Installing the Business Desk Client

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Before you install the Commerce Server Business Desk client, you must install the following software on the client computer:

  • Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0, Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition, Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server with Service Pack 1 or later, or Microsoft Windows XP Professional.

  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 Service Pack 2 or greater. You must install Internet Explorer 5.5 Service Pack 2 or later to access the Business Desk application, even if the application and client are on the same computer.

  • Microsoft Office XP Web Components. In order for Business Desk users to use Analysis Services over HTTPS, your Commerce Server installation must use Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition. You cannot connect to Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Standard Edition with HTTP connectivity.

    Microsoft Office XP Web Components include the pivot table services that are required to run the dynamic reports in Analysis. Installing Microsoft Office XP, or Microsoft Excel XP, Access XP, or Microsoft FrontPage XP automatically installs Microsoft Office XP Web Components.

  • For more information about enabling a Business Desk user to run dynamic reports over HTTPS, see Accessing the Analysis Server Over HTTPS.

Install the Business Desk client on any computer from which you want to access Business Desk. Use the following procedure to install the Business Desk client.

To install the Business Desk client

  1. Click Start, point to Programs, and then click Internet Explorer.

  2. In the Address box, type the URL for your installation of Business Desk (for example, http://<computername>/<sitename>Bizdesk), and then press Enter.

  3. In the Browse for Folder dialog box, accept the default folder, or select another folder to store the HTML Application (HTA) file, and then click OK.

    The Business Desk Client Setup program starts. This program requires Microsoft ActiveX controls. If these controls are not installed, follow the online instructions to install them.

  4. When you have completed the Business Desk installation, close Internet Explorer. The Business Desk icon now appears as a shortcut on your desktop and the Start menu.

  5. To start Business Desk, double-click the Business Desk icon on your desktop or click Start, and then click the Business Desk shortcut.

See Also

Securing Your Site

Business Desk Security

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