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Installing @task

@task uses an installation wizard for the installation process. The following procedure explains how to install @task.

To install @task
1. Download and run the application files from:

www.attask.com/atv4

  • The following figure well help you determine which installer you should download
  • The file names are:
  • 3. Select Full Install to install @task Version 4. Select Upgrade Only to install using settings from a previous version. The upgrade feature is for @task version 4.x and later. It is not supported for versions prior to 4.0.
    4. Type the path to the license key that @task has provided to you. Click Choose to navigate to the file on your computer. The license key name is License.key.
    5. Ensure that you have read and that you understand the License Agreement before you click I accept the terms of the license agreement.
    6. For Windows and Linux, select Install a Java VM specifically for this application. For Mac OS X and UNIX-related operating systems, click Choose a Java VM already installed on this system. You need to use Java version 1.5.0 or later.
    7. Click Choose to navigate to the folder to where you want to install @task. Click Next to accept the default location.
    8. Click Choose to navigate to the folder to where you want to store @task configuration files. Click Next to accept the default location.
    9. Select the port number that you want to use for you @task Web server. From the drop-down menu, select the amount of RAM that you want to allocate for @task to use.
    10. Select the database type. Type a port number. Type a user name and a password for your database. If using Oracle, type the tablespace information.
    11. Review the installation information, and then click Install.
    12. When the installation process has completed, a screen appears that indicates that you need to start the @task Web server. Run RunAtTask.bat or RunAtTask.sh to start the Web server. A terminal window displays data about the install process. The process may take 30 - 90 seconds. Leave the terminal window open. This is the @task program. When the terminal window stops displaying new data, @task and the @task Web server are fully functioning. Near the bottom of the output you will see a line that contains `ATTASK_DOC_HOME: C:\AtTaskDoc'. When this appears you will know that @task is loaded and can be accessed from a web browser.

    N O T E : Closing this terminal window will stop the service and disable access to @task through the web browser.

    N O T E : If you want @task to run at startup you can run it as a service (see "Running @task as a Service" on page 31 )