OpenEdge provides the flexibility to add products to the existing OpenEdge installation. You can add the products to your existing installation either interactively or silently.

Important considerations:

To add additional OpenEdge products to an existing OpenEdge installation, perform the following steps:

  1. Launch the installation program. For information on launching the installation program, see Launch the Windows interactive installer:

    The Warning dialog box appears when the installation process detects an existing version of OpenEdge installation. The dialog provides the location of the current installation and informs you that additional products can only be installed in the same directory.

  2. Choose Yes to continue with the installation. The Welcome dialog box appears. Click Next.
  3. In the Serial Number and Control Codes dialog box, enter the serial number and control numbers and choose Accept for each additional product you want to add to your current installation. Click Next.
  4. In the Java Home Location dialog box, browse to the location on the computer where JDK is installed to specify the Java Home Directory. If your computer already has JAVA_HOME set as a system or user variable, then the Java Home Directory is auto-populated. Ensure that you have the correct JDK version installed. Otherwise, an error message is displayed, and you cannot proceed with the installation. Click Next.
  5. In the Choose Destination and Working Path Directories dialog box, specify the paths for the OpenEdge installation and working directories. Click Next.

    The working directory contains your OpenEdge database and application files, and is the directory from which to run OpenEdge. The working directory must always be separate from the OpenEdge installation directory.

    CAUTION: Never run OpenEdge products from the directory in which you installed them. If you do, you could damage the OpenEdge software files.
  6. If you have a license for OpenEdge Management, the Choose Management Destination And Working Path dialog box appears. Make the choices and click Next.

    In the Choose Management Destination And Working Path dialog box, identify the destination and working directories for OpenEdge Management as follows:

    1. Accept the Destination Directory path default, C:\Progress\oemgmt, or choose Browse to select an alternate directory. If you have other versions of Progress or OpenEdge products, do not enter the path name where these products are installed. Choose a different directory. This ensures that you do not overwrite any of your existing product directories and files.
    2. Accept the Working Directory path default, C:\OpenEdge\wrk_oemgmt, or choose Browse to select an alternate directory. Do not make your OpenEdge working directory a subdirectory under the OpenEdge installation path. If you uninstall OpenEdge, the working directory is deleted along with the destination directory. Additionally, you cannot start a server for a database that has been installed in a subdirectory of OpenEdge.
  7. In the Setup Type dialog box, select Custom and click Next.

    Note that some OpenEdge products that you install have additional installation dependencies, prompting you to perform additional set up or installation tasks as part of the OpenEdge installation process. The OpenEdge installation program automatically determines certain product dependencies and guides you through the completion of these tasks.

    After the complete setup is done, the installation program adds the products to your OpenEdge installation directory.