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 WebFormsWebservice application root to the WebFormsWebservice folder.
  • It sets the Execute Permissions to Scripts Only on the WebFormsWebservice folder.
  • 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:

Procedure

  1. Do one of the following:
    • If you are installing WebForms in combination with SDL Tridion 2013 or SDL Tridion 2013 SP1 and if your Content Delivery implementation is Java only, access the hotfix folder for Hotfix 86950 as supplied to you by SDL Customer Support and run the installer executable WebForms.exe in this folder.
    • If you are installing WebForms in combination with SDL Tridion 2011 or SDL Tridion 2011 SP1, or in combination with SDL Tridion 2013 or SDL Tridion 2013 SP1 combined with a .NET Content Delivery implementation, access the SDL WebForms installation media and run the WebForms installer from the WebForms Tools\ folder. Run WebForms.exe on a 32-bit system, or WebFormsx64.exe on a 64-bit system.

    The installer starts, showing the WebForms Tools welcome screen.

  2. Click Next to continue, and follow the instructions on the screen to complete your installation.