CA Productivity Accelerator 13.0 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Type: System Requirements Date: 2017-12-08 CAP13SYR1
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Table of Contents 1 Introduction... 4 2 CA Productivity Accelerator 13.0 Developer (author workplace)... 5 3 CA Productivity Accelerator 13.0 Manager... 6 4 CA Productivity Accelerator 13.0 Instant Developer (author workplace)... 7 5 CA Productivity Accelerator 13.0 Desktop Assistant (learner workplace)... 8 6 CA Productivity Accelerator 13.0 SLC Player (learner workplace)... 9 7 Functionality Library, Trainer & Book Reader (learner workplace)... 10 3 CA PA System Requirements - Table of Contents
1 Introduction This document gives an overview of the minimum system requirements for the CA Productivity Accelerator 13.0, in order to successfully install and use the products. 4 CA PA System Requirements
2 CA Productivity Accelerator 13.0 Developer (author workplace) Type Operating system Processor Memory Monitor Specifications 64 & 32 bit version of Microsoft Windows 7 Microsoft Windows 8 (without tile mode) Microsoft Windows 10 (without tile mode) Intel Core i Series, at least 1,2 GHz A minimum of 4 GB Minimum resolution of 1024x768 Hard drive Application files: at least 200 MB of free space Content files: at least 2 GB of free space, depending on amount/size of workarea content and amount of workareas Browser Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 Microsoft Edge 25 Soundcard Any soundcard For production of audio projects and book pages Microphone Any microphone For recording of audio Scenario Java Applications Requirement Java Access Bridge installed Documentation Generation Microsoft Office (Word and PowerPoint) 2007 2016 PDF Generation Microsoft Office 2007 and Plug-In Microsoft Save as PDF Microsoft Office 2010-2016 Aris import Symbio 4.2 (license required) ViFlow ViFlow 5.0 HPQC HPQC 11 CA PA System Requirements 5
3 CA Productivity Accelerator 13.0 Manager Type Specifications Operating system Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Microsoft Windows 7 Microsoft Windows 8 (without tile mode) Microsoft Windows 10 (without tile mode) Processor Intel Xeon Processor or equivalent with at least 4 cores at 2,2 GHz or higher Memory Hard drive Browser (Client interface) Software dependencies (SQL Option) At least 32 GB RAM At least 30 GB free Microsoft Internet Explorer 11.0 Microsoft Edge 25 Firefox 48-51 Apache Tomcat Version 7 (7.0.29 min.), Version 8 (8.0.37 max.), Version 8.5 (8.5.11) Oracle Java Runtime Environment (JRE) Version 7 Update 11 min., Version 8 Visual C++ Redistributable Packages for Visual Studio 2013 Database Microsoft SQL Server 2008 / 2008 R2 / 2012 / 2012 R2 / 2014 / 2014 R2 *Observe that these systems are not designed to be used as a server, thus they are not recommended for productive use and not tested for full functionality. Note Using an OSGi tomcat server, consider the missing support for instance names containing periods. Rename server installation file before starting the deployment. Caution Do not use Tomcat version 8.5.12, since it contains a bug preventing the application to work stable. 6 CA PA System Requirements
4 CA Productivity Accelerator 13.0 Instant Developer (author workplace) Type Operating system Processor Memory Monitor Specifications 64 & 32 bit version of Microsoft Windows 7 Microsoft Windows 8 (without tile mode) Microsoft Windows 10 (without tile mode) Intel Core i Series, at least 1,2 GHz A minimum of 2 GB Minimum resolution of 1024x768 Hard drive Application files: at least 200 MB of free space Content files: at least 1 GB of free space, depending on amount/size of content to be created Browser Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 Microsoft Edge 25 Scenario Java Applications Requirement Java Access Bridge installed Documentation Generation Microsoft Office (Word) 2007 2016 Microsoft Office 365 (Word desktop only) CA PA System Requirements 7
5 CA Productivity Accelerator 13.0 Desktop Assistant (learner workplace) The CA Productivity Accelerator 13.0 Desktop Assistant is essential for the playback of navigations. Type Operating system Specifications 64 & 32 bit version of Microsoft Windows 7 Microsoft Windows 8 (without tile mode) Microsoft Windows 10 (without tile mode) Memory A minimum of 1 GB Hard drive Application files: at least 100 MB of free space Content cache: depending on amount of content/ content size Browser Internet Explorer 11 8 CA PA System Requirements
6 CA Productivity Accelerator 13.0 SLC Player (learner workplace) The CA Productivity Accelerator 13.0 SLC Player is essential for the playback of offline learning content packages in file format *.slc. See chapter Functionality Library, Trainer & Book Reader (learner workplace) for additional playback requirements. Type Operating system Memory Hard drive Specifications 64 & 32 bit version of Microsoft Windows 7 Microsoft Windows 8 (without tile mode) Microsoft Windows 10 (without tile mode) A minimum of 1 GB 2 MB of free space Browser Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 Microsoft Edge 25 CA PA System Requirements 9
7 Functionality Library, Trainer & Book Reader (learner workplace) The following requirements need to be complied with to ensure that the Library, the Trainer and the Book Reader can be used without any problem and that simulations can be successfully played back. There is neither a plug-in nor a runtime environment or another proprietary client-installation needed. Browser Version Operating system Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 Microsoft Windows 7 Microsoft Windows 8 Microsoft Windows 10 Microsoft Edge 25 Microsoft Windows 10 Mozilla Firefox 36.0 43.0 Microsoft Windows 7 Microsoft Windows 8 Microsoft Windows 10 Mac OS X 10.5.x Safari 4.0 5.1 Microsoft Windows 7 Microsoft Windows 8 Microsoft Windows 10 Mac OS X 10.5.x Google Chrome 40 Microsoft Windows 7 Microsoft Windows 8 Microsoft Windows 10 Supported mobile platforms Content playback will also run in the default browsers of the following mobile device platforms. Platform OS Version Browser Apple ios 7, 8 Safari Mobile Google Android 4.1.2 Stock Browser (AOSP) (with deactivated Desktop View) Windows Mobile 8 Internet Explorer 11 Note - A connection to the internet is required for the playback of content. - The playback on mobile devices is supported for tablets only. 10 CA PA System Requirements
Common browser settings Independent from your browser platform this browser settings are required for flawless display and playback. Requirement Enabled JavaScript Deactivated pop-up blocker Activated cookies Why? All functions are based on the use of JavaScript. You must enable JavaScript. No matter which pop-up blocker you use, you must disable the blocking of Pop-ups for the location you are loading your contents from. Read the chapters on specific browsers for instructions on how to disable built-in pop-up blocker functions. The attributes and settings for displaying and executing Library, Trainer and Book Reader are stored in cookies. You should therefore activate cookies in your browser to ensure that these functions run correctly. Recommendation In some cases, Flash contents are displayed incorrectly. If this problem occurs, uninstall and reinstall the Flash plugin (do not simply update). CA PA System Requirements 11