Introduction > Installing Client Application Version 6.x

For information on installing the Version 5.x client click here.

Overview

This will install the Plato Data Analyzer Professional Client Program Files and support engines. These are the programs that a user will use to access Plato Data Analyzer Professional Databases and run reports.

PDA Professional client can be installed on a Citrix or a Terminal server.

Prerequisites

▪Ensure that you have local administrative or equivalent rights to install software to the computer.

▪Have the computer name of the server computer that the Plato Data Analyzer Professional System was installed to.

▪Have the instance name specified in the SQL Server setup available.

▪Ensure that this client computer can be authenticated by the server computer that the Plato Data Analyzer system was installed to.

Install:

1.Launch PDA Professional Version 6.X client install setup. If necessary change the target installation directory. Other wise accept all defaults. For 64 Bit Windows operating systems both a 64 bit and 32 bit client will be installed. For a Windows 32 Bit environment, only the 32 bit client will be installed.

2.Install should create a new icon on your desktop and in the programs menu.

Configure:

1.Launch PDA Professional in Administrator mode.

2.From the log on dialog choose Information tab and click Edit. Enter the following information:

a.Database Server: This is the computer name followed by instance name of the SQL server. Typically <your server name>\Plato.

b.Choose Save to save the information.

3.Choose cancel to exit the application.

4.Re-launch PDA Professional as normal user.