Running the WebForms Tools installer
Before you begin
If you want to install WebForms Tools on an SDL Tridion 2013 or SDL Tridion 2013 SP1 Content Manager and your Content Delivery implementation is Java only, you need to obtain Hotfix 86950 for SDL WebForms 2010 SP1. Contact SDL Customer Support to obtain this hotfix.
About this task
On the Content Manager server, run the WebForms Tools installer. This installer creates a file structure and provides the files that you need to run the WebForms Designer and WebForms Field Type Editor.
This installer performs the following tasks:
- It creates a WebForms folder structure under the root folder of the SDL Tridion Web site.
- It sets the
WebFormsWebserviceapplication root to the WebFormsWebservice folder. - It sets the Execute Permissions to Scripts Only on the
WebFormsWebservicefolder. - It sets the Authentication Method to Anonymous Access on the WebFormsDesigner and WebFormsFieldTypeEditor folders.
- It adds two new buttons to the Tools tab of the Ribbon toolbar in Content Manager Explorer: WebForms Designer and WebForms Field Type Editor.
To install WebForms Tools, do the following: