
  • One of the following .NET Framework versions:
    • Version 4.6.2 of the Microsoft .NET Framework
    • Version 4.5.2 of the Microsoft .NET Framework (deprecated)
You can download the Microsoft .NET Framework from these locations: