CONTENTS

  Title Page

  Copyright Page

  Preface

  Part I    ACMS Desktop Software

  1      Preparing to Install ACMS Desktop Software
    1.1 Required Operating System Components
    1.2 Prerequisite Software
    1.3 Installation Procedure Requirements
      1.3.1      OpenVMS License Management Facility
      1.3.2      Time
      1.3.3      Privileges and Authorization
      1.3.4      Disk Space
      1.3.5      VMSINSTAL Requirements
      1.3.6      System Disk Backup
      1.3.7      Print Queue for Release Notes

  2      Installing ACMS Desktop Software
    2.1 General Installation Information
      2.1.1      Accessing the Online Release Notes
      2.1.2      Files and Logical Names Installed on Your System
      2.1.3      Installation Verification Procedure
    2.2 Aborting the Installation
    2.3 Installation Procedure
      2.3.1      Stopping the ACMS System
      2.3.2      Invoking VMSINSTAL
      2.3.3      Installation Questions
      2.3.4      Informational Messages
      2.3.5      Running the Installation Verification Procedure
      2.3.6      Completing the Installation Procedure
    2.4 Recovering from System and Installation Failures
      2.4.1      System Failures
      2.4.2      ACMS Desktop Installation Failures
      2.4.3      Error Recovery

  3      After Installing ACMS Desktop Software
    3.1 Editing the OpenVMS System Files
      3.1.1      Editing the System Startup File
      3.1.2      Editing the System Shutdown File
    3.2 Performing Cluster Procedures
    3.3 Client and Sample Software Installation
      3.3.1      Client Software on Desktop Systems
      3.3.2      Matching Client and Server Versions
      3.3.3      Sample Software
    3.4 Determining and Reporting Problems

  4      Running the ACMS Desktop IVP
    4.1 IVP Operations
    4.2 Running the IVP Independently
      4.2.1      IVP Requirements
      4.2.2      IVP Steps
      4.2.3      IVP Error Recovery

  Part II    ACMS Desktop Client Services

  5      Installing ACMS Desktop Portable API Services and Samples
    5.1 Preparing to Install the API and Sample Software
      5.1.1      Prerequisite Software
      5.1.2      API Installation Procedure Requirements
        5.1.2.1      Time
        5.1.2.2      Resources
        5.1.2.3      Use of Self Extracting Archives
    5.2 Installing the DOS and Windows APIs
      5.2.1      Setting up the DOS Client Services
      5.2.2      Installing the DOS Sample Application
      5.2.3      Verifying the DOS Sample Installation
        5.2.3.1      NonWindows Sample Files Added to the System
      5.2.4      Setting up the Windows Client Services
      5.2.5      Installing the Windows Sample Application
      5.2.6      Verifying the Windows Sample Installation
        5.2.6.1      Windows Sample Files Added to the System
      5.2.7      Installing the Visual Basic Sample Applications
        5.2.7.1      Verifying the Visual Basic AVERTZ Sample Installation
        5.2.7.2      Visual Basic Sample Files Added to the System
        5.2.7.3      Verifying the Visual Basic Forced Nonblocking tutorial
        5.2.7.4      Visual Basic Sample Files Added to the System for FNBSAMPL
    5.3 Installing the Windows NT API
      5.3.1      Installing the Windows NT Client Software
      5.3.2      Installing a Sample for Windows NT
    5.4 Installing the OpenVMS API and Sample Client Software
      5.4.1      Installing the OpenVMS API
        5.4.1.1      API Files Added to the OpenVMS Desktop System
      5.4.2      Installing the Motif Sample Client for OpenVMS
        5.4.2.1      Copying the Motif Sample Files on OpenVMS
        5.4.2.2      Verifying the Motif Sample Installation on OpenVMS
        5.4.2.3      Sample Files Added to the OpenVMS Desktop System
    5.5 Installing the Digital UNIX API and Sample Client Software
      5.5.1      Installing the Digital UNIX API
        5.5.1.1      API Files Added to the Digital UNIX Desktop System
      5.5.2      Installing the Motif Sample Client on Digital UNIX
        5.5.2.1      Verifying the Motif Sample Installation on Digital UNIX
        5.5.2.2      Sample Files Added to the Digital UNIX Desktop System
    5.6 Installing the SCO UNIX API and Sample Client Software
      5.6.1      Installing the SCO UNIX API
        5.6.1.1      API Files Added to the SCO UNIX Desktop System
      5.6.2      Installing the Motif Sample Client on SCO UNIX
        5.6.2.1      Verifying the Motif Sample Installation on SCO UNIX
        5.6.2.2      Sample Files Added to the SCO UNIX Desktop System
    5.7 Installing the RISC ULTRIX API and Sample Client Software
      5.7.1      Installing the RISC ULTRIX API
        5.7.1.1      API Files Added to the RISC ULTRIX Desktop System
      5.7.2      Installing the Motif Sample Client on RISC ULTRIX
        5.7.2.1      Verifying the Motif Sample Installation on RISC ULTRIX
        5.7.2.2      Sample Files Added to the RISC ULTRIX Desktop System
    5.8 Installation Errors

  6      Installing the ACMS Desktop Macintosh System and Sample Software
    6.1 Macintosh Installation Options
    6.2 Preparing to Install the Macintosh Software
      6.2.1      Prerequisite Software for Macintosh Systems
      6.2.2      Installation Procedure Requirements
        6.2.2.1      Time
        6.2.2.2      Disk Space
        6.2.2.3      Installation Procedure Resources
    6.3 Installing the Macintosh Software
      6.3.1      Copying the ACMS Desktop Installer to the Macintosh
        6.3.1.1      Copying the Installer Using a VAXshare Volume
        6.3.1.2      Copying the Installer Without Using a VAXshare Volume
      6.3.2      Running the ACMS Desktop Macintosh Installer

  Part III    ACMSxp Direct Client Installation

  7      Installing ACMS Desktop Direct Client
    7.1 Installing the ACMS Desktop Direct Client
    7.2 Building the Employee Direct Client Application
    7.3 Requirements

  A Sample Installations
    A.1 OpenVMS VAX Sample Software Installation
    A.2 OpenVMS Alpha Sample Software Installation

  B Setting Up the Sample Application