Installing the Timesheet Collector Client

The Estimate Timesheet Collector Client needs to be installed when the primary purpose of the user is to download master data from the main Estimate Server, create timesheets, and synchronize the timesheets up to the Timesheet Warehouse. A Timesheet Collector Client installation includes the installation of SQL Server 2014 Express Edition.

The Estimate Timesheet Collector Client application can be installed by accessing the Internet and downloading the Estimate software and then selecting the Timesheet Collector Client installation files.

Prior to installing the Estimate Timesheet Collector, you must install the following applications to allow for synchronization with the main Estimate system:

  • Estimate Server

  • Estimate License Server

  • Timesheet Integration Server

  • Timesheet Synchronization Server

Installing the Timesheet Collector Client from the Estimate Installation

Use the following step-by-step at each client workstation where the Timesheet Collector Client will be installed.

Step by Step — Install the Timesheet Collector Client

  1. Start Windows as you normally would, then exit out of any programs that are currently running.

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

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

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

  5. Click Install Estimate to continue.

  6. At the License Agreement screen, select I Accept the Agreement. Then click Continue to continue.

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

  8. At the Components screen under User Workstation Components, select the Estimate Client check box.

  9. Scroll down to the Timesheet Collector Components and select the Timesheet Collector check box.

  10. Click Next to continue.

  11. At the Select Destination Location screen, define the installation folder where the Timesheet Collector Client application will be installed.

    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.

  12. At the Ready to Install screen, click Install to continue.

  13. Click Next to continue.

  14. At the Select Additional Task screen, click Next to have the setup program automatically create a desktop and quick launch icon for the Timesheet Collector Client.

    If you do not want the setup program to install these shortcuts, un-check the appropriate check box. Then, click Next to continue.

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

  16. Click Finish to complete the installation and exit the setup program.