Pre-Configured Licence and Server Connections

The following details relate to both the Expert Estimation Shell and Expert Estimation Client applications.

To allow streamlined access to the software without user input, a configuration file can be deployed to users’ machines post installation. The below table outlines the components that can be defined by the configuration file.

FEATURE	APPLICATION	REQUIRED FIELDS
Expert Estimation Server Connections	Expert Estimation Shell	Connection Name FQDN (Full Qualified Domain Name) or IP Address Server
Licence Key	Expert Estimation Client	Pronamics provided Expert Estimation Licence Key
Product Edition	Expert Estimation Client	Expert Estimation Edition Short name

Note: Setup of the Expert Estimation Client is not dependent on the use of the configuration file. To manually enter this information to configure Expert Estimation, refer to Manual Deployment – Getting Started.

When using a configuration file, the relevant information is saved into an XML (Extensible Markup Language) file named "config.xml".

This file is used by the Expert Estimation Shell and Expert Estimation Client applications and must be saved to the following location.

C:\ProgramData\Pronamics\Expert Estimation

Using the sample template below, enter the required information (Licence Key, Product Edition, and a Name and URI for each server connection into the config.xml file and save.

SAMPLE TEMPLATE

<ExpertEstimation>
<Configuration>
<LicenceDetails>
<LicenceKey>
       Eg. XXXX-XXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX
   </LicenceKey>
   <ProductEdition>
      Eg. Genesis, Express, Excelerate, Management
   </ProductEdition>
</LicenceDetails>
<Connections>
<Connection>
<Name>
Eg. Expert Estimation Shared Server
   </Name>
<Uri>
       Eg. localhost, MyServerName, 127.0.0.1
   </Uri>
</Connection>
</Connections>
</Configuration>
</ExpertEstimation>