Standard Installation Guide (Without SQL Server)

Installer without the database installation.

Last published at: May 10th, 2024

The standard FlowWright provides an installer without installing a Microsoft SQL server; this installer can be used to upgrade an existing installation of FlowWright or connect to your own database server for the FlowWright database.

Download the FlowWright Package and double-click on the “FlowWright” icon. Follow the installation wizard

Next, the License Agreement window will be displayed. Select the “I accept the terms in the License agreement” radio button and click on the “Next” button.

Enter the “User Name “and “Organization” names in the “Customer Information” window and click on the “Next” button.

 

In the next step, you are given the choice to install the Standard (non-multitenant) or the Multitenant version of FlowWright.

The “FlowWright” Installation wizard shield is displayed; click on the “Install” button to begin the FlowWright installation.

The installation process begins as shown below:

The installation is completed successfully, and the FlowWright 10.x application is launched as shown below:

Click the “Finish” button to launch the FlowWright Application. 

Login to FlowWright using “admin” for the user name and “FlowWright10!” for the password.

An Icon is also placed on the Start menu and on the Desktop, as shown below:

Use the following instructions on how to create a FlowWright database and to configure it within FlowWright.

FlowWright's default database is Microsoft SQL Server; FlowWright supports the following databases:

  • Microsoft SQL Server
  • Microsoft Azure 

Microsoft SQL Server Workflow Database Setup 

  1. If you don’t have a SQL server, download Microsoft SQL Server Express for free using the following link
  2. Connect to the SQL Server instance using Enterprise Manager or Visual Studio
  3. Create a new database called "FlowWright"
  4. Execute the following database script file: FlowWright-MSSQLServer.sql from the directory: "C:\FlowWright\wwwroot\DBScript"
    1. Change the connection string within the file appSettings.json located at: C:\FlowWright


      *Change the connection string within the file appSettings.json located at C:\FlowWright, but *do not change the connection name.
  5. Make sure to restart Microsoft Internet Information server (IIS)
  6. Make sure to start the FlowWright engine services


Windows Azure Database Setup

  1. If you do not have a Microsoft Azure, please sign in using the following link
  2. Connect to the Microsoft Azure instance using Enterprise Manager or Visual Studio
  3. Create a new database called "FlowWright"
  4. Execute the following database script file: FlowWright-MSAzure.sql from the directory: "C:\FlowWright\wwwroot\DBScript"
  5. Change the connection string within the file appSettings.json located at: C:\FlowWright 

    *Change the connection string within the file appSettings.json located at C:\FlowWright, but *do not change the connection name.
  6. Make sure to restart the Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS)
  7. Make sure to start the FlowWright engine services