Deploying DTI Using Silent Installation

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Users can download and install the Windchill Desktop Integration add-in individually. For more information, see Desktop Integration Add-In.

Before deploying Desktop Integration, download the DTI installer:

• Navigate to Quick Links > Software Downloads. On the Software Downloads page, click Windchill Desktop Integration (32-bit) or Windchill Desktop Integration (64-bit) depending on your operating system.

• Navigate to codebase\install\msoi and copy setup.msi to a shared network location or local drive.

The Windchill Desktop Integration installer is compatible with Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM). For more information on using SCCM, see the following link:

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg699393.aspx

MsiExec

You can use the Windows MsiExec.exe command line tool to silently install Desktop Integration. For more information about MsiExec.exe command line options, see the following link:

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa367988(v=vs.85).aspx

From the client machine, execute the following command:

msiexec /i <Path to installer>\setup.msi /l*v install.log /q

This silently installs Desktop Integration with default setting and creates a log file named install.log

To perform a custom installation, use the ADDLOCAL property. This property accepts a comma-separated list of features to install:

VCRedist	Required	This is a required feature. If you are using the ADDLOCAL property, you must include VCRedist in your list.
Explorer	Optional	Enable Windows Explorer integration with Desktop Integration. This allows you to browse for Windchill documents from Windows Explorer.
Word	Optional	Add the Windchill tab to the application ribbon in Microsoft Word.
Excel	Optional	Add the Windchill tab to the application ribbon in Microsoft Excel.
PowerPoint	Optional	Add the Windchill tab to the application ribbon in Microsoft PowerPoint.
Outlook	Optional	Add the Windchill tab to the application ribbon in Microsoft Outlook.

For example, the following command silently installs Desktop Integration, but does not include support for the Microsoft Outlook application:

msiexec /i <DTI file path>\setup.msi ADDLOCAL=VCRedist,Explorer,Word,Excel,PowerPoint /l*v install.log /q

PsExec

PsExec is a free command-line tool that allows administrators to execute commands on remote systems. For more information and to download PsExec.exe, see the following link:

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb897553.aspx

To perform remote installations, you can use PsExec to leverage the native MsiExec utility described above. For example, to install DTI on the remote computer named LAPTOP_J, use the following command:

psexec \\LAPTOP_J msiexec /i <Path to installer>\setup.msi /l*v install.log /q

When the installation is complete, you should receive the following message: msiexec exited on LAPTOP-J with error code 0

You must be signed in as a user who has administrative privileges on the target system.

Post-Installation Requirements

For the DTI add-in to work correctly, users must set the Attachments > File Download Mechanism preference to Use Windchill Desktop Integration functionality to download files. If necessary, consider locking this preference at the Site or Organization level. For more information, see Preference Management. For additional user steps, see Desktop Integration Post-Installation Steps.

For more information, see the following topics:

• Windchill Desktop Integration—Reference information and user instructions for working with Windchill Desktop Integration.

• Template Administration—Information for context administrators about working with document templates.

• DTI Customization Framework—Configure custom commands for the Windchill ribbon and right-click actions menu.

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