Step 1 – Storing a viflow WebModel

Storing a viflow WebModel

1. Open File Explorer and go to the C:\inetpub\wwwroot\ directory.
2. Create a new folder in this directory (here: viflow).
   
3. Copy the viflow WebModel to the directory you just created C:\inetpub\wwwroot\FOLDERNAME (here: viflow).
   

Step 2 – Add Application Pool

Add application pool

1. Open Internet Information Services (IIS) Managerby searching for the termIIS.
   
2. Select SERVERNAME – Application Pools {{1}} – Right Click – Add Application Pool … {{2}}.
   
3. The Add Application Pool dialog appears. Enter a name {{3}} (here: viflow).
4. Under .NET CLR Version – No Managed Code, select {{4}}.
5. Under Managed pipeline mode, select Integrated {{5}}.
6. Enable the Start application pool immediately option {{6}}.
   
7. Confirm with OK.
8. Under Application pools, right-click the newly added application pool (here: viflow ) and select Advanced Settings … {{7}} from the context menu.
   
9. Set Process Model – Load User Profile to True {{8}}.
   
10. Confirm with OK.

Step 3 – Allow write access for application pool

Allow write access for application pool

1. In File Explorer, open the C:\inetpub\wwwroot\ directory.
2. Right-click on your WebModel folder (here: viflow ) and open Properties {{1}} from the context menu.
   
3. On the Security {{2}} tab, click the Edit {{3}} button.
   
4. Click the Add... {{4}} button.
   
5. In the IIS_IUSRS text box, type {{5}}.
   
6. Click the Check Names {{6}} button and confirm with OK.
   
7. Activate the entry Change (in addition to Read and Write ) {{7}} in the permissions of the user or group IIS_IUSRS.
8. Confirm with OK.

Step 4 – Convert folder to application

Convert folder to application

1. Under SERVERNAME – Sites – Default Web Site, click on the folder name (here: viflow) {{1}}.
2. Right-click on the folder (here: viflow) to open the context menu and select Convert to application {{2}}.
   
3. In the Add Application window, click Select... {{3}} and select the application pool (here: viflow) {{4}}.
   
4. Confirm each entry with OK.
5. Click SERVERNAME under Connections on the left and Restart {{5}} under Manage Server.
   

Step 5 – Enable Windows Authentication

Enable Windows authentication

1. Under SERVERNAME – Sites – Default Web Site , click on the application (here: viflow) {{1}}.
2. Open the item Authentication with a double click {{2}}.
   
3. Click Windows Authentication {{3}} and under Actions click Enable {{4}}.
   

Step 6 – Set up approval for publication

Set up approval for publication

1. In File Explorer, open the C:\inetpub\wwwroot directory.
2. Right-click on the application (here: viflow ) to open the properties {{1}} and click on the Release {{2}} tab.
3. Click the Release … {{3}} button.
   
4. The Network Access dialog opens. Add here the users or groups with read/write rights who are to update or publish the WebModel on the server {{4}}.
   In our example, this was made possible for the group VIFLOW_PUBLISHERS.
   

Step 7 – Opening the WebModel

Opening the WebModel

Open the address http://SERVERNAME/FOLDERNAME (here: viflow ) {{1}} in the browser.