WebForms Tools prerequisites
This topic lists the required and supported client-side and server-side software for WebForms Tools which consists of the WebForms Designer and WebForms Field Type Editor.
- The WebForms Designer is the application in which form authors create and manage WebForms.
- The WebForms Field Type Editor the application in which Field Type developers create and manage WebForms Field Types.
Server prerequisites
The server on which WebForms Tools run requires the following software:
- Required SDL Tridion software
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The machine on which you intend to install WebForms Tools server must have one of the following combinations of SDL Tridion software installed:
- SDL Tridion 2011 Content Manager, combined with SDL Content Porter 2009 SP1
- SDL Tridion 2011 SP1 Content Manager, combined with SDL Content Porter 2009 SP1 or SDL Content Porter 2009 SP2
- SDL Tridion 2013 Content Manager, combined with SDL Content Porter 2013 and Hotfix 86950 for WebForms
- SDL Tridion 2013 SP1 Content Manager, combined with SDL Content Porter 2013 SP1 and Hotfix 86950 for WebForms
Note that the hotfix is only required if your Content Delivery side is Java only.
- Required impersonation user
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To use the server for WebForms Tools, you must have an Impersonation User configured on the machine on which you are installing WebForms Tools server.
If you have already installed and are using the SDL Tridion Business Connector (now deprecated), WebDAV Connector or Visio Workflow Connector, you already have an Impersonation User configured.
If you are not using any of these Connectors, refer to the Installation Manual of the SDL Tridion suite to learn how to create an Impersonation User.
Client prerequisites
A client machine for WebForms Tools requires the following software:
- Supported operating systems
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The clients for WebForms Tools, that is, the WebForms Designer and WebForms Field Type Editor, run on the following Windows operating systems:
- Windows 7 x86 (32-bit architecture)
- Windows 7 x64 (64-bit architecture)
- Windows XP Professional x86 (32-bit architecture) SP3 (deprecated)
- Windows XP Professional x64 (64-bit architecture) SP2 (deprecated)
- Windows Server 2003 x86 (32-bit architecture) SP2
- Windows Server 2003 x64 (64-bit architecture) SP2
- Windows Server 2003 R2 x86 (32-bit architecture) SP2
- Windows Server 2003 R2 x64 (64-bit architecture) SP2
- Windows Server 2008 x86 (32-bit architecture) SP2 (deprecated)
- Windows Server 2008 x64 (64-bit architecture) SP2 (deprecated)
- Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 (64-bit architecture)
- Supported Web browsers
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WebForms Tools can be launched from the following Web browsers:
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 8.0
- Required .NET environment
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The clients for WebForms Tools, that is, the WebForms Designer and WebForms Field Type Editor, require one of the following software environments:
- Microsoft .NET Framework version 3.5 SP1
- Microsoft .NET Framework version 4.0
Prerequisites for published Forms using client-side Javascript
If the Forms you create using WebForms Tools require client-side Javascript execution, you require the following Web browsers:
- Google Chrome 8
- Mozilla Firefox 3.5
- Mozilla Firefox 3.6
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 SP2 (deprecated)
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 8.0
- Opera 11
- Apple Safari 5