Standalone Installation
A standalone installation describes an environment where all the K2 connect components are installed on one machine but still connecting to a separate SAP Server. Before installing K2 connect ensure the Installation Prerequisites have been met and the manual configurations are done. Follow these step by step instructions for your standalone installation:
Welcome Screen
Double click the installation file that was downloaded. From the splash screen, click the Install button, or navigate to the installation folder and double click Setup.exe.
The Welcome page of the installation manager will load.
| Button | What it does | How to use it |
|---|---|---|
| Back | Disabled | N/A |
| Next | Goes to the Next screen | Click the button |
| Cancel | Aborts the Installation | Click if you want to stop the installation |
End User License Agreement (EULA)
The EULA defines the terms and conditions of use and installation. The EULA must be agreed to before the installation can proceed.
| Item | What it does | How to use it |
|---|---|---|
| I agree to... | Enables the installer to proceed with the installation | Select the option to enable the installer and click Next |
| Button | What it does | How to use it |
| Back | Goes to the previous screen | Click the button |
| Next | Goes to the next screen | Click the button |
| Cancel | Aborts the Installation | Click if you want to stop the installation |
Select Components for a Standalone Installation
Select the components to be installed. The standalone installation requires that all components are installed on the local machine.
K2 Service Object Designer
You can install the K2 Service Object Designer as a stand-alone component, without having the K2 server components installed.
| Item | What it does | How to use it |
|---|---|---|
| Select Components | Enables the installer to select components to be installed | Select the components to install |
| Button | What it does | How to use it |
| Back | Goes to the previous screen | Click the button |
| Next | Goes to the next screen | Click the button |
| Cancel | Aborts the Installation | Click if you want to stop the installation |
Additional Input Required
The additional input required screen sets up the installation directory, the database connection, the license, and the service account. The database connection requires the SQL Server and K2 connect database names, including the accounts that will be used to access the SQL Server and create the required database. The account used at this point is the logged on user. If the user does not have the required permissions, this portion of the installation will fail. Click the Test button to validate the values for each seciton.
| Area | Item | What it does | How to use it |
|---|---|---|---|
| K2 connect Install Directory | Directory | The local folder where K2 connect is installed | Defaults to C:\Program Files\K2 connect\. Click Browse to change to another folder |
| Database Connection | SQL Server | Name of the SQL Server | Enter the name of the SQL Server |
| Database Name | Name for the K2 connect database | Enter a name for the K2 connect database. It is best practice to use the default name provided | |
|
Authentication |
Windows Authentication
SQL Authentication |
Select the type of authentication to be used. Ensure that the user account has permissions to connect to the database in SQL | |
|
K2 connect License |
Machine Key | The machine key uniquely identifies the individual machine | You must provide your machine key to request a license |
| License Key | The license key for the K2 Product to be registered | Enter the license key from the page used to request the new license or the license key returned in email by the licensing system | |
|
K2 connect Service Account |
User Name |
The account entered here is used by the K2 connect Server Service. Use the same Service Account as the K2 Server Service. This account must also be part of the Local Administrators group |
Enter a domain account with suitable permissions for the K2 connect Server |
| Password | Contains the password for the specified account | Enter the password for the specified account | |
| Button | What it does | How to use it | |
| Back | Goes to the previous screen | Click the button | |
| Next | Goes to the next screen | Click the button | |
| Cancel | Aborts the Installation | Click if you want to stop the installation | |
Configuration Summary
Click Next to start the installation.
| Button | What it does | How to use it |
|---|---|---|
| Back | Goes to the previous screen | Click the button |
| Next | Goes to the next screen | Click the button |
| Cancel | Aborts the Installation | Click if you want to stop the installation |
Finished
Once the installation is complete, click Finish. The post installation launch check boxes are checked by default. These run after the K2 Setup Manager completes.
| Button | What it does | How to use it |
|---|---|---|
| Back | Disabled | Disabled |
| Finish | Completes the installation by closing the Installation Manager | Click the button |
| Cancel | Disabled | Disabled |
The K2 connect Database Update will run. Enter the following details:
- The name of the SQL Server.
- If SQL Authentication was used during installation select SQL Authentication and enter the same credentials.
- Click OK.
The Visual Studio extension installer (VSIX ) will run. Click Install to continue the K2 connect extension installation. 
Click Close once the VSIX installer is finished.
See the Post Installation Configuration Steps topic for the required manual steps after installing K2 connect.