Installing the Estimate Server

When installing the server application, security permissions for the INEIGHT ESTIMATE folder in the installation path C:\Program Files\InEight\InEight Estimate are automatically set to grant full control to all authenticated users.

Use the following step-by-step to install the Estimate Server.

Step by Step — Installing Estimate

  1. Launch the Estimate installer downloaded from the InEight website.

  2. At the User Account Control screen, click Yes to allow the InEight Estimate application to make changes to your computer.

  3. On the Installation Package screen, click Install to continue.

  4. Click Install Estimate to continue.

  5. At the License Agreement screen, select I Accept the Agreement. Then click Continue.

  6. If other Estimate client or server applications have already been installed on the server, select Install on the Upgrade or Install dialog and click Next to continue.

  7. At the Components screen under User Workstation Components, select the Estimate Client check box, then select the Network radio button.

  8. On the Components screen under Enterprise Server Components, select the Estimate Server check box.

  9. If you intend to use SQL Server 2014 Express Edition as the database for Estimate, select Install SQL Express Edition with HDBID instance.

  10. If you choose not to use SQL Server 2014 Express Edition because you are using a different edition or version of SQL Server instead, deselect the Install SQL Express Edition with HDBID instance. If you don’t select this option, another version of SQL Server must be installed manually.

  11. Click Next to continue.

  12. On the Select Destination Location screen, define the installation folder for the Estimate Framework. To accept the default installation folder, you do not need to do anything. To define a different installation folder, click on the Browse button and navigate to the desired folder.

  13. Click Next to continue.

  14. On the Ready to Install screen, click Install to continue.

  15. On the Installation Summary screen, click Next to continue.

  16. Click Finish to complete the Estimate Server installation and Exit the setup program.