1.Prerequisites

The Eforms Installation will install the necessary files to run the ECMToolbox Eforms environment.  It will also install the Eforms database as well as configure IIS for the eform website.

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As of this writing, the current version of dotNet 6 Core is at Download .NET 6.0 (Linux, macOS, and Windows) (microsoft.com).

2.Eforms Installation

Once IIS and dotNet 6 Core have been installed, the Eforms installer (ECMToolbox.Eform_4.2.3.msi) can be run.

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The program will now install.

3. Configuring IIS

Once the installation is finished, The Eforms website will be setup.  The Application Pool ECMT.Eforms_App will also be setup under dotNet 6 Core shown as No Managed Code.

If the binding is http (port 80), then the SSL certificate requirement will need to be removed.

Highlight the ECMT.Eforms site.  Under the IIS section, double click the SSL Settings button.

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Uncheck the Require SSL checkbox and click Apply.

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If you accepted the default installation settings, the browser location will be similar to http(s)://ecmt.eforms/admin/eform_admin_index.html.

There is an Eforms Output Service that processes completed EForms.  Open the Services app and locate the ECMtoolbox.Eforms.OutputService.  The service will be set to start Automatically but is not running out of the box.  When you are ready to start exporting Eform data to a database, turn the service on.

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4. Mapping to Easyfile

If you plan to connect to the Easyfile Document Management system at any time, two manual configurations are required. 

In the ECMT.Eforms Installed Folder are the \Websites and \Services folders.  In each folder is an appsettings.json file that needs to be configured.

In each file is a Settings section containing the following parameters.

SPWSProfile Key

SPWSPassword

SPWSURL

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Replace the default entries with the appropriate information found in the Easyfile site’s web.config file

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Once these configurations have been completed, Eforms will be able to connect to the Easyfile database.