Knowledge Base Solution - CCH® ProSystem fx® Workpaper Manager: 2018 System Requirements

CCH® ProSystem fx® Workpaper Manager: 2018 System Requirements

Below lists the system requirements for the following:

Administrator Module
Workpaper Management Module
Terminal Services Client Module
Terminal Services Database Module

Administrator Module - [Return]

System Requirements	Recommended	Minimum
Microprocessor	64-bit multi-core processor	32-bit: Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor, 2 GHz 64-bit: Intel® Pentium® 4 processor, 3.2 GHz or any multi-core processor AMD Athlon™ 64, Intel® Pentium® 4 with Intel® EM64T support
Supported Operating System	Microsoft® Windows® 8.1 64-bit Microsoft® Windows® 10 64-bit Microsoft® Windows Server® 2012 R2 Microsoft® Windows Server® 2016 Important Security Note: We strongly recommend that all customers enable the enhanced security measures available in Windows 8 or higher operating system, including SMB 3.0 encryption for data in transit. SMB 3.0 requires explicit configuration. For further information, please see our Data Security Best Practices knowledge base article.	Microsoft® Windows® 7, SP1 Microsoft® Windows Server® 2012 (64-bit)
Supported Operating System	Important! Microsoft® Small Business Server®, Windows Server® Essentials, and Windows Server® Foundation are not supported. Installing Workpaper Manager on a server that is also a Domain Controller is not supported. Installing Workpaper Manager on a server that is also the firm's Exchange Server is not supported. Linux® is supported for workpaper storage only. Microsoft® Windows® 8.1 Pro and Enterprise Editions are supported. Microsoft® Windows® 8 is not supported; we recommend upgrading to Windows® 8.1 or Windows® 10. Microsoft® Windows® 7 is supported; however, Microsoft® ended mainstream support for this operating system on January 13, 2015. We recommend upgrading to Windows® 8.1 or Windows® 10 as soon as possible. All Microsoft® Windows® Home Editions are not supported.
System Memory	4 to 8 GB RAM	32-bit: 2 GB RAM 64-bit: 4 GB RAM
System Memory	Notes: Additional memory improves performance and may be required to run additional applications simultaneously. Memory consumption varies based on usage of Microsoft® SQL Server®.
Drive Space	Administrator requires approximately 405 MB of drive space when installed with the CD image, 3.5 GB of drive Space in the Temp folder, and additional space required for data.
Video	Super VGA at 32-bit color quality with a resolution of 1024 x 768. Note: CCH ProSystem fx Workpaper Manager does not support large fonts.
Network Environment
Microsoft®	Client for Microsoft® Networks and Microsoft® TCP/IP.
Other Software
SQL	Microsoft® SQL Server® 2014, SP1 Microsoft® SQL Server® 2014 Standard Edition (32-bit and 64-bit) Microsoft® SQL Server® 2014 Business Intelligence Edition (32-bit and 64-bit) Microsoft® SQL Server® 2014 Enterprise Edition (32-bit and 64-bit) Microsoft® SQL Server® 2016, SP1 Microsoft® SQL Server® 2016 Standard Edition (64-bit) Microsoft® SQL Server® 2016 Business Intelligence Edition (64-bit) Microsoft® SQL Server® 2016 Enterprise Edition (64-bit) Microsoft® SQL Server® 2017 Microsoft® SQL Server® 2017 Standard Edition (64-bit) Microsoft® SQL Server® 2017 Enterprise Edition (64-bit)	Microsoft® SQL Server® 2012, SP2 Microsoft® SQL Server® 2012 Standard Edition (32-bit and 64-bit) Microsoft® SQL Server® 2012 Business Intelligence Edition (32-bit and 64-bit) Microsoft® SQL Server® 2012 Enterprise Edition (32-bit and 64-bit)
SQL	Notes: If you need to set up SQL manually, see Appendix A: Installing SQL Server® 2012, Appendix B: Installing SQL Server® 2014, or Appendix C: Installing SQL Server® 2016 or 2017 in the Workpaper Manager Install Guide: 64-bit editions of SQL Server® Standard Editions of SQL Server® Enterprise Editions of SQL Server® These sections describe how to set up SQL with Workpaper Manager manually. Depending on usage, Standard, Business Intelligence, or Enterprise Edition of Microsoft® SQL Server® may be necessary.
Data Access Components	The following items are installed automatically with Workpaper Manager: Microsoft® Jet Database Engine 4.0 with Service Pack 6 Microsoft® Soap Toolkit 3.0 MSXML 6.0, SP1 SQLXML 4.0, SP1 Microsoft® Visual C++® 2008 Redistributable x86 9.0.30729.17 Microsoft® Visual C++® 2008 Redistributable x86 9.0.30729.4148 Microsoft® Visual C++® 2008 Redistributable x86 9.0.30729.6161 Microsoft® Visual C++® 2010 Redistributable x86 10.0.40219 SQL Native Client 2012 (x86 for 32-bit; x64 for 64-bit) The Following items are installed automatically with CCH ProSystem fx Workpaper Manager: SQL 2016 CLR (x86 for both 32 and 64-bit), Admin only SQL Server® 2016 Management Objects (SMO) (x86 for both 32-bit and 64-bit), Admin only Microsoft® .NET Framework 4.6.1 Full is required by Workpaper Manager.
Web Browser	Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 11. Microsoft® Edge
Email	Microsoft® Mail, Microsoft® Exchange, Internet SMTP/POP3, or other MAPI compliant messaging software to use network or Internet email	None
Other Hardware
Internal or External Installation Media Drive, if applicable	Any internal or external Installation Media compatible drive, if applicable for reading the installation media.

Workpaper Management Module - [Return]

System Requirements	Recommended	Minimum
Microprocessor	Multi-core processor	32-bit: Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor, 2 GHz 64-bit: Intel® Pentium® 4 processor, 3.2 GHz or any multi-core processor AMD Athlon™ 64, Intel® Pentium® 4 with Intel® EM 64T support
Supported Operating System	Microsoft® Windows® 8.1 64-bit Microsoft® Windows® 10 64-bit Important Security Note: We strongly recommend that all customers enable the enhanced security measures available in Windows 8 or higher operating system, including SMB 3.0 encryption for data in transit. SMB 3.0 requires explicit configuration. For further information, please see our Data Security Best Practices knowledge base article.	Microsoft® Windows® 7, SP1
Supported Operating System	Notes: Microsoft® Windows® 8.1 Pro and Enterprise Editions are supported. Microsoft® Windows® 7 is supported; however, Microsoft® ended mainstream support for this operating system on January 13, 2015. We recommend upgrading to Windows® 8.1 or Windows® 10 as soon as possible. Microsoft® Windows® 8 is not supported; we recommend upgrading to Windows® 8.1 or Windows® 10. All Microsoft® Windows® Home Editions are not supported.
System Memory	4 to 8 GB RAM	32-bit: 2 GB RAM 64-bit: 4 GB RAM
System Memory	Notes: Additional memory improves performance and may be required to run additional applications simultaneously. Memory consumption varies based on usage of Microsoft® SQL Server®.
Drive Space	Workpaper Management requires requires approximately 621 MB or drive space, 3.5 GB of drive space in the Temp folder, and additional space required for data.
Video	Super VGA at 32-bit color quality with a resolution of 1024 x 768. Note: CCH ProSystem fx Workpaper Manager does not support large fonts.
Other Software
Microsoft® Office	Microsoft® Office 2016, 32-bit and 64-bit Microsoft® Office 365™ - Desktop Version Notes: Only Professional editions of Microsoft® Office are certified to work with Workpaper Manager. Microsoft® Office 365™ Online version is not supported.
SQL	Microsoft® SQL Server® 2014 Express, SP1 Microsoft® SQL Server® 2016 Express, SP1 Microsoft® SQL Server® 2017 Express	Microsoft® SQL Server® 2012 Express, SP2
SQL	Notes: See Appendix A: Installing SQL Server® 2012, Appendix B: Installing SQL Server® 2014, or Appendix C: Installing SQL Server® 2016 or 2017 in the Workpaper Manager Install Guide: 64-bit editions of SQL Server® Standard Editions of SQL Server® Enterprise Editions of SQL Server® These sections describe how to set up SQL with Workpaper Manager manually.
Data Access Components	The following items are installed automatically with CCH ProSystem fx Workpaper Manager: Microsoft® Jet Database Engine 4.0 with Service Pack 6 Microsoft® Soap Toolkit 3.0 MSXML 6.0, SP1 SQLXML 4.0, SP1 will be installed with Workpaper Management and Terminal Server Database Microsoft® Visual C++® 2008 Redistributable x86 9.0.30729.17 Microsoft® Visual C++® 2008 Redistributable x86 9.0.30729.4148 Microsoft® Visual C++® 2008 Redistributable x86 9.0.30729.6161 Microsoft® Visual C++® 2010 Redistributable x86 10.0.40219 SQL Native Client 2008 (x86 for 32-bit; x64 for 64-bit) Microsoft® .NET Framework 4.6.1 is required by Workpaper Management. If Office 2016 is installed, the following item is installed automatically: Visual Studio® Tools for the Office System 4.0 Runtime Visual Studio® Tools for Office (VSTO).
Web Browser	Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 11. Microsoft® Edge
E-mail	Microsoft® Mail, Microsoft® Exchange, Internet SMTP/POP3, or other MAPI compliant messaging software to use network or Internet e-mail	None
Other Hardware
Internal or External Installation Media Drive, if applicable	Any internal or external Installation Media compatible drive, if applicable for reading the installation media.

Terminal Services Client Module - [Return]

System Requirements	Recommended	Minimum
Number of Peak Users	Varies based on hardware; maximum is 20 users per server
Processor	64-bit multi-core processor
Support Operating Systems	Microsoft® Windows Server® 2012 R2 Microsoft® Windows Server® 2016 Important Security Note: We strongly recommend that all customers enable the enhanced security measures available in Windows 8 or higher operating system, including SMB 3.0 encryption for data in transit. SMB 3.0 requires explicit configuration. For further information, please see our Data Security Best Practices knowledge base article.	Microsoft® Windows Server® 2012 (64-bit)
Support Operating Systems	Important! Microsoft® Small Business Server®, Windows Server® Essentials, and Windows® Server Foundation are not supported. Installing Workpaper Manager on a server that is also a Domain Controller is not supported. Installing Workpaper Manager on a server that is also the firm's Exchange Server is not supported. Linux® is supported for workpaper storage only.
Memory	8 GB RAM or more Note: Memory consumption varies based on usage. More memory may be necessary for improved performance.
Microsoft® Office	Microsoft® Office 2016 , 32-bit and 64-bit Microsoft® Office 365™ Desktop version Notes: Only Professional editions of Microsoft® Office are certified to work with Workpaper Manager. Microsoft® Office 365™ Online version is not supported.
Citrix®	Citrix® XenApp® 7.7 Citrix® XenApp® 7.12	Citrix® XenApp® 7.5 Citrix® XenApp® 7.6

Terminal Services Database Module - [Return]

System Requirements	Recommended	Minimum
Processor	64-bit multi-core processor
Supported Operating System	Microsoft® Windows Server® 2012 R2 Microsoft® Windows Server® 2016 Important Security Note: We strongly recommend that all customers enable the enhanced security measures available in Windows 8 or higher operating system, including SMB 3.0 encryption for data in transit. SMB 3.0 requires explicit configuration. For further information, please see our Data Security Best Practices knowledge base article.	Microsoft® Windows Server® 2012 (64-bit)
Supported Operating System	Important! Microsoft® Small Business Server®, Windows Server® Essentials, and Windows Server® Foundation are not supported. Installing Workpaper Manager on a server that is also a Domain Controller is not supported. Installing Workpaper Manager on a server that is also the firm's Exchange Server is not supported. Linux® is supported for workpaper storage only.
Memory	4 GB RAM or more Note: Memory consumption varies based on usage. More memory may be necessary for improved performance.
SQL	Microsoft® Windows Server® 2014, SP1 (Standard, Enterprise, or Business Intelligence) Microsoft® SQL Server® 2016 SP1 (Standard or Enterprise) Microsoft® SQL Server® 2017 (Standard or Enterprise)	Microsoft® SQL Server® 2012, SP2 (Standard or Enterprise)

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