Install CAD Reporting Client

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  1. Install ATS Inspect CAD Reporting Client
    1. Command Line Options

Install ATS Inspect CAD Reporting Client

The CAD Reporting Client enables users to identify commonly occurring concerns displayed on a 3D model.

Should a previous version of this application exist, it must be uninstalled before proceeding.

You must run the Inspect installation with administrative rights. In Windows 10 and above you must also have elevated rights.

Install the latest ASP.NET Core Runtime 9.0.0 x64 and .NET Desktop Runtime 9.0.0 x64 executables.

Download .Net 9 Installers

Run the ATS-Inspect-Cad-Reporting-Client-x.x.x.x.exe.  The following screen will be displayed.

Click Next.

If required, change the installation location.

Select “I agree to the License terms and conditions" and click Next to proceed.

Command Line Options

The following command line options can be specified when running the Inspect Client installer from the command line. Their values will be written to the .config files of the relevant applications and will be used when running the application:

Option

Description

Default Value

DATASERVICE_ENDPOINT

The hostname/IP that Data Service will run on.

localhost

DATASERVICE_PORT

The port that Data Service will run on.

8500

SUPPRESS_LICENSE_CERT

Suppress the installation of the license certificate.

False

To perform an unattended Inspect Client installation, run the following command line as an administrator:

"ATS-Inspect-Travel-Print-Service-x.x.x.x.exe" /qn DATASERVICE_HOST="192.168.0.1" DATASERVICE_PORT="8500" TRAVELSERVICE_PORT="8600"

Replace the values in the above example to match your configuration.

For further information on command line options, please click the link .

SUPPRESS_LICENSE_CERT - Use customer certificate

In the instance where a customer wishes to use their own certificate and leverage the SUPPRESS_LICENSE_CERT command during installation, a couple of configuration changes are required.

Global Settings Table

The wcf_license_svc_endpoint in the global_settings table in the Inspect database needs to be appended with |certificate subject.

net.tcp://INSPECTAPPSERVER1.domain.local:8011/ATSLicensingServer/Licensing|INSPECTAPPSERVER1.domain.local

Load SQL Managment Studio and login.

Browse to Databases, the Inspect Database, Tables and load the global_settings table.

In the wcf_license_svc_endpoint field append the certificate subject.

Tab to the next line to apply the changes.

LicenseServiceHost.exe.config

The LicenseServiceHost.exe.config file has to be updated to include the server name.

Browse to C:\Program Files (x86)\Applied Tech Systems\ATS Licensing Server\ATS Licensing WCF Communicator.

Open the LicenseServiceHost.exe.config file.

Browse to the following section.

<setting name="CertificateName" serializeAs="String">
   <value>ATS Licensing</value>
</setting>

Change the text between the value tags to the server name (FQDN).

<setting name="CertificateName" serializeAs="String">
    <value>servername.domain</value>
</setting>

<setting name="CertificateName" serializeAs="String">
    <value>INSPECTAPPSERVER1.domain.local</value>
</setting>

Save the file.

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