Upgrading on Linux Single and Multi-Server
Introduction
This document describes how to upgrade Ephesoft Transact 2019.2 in the following environments:
Environments — single or multi-server
Installation types — normal or silent
Upgrade Overview
The process of upgrading to Ephesoft Transact 2019.2 follows this general sequence of tasks.
Installation Task
General Scope of Activity
Prerequisites
Prepare to upgrade…
Linux Upgrade Guide 2020.1
Introduction
This document describes how to upgrade Ephesoft Transact 2020.1 in the following environments:
Environments — single or multi-server
Operating system — Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7.5 or 7.6
Note: Ephesoft Transact 2020.1 is only supported for these Linux distributions. Do not run the sudo yum update command, as this updates RHEL to an unsupported version.…
Windows Upgrade Guide 2020.1
Introduction
This document describes how to upgrade to Ephesoft Transact 2020.1 in the following environments:
Environment types — single and multi-server
Operating System — Windows®
Important: Steps unique to a multi-server upgrade are identified where applicable in this document.
Upgrade Overview
The process of upgrading to Ephesoft Transact 2020.1 follows this general sequence…
Software Updates 2020.1
Software updates (previously known as bug fixes) provide enhancements to the latest version of Ephesoft Transact. This includes security and compatibility enhancements and fixes for features.
In addition to the updates listed in Ephesoft Transact 2019.2 Service Pack, the following issues have now been resolved:
Ticket ID
EPHE: Axosoft
SF: Salesforce
Category
Description…
Linux Installation Guide 2020.1
Introduction
This document describes how to install Ephesoft Transact 2020.1 in the following environments:
Environment types — single or multi-server
Operating System — Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7.5 or 7.6
Note: Ephesoft Transact 2020.1 is only supported for these Linux distributions. Do not run the sudo yum update command, as this updates RHEL to an unsupported version. Refer…
Windows Installation Guide 2020.1
Introduction
This document describes how to install Ephesoft Transact 2020.1 in the following environments:
Environment types — single and multi-server
Operating System — Windows®
Installation types — normal and silent
Important: Steps unique to a multi-server installation are identified where applicable in this document.
Installation Overview
The process of installing Ephesoft…
Restoring Ephesoft Transact
Perform the following steps to restore Ephesoft Transact:
1. Install the Ephesoft Transact version that needs to be restored.
2. Request and install the Ephesoft Transact license.
3. Log in to Ephesoft Transact.
4. Stop all Ephesoft Transact services.
5. Delete the following databases:
Ephesoft
Report
Report_Archive
6. Restore the latest backup of the three databases…
Linux Silent Install 2019.1
Overview
This document provides information on how to install Ephesoft Transact 2019.1 in the following environment:
Environment — single-server
Operating System — Linux
Installation type — fresh silent
The silent-mode installation allows the user to define installation configuration only once and then use it to duplicate the installation on many machines. The config.properties…
Ephesoft Transact 2019.1 Upgrade Guide – Single-Server – for Linux
Overview
This document provides information on how to install Ephesoft Transact 2019.1 in the following environment:
Environment — single-server
Operating system — Linux
Installation type — upgrade
The following tasks describe how to upgrade to Ephesoft Transact 2019.1:
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Installation Task
General Scope of Activity
1
Complete the Prerequisites Check
Prepare for…
Linux Fresh Normal Install 2019.1
Overview
This document provides information on how to install Ephesoft Transact 2019.1 in the following environment:
Environment — single-server
Operating System — Linux
Installation type — fresh normal
The following tasks describe how to install Ephesoft Transact 2019.1 for Linux:
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Installation Task
General Scope of Activity
1
Complete the Prerequisites Check…
Install Ephesoft Transact 2019.2 – Single and Multi-Server
Introduction
This document describes how to install Ephesoft Transact 2019.2 in the following environments:
Environment types — single and multi-server
Operating System — Windows®
Installation Overview
The process of installing Ephesoft Transact 2019.2 follows this general sequence of tasks.
Installation Task
General Scope of Activity
Prerequisites
Prepare for…
Security Configuration
This section includes information about security configuration in Ephesoft Transact.
Password Masking
Security: Restricting access to certain Ephesoft Web Pages
Ephesoft Encryption Framework – Continued
How to: Configure Batch Class Encryption
Support for batches executed of Encrypted Batch Classes.
LDAP/AD Password Encryption
How to Encrypt Passwords in Ephesoft files…
User Connectivity
This section contains the following information for configuring user connectivity:
Active Directory Resources
LDAP and OpenLDAP Resources
Single Sign-On Resources
Default Authentication Method in Ephesoft Transact
How to Administer Ephesoft Users and Groups
How to Configure Apache Tomcat Users and Groups
User Management
Integrating Ephesoft Transact with Active Directory
Integrating Ephesoft with Active Directory
This article explains how to integrate Ephesoft with Active Directory and provides detailed description for each property used in order to successfully configure Ephesoft with AD.
In Ephesoft Transact, we basically have to focus on 3 properties files mentioned below:
server.xml
user-connectivity.properties
application.properties……
Checklist: Ephesoft with ADFS over SAML 2.0 with Authentication Type 1 and Authorization using Active Directory
Ephesoft configuration with ADFS over SAML 2.0 with Authentication Type 1 and Authorization using Active Directory
This wiki provides you details related to what all configuration needs to be taken care of when configuring Ephesoft with ADFS over SAML 2.0 with Authentication Type 1. Authentication Type 1 means we are authenticating using SSO but authorizing using Tomcat, LDAP or Active…
Configuring Ephesoft Transact with ADFS over SAML 2.0 using Apache Tomcat
This article describes how to configure Ephesoft Transact with Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS) over SAML 2.0 using Authentication Type 1. Authentication Type 1 means we are authenticating using SSO but authorizing using Apache Tomcat, LDAP, or Active Directory. In this article, we will focus on authorization with Apache Tomcat using port 8443.
Overview
How does authentication with…
Manually Configuring SAML 2.0 SSO for Ephesoft Transact 4.5.0.x and 2019.1
SSO Overview
Single sign-on (SSO) is a mechanism of access control that can be applied on multiple related, but independent software systems. With this mechanism, a user logs in once and gains access to multiple systems without being prompted to log in again for each individual application. Conversely, single sign-off is a property mechanism whereby a single action of signing out terminates…
Ephesoft Transact Property Files Reference Guide
This document lists and describes the most common property files in Ephesoft Transact. This also includes their location in the Ephesoft file directory, assuming Ephesoft Transact was installed to the C drive (C:).
To use this page, use the shortcut Ctrl + F (Windows) or ⌘ + F (Mac) to search for the name of a properties file.
application.properties (Transact properties)
Folder:…
Upgrade to Ephesoft Transact 2019.2 – Single and Multi-Server
Introduction
This document describes how to upgrade to Ephesoft Transact 2019.2 in the following environments:
Environment types — single and multi-server*
Operating System — Windows®
Upgrade Overview
The process of upgrading to Ephesoft Transact 2019.2 follows this general sequence of tasks.
Installation Task
General Scope of Activity
Prerequisites
Prepare for upgrade…
Transact 4.5.0.0 Silent Installation on Microsoft® Windows
Overview
This article provides a step-by-step procedure for installing Ephesoft Transact 4.5.0.0 silently on a Microsoft® Windows machine. Windows 7 SP1, Windows 10, Windows Server 12, Windows Server 12 R2, and Windows Server 2016 are supported and applies to both a fresh install and an upgrade install. Use these instructions to install Transact silently using the Windows Installer package…
Installing Ephesoft Transact 2019.1 – Single-server – Microsoft® Windows – Silent Installation
Overview
This document provides information about installing Ephesoft Transact Version 2019.1 in the following scenario:
Environment — Single-server
Operating System — Microsoft Windows®
Installation type — Upgrade
Installer Package — Ephesoft_2019.1
This step-by-step procedure describes how to install Ephesoft Transact 2019.1 on a Microsoft® Windows machine. Supported Windows…
Installing Ephesoft Transact 2019.1 – Single-server – Microsoft® Windows – Fresh Installation
Introduction
Overview
This document provides information about installing Ephesoft Transact Version 2019.1 in the following environment:
Environment — Single-server
Operating System — Microsoft Windows®
Installation type — Fresh
Ephesoft Transact 2019.1 supports the following Windows versions for fresh installation, silent installation, or upgrade:
Windows 7 SP1
Windows 10…
Form Authentication and HTTPS Support
What’s New In Transact 4.5?
Ephesoft Transact v.4.5.0.0 installer has been enhanced to support Form Authentication both for HTTP and HTTPS protocols. Now, the application can be set up to authenticate users on the basis of data provided during the installation itself. If you are installing Ephesoft Transact on a secure server, you can also specify SSL Certificate details. All provided data…
Installer Rollback Support
What’s New In Transact 4.5?
Ephesoft Transact v.4.5.0.0 installer supports the full rollback, taking backup of the entire current application as well as the registry before installing a new version. Now, if any error occurs during the upgrade, the new installation will be completely rolled back, and the previous version will be reinstated. This feature is applicable only to upgrade cases.…
KB0019641: How to Enable Web Service Calls with SSO in 2019.2 or Below
Applies to:
Ephesoft Transact 2019.2 or below
Issue:
How to make Web Service calls when Ephesoft is configured with SSO
Solution:
In 2019.2 and below, call to rest APIs works with basic authentication only and below steps needs to be followed for the same:
Uncomment the security-constraint only for url-pattern /rest/* in web.xml.
Uncomment the realm for LDAP/AD in…