After you have launched the OpenEdge installer on a Windows machine, the installation program displays a series of dialog boxes for selecting the products and options you want for the OpenEdge products you have licensed.

To specify your installation choices, complete the following steps:

  1. In the Serial Number and Control Codes dialog box, load your License Addendum file, which contains the serial numbers and control codes for the OpenEdge license you purchased. A License Addendum file eases the installation process by reading your serial number and control code information from the file, rather than being manually entered.
    Alternatively, you can enter the serial number and control number for each OpenEdge products that you are licensed to install. These numbers are listed in the License Addendum file. If you use this method, choose Accept after each serial number and control number pair you enter. Once you have made your choice, click Next.


  2. In the .NET required warning box, choose if you want to continue the OpenEdge installation or install Microsoft .NET Framework from the Microsoft website. Please note that OpenEdge will be installed even if you do not have a Microsoft .NET Framework on your machine. However, OpenEdge development components will not function till you download an appropriate version of Microsoft .NET Framework.
    For details about Microsoft .NET Framework versions and requirements, see the OpenEdge 13 Platform Compatibility Guide.


  3. 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. For details about JDK requirements on each supported platform, see the OpenEdge 13 Platform Compatibility Guide. Click Next to continue.
  4. 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.


  5. If you have a license for OpenEdge Management, the Choose Management Destination And Working Path dialog box is displayed. 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.
    Once you have made your choice, click Next.


  6. In the Setup Type dialog box, choose the type of installation you want to perform, then click Next.


    The following table summarizes the installation setup options:

    Setup type Description
    Complete Automatically installs all mandatory, recommended, and optional components and subcomponents of the OpenEdge products you are installing.
    Custom Installs all mandatory product components and subcomponents, but allows you to selectively install the recommended and optional components and subcomponents on a product-by-product basis.

    This installation is recommended for more advanced users and provides the flexibility to distribute OpenEdge components on different machines, select product components to suit their business needs, and work around issues such as disk space limitations.

    Note: When customizing an installation, Progress recommends that you consider removing only optional components and subcomponents. Removing recommended products might negatively affect a product's functionality.

    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.

    If you are performing a Windows installation, ensure that you install an appropriate version of Microsoft .NET Framework on the machine on which you are installing OpenEdge. Microsoft .NET Framework is required for smooth functioning of OpenEdge development products.
    Note: Microsoft .NET Framework is not included with the OpenEdge software. For details about Microsoft .NET Framework versions and requirements, see the OpenEdge 13 Platform Compatibility Guide.
  7. After you complete either a complete or custom installation setup, the Configuring / Installing Components dialog box is displayed if the Installation Program determines that you are installing a product that includes additional components that you might want to configure or install. Select any additional components you want to configure or install, then click Next.


    Details about the information required for this dialog box are available from online help.

  8. In the Select Program Folder dialog box, specify the Windows program folder in which your OpenEdge program icons will appear, then click Next.
    Note: If you have an existing OpenEdge installation, make sure that the program folder name you select does not contain that currently installed OpenEdge product.
  9. In the Language Choice dialog box, select the languages to be used for OpenEdge error and informational messages. Click Next.


    The Supplemental Language Set, a nonselectable list box, provides an additional list of languages in which messages can be displayed. If you select a supplemental language and choose Available via Download, an informational message appears and indicates that you can obtain these supplemental languages from the Progress Download Center to install after you complete the OpenEdge installation. Note that the supplemental languages are supported by OpenEdge, but new messages are not translated and appear in English only.

    Note: If you are installing any of the following products using their respective standalone installer, you can select only English-American as a default language during the installation:
    • Progress Application Server for OpenEdge
    • SQL Client Access
    • Progress Development AppServer for OpenEdge
    • Progress Development Studio for OpenEdge products
  10. In the International Settings dialog box, choose the settings for your character set, date, and number format in OpenEdge software. Once you have made your choice, click Next.


    Details about the information required for this dialog box are available from online help.

  11. In the AdminServer Authorization Options dialog box, set up the user and group authorization of the AdminServer for OpenEdge products, then click Next.
    The User Authorization and Group Authorization options are established independently of each other. You can elect to use one option, both options, or none:
    • To set the User Authorization option, select Require a Username and Password. This option requires each individual user to provide a valid user name and password before the AdminServer can be started. (Specific user name and password information values are established by an administrator at the operating system level. See your operating system documentation for information on how to set up users.)
    • To secure AdminServer access so that valid operational privileges, at a group level, are required, select Enable Group Checking. This action enables the Group(s) field with the PSCAdmin default group value displayed and identifies that you intend to set up the Group Authorization option.


    Details about the information required for this dialog box are available from online help.

  12. In the Eclipse Workbench Install Targets dialog box, select the check-box, if required, then click Next.


    In addition to installing Progress Developer Studio for OpenEdge in the main OpenEdge installation directory, you can also integrate the Progress Developer Studio for OpenEdge plug-ins into other previously installed Eclipse environments. When you integrate the plug-ins to an additional Eclipse environment, you are able to use Progress Developer Studio for OpenEdge from that environment. Details about the information required for this dialog box is available from online help.

  13. In the Progress Application Server Details dialog box is displayed, set the port details to be used by the Progress Application Server for OpenEdge.


  14. In the OpenEdge Authentication Gateway Details dialog box, set the configuration details for the OpenEdge Authentication Gateway to be used with PAS for OpenEdge, then click Next.


    Details about the information required for this dialog box are available from online help.