Open local viflow WebModel
Applies to: viflow to version 8.0.4174 | Artikel: 1343384 | Erstellt am 12.04.2022
The viflow WebModel has a wide range of functions and must always be operated on a web server (e.g. the Internet Information Services (IIS) from Microsoft). This article describes how the WebModel can also be opened locally for test purposes.
Tip – Instructions also available as a video
How you can open the WebModel locally from version viflow 8 can also be seen in a one and a half minute video:
System requirements for local operation of the WebModel
As on the web server, you also need an execution environment for local operation, which is installed with the Microsoft Hosting Bundle.
The hosting bundle includes .NET Core Runtime 3.1 and ASP.NET Core Runtime 3.1 and can be downloaded here:
››› Download the "Hosting Bundle".
Open the viflow WebModel once after the export
You can automatically open the viflow WebModel once directly after the export:
- In the export dialog under Complete settings activate the option Open WebModel after creation {{2}}.
If the option is inactive, please make sure that you have installed .NET Core Runtime 3.1 and ASP.NET Core Runtime 3.1 or the Windows Hosting Bundle, see {{1}} above. - After the export, the WebModel should automatically appear in your default browser.
Open the viflow WebModel repeatedly locally
- Open the directory containing the WebModel.
- Find the program ViCon.ViFlow.WebModel.Server.exe {{3}} and start it with a double click.
- In the window that opens, find the line Now listening on: http://localhost: … {{4}}.
Important! Leave this window open as long as you are using the viflow WebModel.
- Copy the address after Now listening on:, so here http://localhost:5000, and paste it into the address line of your browser.
- The WebModel opens.
Further information and links
- Hosting the WebModel on a web server using Microsoft's Internet Information Services (IIS) as an example is described in detail in the following article: ››› Providing the viflow WebModel with IIS (Internet Information Services) is described in detail.