Sage 100

Advanced or Premium. Is there a way to do an automated workstation installation? I seem to remember there is a way but I have never used it.

Hello Doug. I have no experience of doing this myself, but I do know that it's possible to use the Sage 100 Standard 2016 Workstation.msi file to automate the installation process. I have worked with some clients who've had their internal IT people set this up.

Thank you @JohnKerr I have the IT people asking. The IT people are asking me where the ""installer"" is for Sage 100, and if it can be automated. They ""know it is easy to set up"" because they have done it before at other companies. Of course, they think it is easy to setup, and when the user can't print to pdf or the dll's don't register, they wonder what went wrong.

There is a KB on this - I'm flying soon but will try to search it

I think this is what @WayneSchulz is referring to (I didn't know this write-up existed): How to install Sage 100 ERP client through Group Policy Management and Command Prompt (Silent Install) Products Sage 100 2017 Sage 100 2016 Sage 100 2015 Sage 100 2014 Sage 100 2013 (retired) Description How to install Sage 100 ERP client through Group Policy Management Silent Install Disclaimer Operating System Warning This solution requires advanced knowledge of your computer's operating system. Contact your system administrator for assistance. Modifying your Windows Registry incorrectly can severely affect system operations. Sage is not responsible for operation issues caused by incorrectly modifying your Windows Registry. Always create a backup of your data before proceeding with advanced solutions. 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Resolution NOTE: You will need to install Prerequisites manually or through Group Policy Management using script (see Related Resources for Prerequsites) Create Transform file for Sage 100 ERP Advanced workstation client Note: Sage 100 ERP Standard client installs can skip to ""Setup Group Policy to Assign or Publish Sage 100 ERP Workstation client"" section Download and Install Orca http://support.microsoft.com/kb/255905 Note: Following instructions on downloading and installing Orca Open Start, All Programs, Orca Select File, Open Select the ...mas90\wksetup\Sage 100 ERP YYYY Workstation.msi file (YYYY = Year) Select Open Select Transform, New Transform Select Properties from the Tables column Select SAGEPORTID from the Properties column In the SAGEPORTID Value field, enter the portid the Sage 100 ERP service is setup to run on Select SAGESERVERNAME from the Properties column Enter Sage 100 ERP Advanced server name or IP Address in the Value field Right-click anywhere inside the Properties column and select Add Row In the Property field Type: SRCSERVERPATH In the Value filed enter the UNCPATH to the MAS90 directory (i.e. \\servername\sharename\sage 100 ERP\MAS90\) Select OK Right-click anywhere inside the Properties column and select Add Row In the Property field Type: INSTALLDIR In the Value filed enter the LOCAL Installation PATH (i.e. C:\Sage\Sage 100 ERP YYYY Workstation\MAS90\, where YYYY = Year) Select OK Select Tranform, Generate Transform... Enter file name and save under ...mas90\wksetup\ folder Exit Orca Setup Group Policy to Assign or Publish Sage 100 ERP Workstation client NOTE: You will need to install Prerequisites manually or through Group Policy Management using script (see Related Resources for Prerequsites) Logon the Domain server Open Start, Administrative Tools, Group Policy Management Select existing or create new one Group Policy Object (GPO) Right-click GPO and select Edit Expand User Configuration, Policies, Software Settings Note: You can also configure in Computer Configuration Right-click Software Installation Select New, Package Select UNCPATH to 'Sage 100 ERP YYYY Workstation.msi' file for Advanced and Premium and 'Sage 100 Standard ERP 2014 Workstation.msi' for Standard installations (i.e. ""\\servername\sharename\sage 100\MAS90\wksetup\ Sage 100 ERP YYYY Workstation.msi\"" where YYYY is the Year/Version Select Advanced Select Ok Select Deployment tab Select Assigned and 'Install the application at logon' options Note: Skip to Step 17 for Sage 100 ERP Standard client installations Select Modifications tab Select Add Select the Transform file (.mst) you saved under the ...mas90\wksetup\ folder Select Open Select Ok Exit Group Policy Management Open Start, Run Type: GPUPDATE /FORCE Select Ok How to perform ""Silent"" installation of Sage 100 ERP Advanced and Premium from Windows Command Prompt Log into the workstation Open Start, All Program, Accessories Right-click Command Prompt and select ""Run as Administrator"" Type: msiexec /i ""\\servername\sharename\sage 100\MAS90\wksetup\Sage 100 ERP YYYY Workstation.msi"" /quiet /l*v C:\Windows\Temp\Sage100Install.txt TRANSFORMS=<TRANSFORMFILENAME.mst> (YYYY=Year and <TRANSFORMFILENAME.mst> = name of Transform file) or Type: msiexec /i ""\\servername\sharename\sage 100\MAS90\wksetup\Sage 100 ERP YYYY Workstation.msi"" /qr /l*v C:\Windows\Temp\Sage100Install.txt SAGEPORTID=<PORTID> SAGESERVERNAME=<ServerName> SRCSERVERPATH=""<UNC PATH TO MAS90 FOLDER>"" INSTALLDIR=""LOCAL INSTALLATION PATH"" EXAMPLE: msiexec /i ""\\ServerName\SageShare\Sage 100 ERP\MAS90\WkSetup\Sage 100 ERP 2014 Workstation.msi"" /qr /l*v C:\Windows\Temp\Sage100Install.txt SAGEPORTID=10000 SAGESERVERNAME=ServerName SRCSERVERPATH=""\\ServerName\SageShare\Sage 100 ERP\MAS90"" INSTALLDIR=""C:\Sage\Sage 100 ERP 2014 Workstation\MAS90\"" Press Enter Note: Install can take up to 5 minutes How to perform ""Silent"" installation of Sage 100 ERP Standard from Windows Command Prompt Log into the workstation Open Start, All Program, Accessories Right-click Command Prompt and select ""Run as Administrator"" Type: msiexec /i ""\\servername\sharename\sage 100\MAS90\wksetup\Sage 100 Standard ERP YYYY Workstation.msi"" /qr /l*v C:\Windows\Temp\Sage100Install.txt INSTALLDIR=""\\servername\sharename\sage 100\MAS90"" (YYYY=Year and INSTALLDIR=PATH TO MAS90 FOLDER or msiexec /i ""s:\sage 100\MAS90\wksetup\Sage 100 Standard ERP YYYY Workstation.msi"" /qr /l*v C:\Windows\Temp\Sage100Install.txt INSTALLDIR=""s:\sage 100\MAS90"" (where ""s:\"" is the mapped drive to the Sage 100 ERP share folder and INSTALLDIR=PATH TO MAS90 FOLDER) Press Enter Note: Install can take up to 5 minutes Related resources Sage 100 ERP Prerequisites Category Installation Entitlement Open ID:52497Last modified:1-19-2017

And here's the info I previously had on-file, in case it further helps: Re: Sage 100 client setup being pushed out to the workstations (e.g., .msi): Although I've never been involved in this type of setup, here is the information I have based on my previous research and what I've been told: This should be possible based on the fact that the installation (i.e., Sage 100 workstation setup) is done by a Windows .msi file. It's group policy/pushing an install. It can be done through active directory with any MSI file. Paperless/Printing may still need to be addressed on a case-by-case basis but either way this should save time. Below is the info I had previously located that was posted by someone else in the Sage 100 Community: Had some IT staff at a client site do it. One of their techs sent me this back in 2010: This is a very good site to reference when it comes to automated installations: http://www.appdeploy.com/ For an Executable installer which uses install shield (like the MAS200 wksetup.exe file) you have two options for creating an automated installer. 1.Create an install script file 2.Create an msi installer (this method is much more complicated. There are several programs out there which can be used for this, most of which are expensive. Admin Studio, MSI Package Builder Pro, and Repackager are just a couple of the software options available. a.Take a machine or Virtual machine that is as basic as possible. Preferably Windows installed and nothing else, not joined to the domain, no antivirus, etc b.Use the repackager software to take a snapshot of the computer. c.Run the installation using all of the options you want when installed to a normal machine d.Use the repackager to take a second snapshot of the computer comparing the two. e.This should bring up a list of all the file and registry changes f.Go through the list and remove everything that is not related to the installation. If you are not a computer tech you will have trouble with this. g.Use the repackager to build a msi package with all the changes that remain. 3.Once the msi is built you can run it to install the program with all of your options preset, or you can use a deployment tool such as SCCM or a script (such as a login script) to automate the install. a.In the script you will want to map a drive to the msi file location b.Then run the command msiexec /i <name of the msi file.msi> /qn c.To uninstall do the same except run the command msiexec /x <name of the msi file.msi> /qn For Sage 100 Adv (fka MAS 200) we found the MSI installs take about 5 minutes.

Thank you @BrettZimmerman Just what I need.

I'd be wary of missed prerequisites by not using the Autorun installer, and optional components (like Sage Exchange is now not installed automatically).

Good point @KevinMoyes . Thank you.