Installing the Web Service
Extracting the Zip Package
Unzip contents of the AS HFM Web Service Package the file system location on the HFM IIS web server(s) at C:\inetpub\wwwroot\.
Check Permissions
CHeck that the IUSR user to the folder (and all subfolders) created in the previous step has read access, and if not, edit the permissions.
- Right-click folder
- Select Properties
- Select Security
- Select the IUSR Group
- Change permission if necessary
Adding the Application Pool
- Open IIS Manager.
- In the Connections pane, expand the server node and click Application Pools.
- On the Application Pools page, in the Actions pane, click Add Application Pool.
- On the Add Application Pool dialog box, type a friendly name (ASHFMWebService) for the application pool in the Name box.
- From the .NET Framework version list, select the version 4 of the .NET Framework.
- From the Managed pipeline mode list, select Integrated.
- Click OK.
- Expand the hfm virtual directory under the Default Web Site, right-click and choose “Add Application”
Add an application which uses:
- the Application Pool created in the previous step
- an Alias of ASHFMWebService
- the physical path to where the web service files have been unzipped (C:\inetpub\wwwroot\ASHFMWebService)
Multiple IIS Servers
If you plan to use multiple IIS servers through a load balancer, repeat these steps for each IS server.
You now have to configure the web service for either HTTP or HTTPS access.