Requirements:
You must have administrative access to the Terminal Server
The installer requires that MS Project is not in use by users, which may mean that the installation process happens outside of business hours
Additional Notes:
The auto-update feature works a little differently in this version. The add-in will install a windows service which manages the update process. It will check for newer versions once a day, and when an upgrade is available, it will be automatically installed. This upgrade can happen even if users are running MS Project – they will simply receive the newer version the next time they restart. The updater logs information to the Event Log for monitoring/diagnostic purposes.
Note that the add-in will be installed for all users, regardless of whether they intend to use the Acuite features or not. However, the add-in performs no actions unless the open project is linked to Acuite
What gets installed:
The installer will ensure that the appropriate version of the .Net Framework is installed as a pre-requisite.
It will then install the add in to the Program Files (x86) directory, for all users.
In addition it will install a windows service which provides auto-update functionality.
This updater will check for new versions once per day, and if a new version is found, it will update automatically.
This auto-update will run even if users are using Word or Project - they will receive the updated version when they restart the application.
How to check what version is currently installed:
Open Control Panel -> Add / Remove Programs
- Look for Acuite_MSProjectAddin or Acuite_MSWordAddin
How to determine status of auto-updates:
Open up Event Viewer
- Navigate to Windows Logs - Application
- In the 'Actions' tab, click 'Filter Current Log...'
- Under 'Event sources', choose 'Acuite_MSProjectAddin' (or Acuite_MSWordAddin), plus 'MsiInstaller', and click Ok
- Note that the 'MsiInstaller' source will show messages from other applications, and so may not always be relevant
- You should see messages indicating the actions performed by the auto-updater, including checking for new versions and potentially installing updates
How to install addin on terminal server:
The installer can be downloaded from https://app.acuite.io/integrations/ms-project/allusers/download-plugin (note that this is a different link from the local installer)
Open an elevated command prompt (run as administrator)
- Navigate to the folder you downloaded the installer to
- >> change user /install
- >> acuite.msprojectaddin.exe
- Follow installation prompts
- >> change user /execute
How to uninstall addin from terminal server:
Ensure no users are currently using the application (this may mean performing this action outside of business hours)
- Open an elevated command prompt (run as administrator)
- >> change user /install
- Uninstall the addin via Add/Remove Programs
- >> change user /execute
How to verify that the addin is working properly:
Log in to the server as a standard user (not the user who installed the addin)
Run MS Project (or Word), and open a new blank project/document
- Verify that there is an 'Acuite' tab, and that when selecting the tab, the version number displayed in the menu ribbon is as expected